Posts Tagged with ‘marxism’
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Class and the means of re/production
12 Jun 2012
One of the recurrent themes in lefty blogs that I frequent that have a non-Marxist perspective is the theory of "classism". Now as any good Marxist knows from when they were just a little ity, bity Marxlet, class is based on the relationship to the means of production - yes …
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Money, Debt and Marx
22 Mar 2012
One of the pre-occupations (gettit?) of the Occupy Movement which is emerging as a major theme is that of the monetary system. But as Norfolk Community Action Group points out the narrative being presented is populist, shallow and frequently interfused with a good dose of conspiraloonacy and outright racism. Videos …
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Thoughts on Revolution
13 Oct 2011
Last week I attended a fantastic meeting at the Glasgow Coalition of Resistance, with speakers from various national and local campaigns and live international link ups with an activist from Occupy Wall Street and another from Syria as well as a French Trade Unionist. The talks were inspirational and the …
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When Marx met Bakunin
09 Oct 2011
Most Marxists and Anarchists are aware of the historical tensions which led to the collapse of the First International at the Hague Congress in 1872, there is however a very interesting story behind the schism. In August 1872, Marx was aware of the tensions that were emerging between groupings in …
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Physicality & Power
24 Sep 2011
Over on Wired, Amber Case sets out to illuminate the brave new world of calm computing. The idea being - as Mark Weiser puts it - that it appears when when it needs to be used, and gets out of the way when it isnt, suggesting an ever present techological …
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Towards a Holarchy of Resistance
02 Jul 2011
The unification of the left is a problem which has plagued radical action for centuries, far predating the People’s Front of Judea syndrome which has become an ironic joke amongst the groupings which comprise it. The temptation of left groupings is to define the “one true way”, to develop a …
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Thoughts on the Scottish Socialist Party
12 Jul 2006
In all the discussion and debate around the current situation Scottish Socialist Party, the politics of it have been obscured mainly because we are still in the thick of thing. This paper aimed to explore the politics behind the current crisis – examining the history of the SSP, where it …