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The Political Economy of Revolutionary Struggle: Lessons from the Black Panthers
The way the Black Panther Party was influenced by its sources of funding should inform modern revolutionaries on the importance of being in control of productive assets, and taking seriously the basic Marxist arguments on how economic power informs socio-political power.
Posted in History, Political Economy, Revolutionary Politics
Tagged anarchism, black panthers, capitalism, communism, cooperatives, economics, history, organizing, political economy, revolution, socialism, strategy
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Oil Trains, Indigenous Insurgency, and the Disruption of Capitalist Logistics
There is huge potential for different communities in the Bay Area, the West Coast, and the First Nations to coordinate their ongoing disruption of the supply chain of the carbon economy.
Posted in Energy and Ecology, Political Economy, Revolutionary Politics
Tagged bay area, california, canada, capitalism, climate change, economics, indigenous, insurgency, militancy, native, oil, politics, resistance
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Automation by Capitalists Vs. Automation by Workers
The dynamics of automation cannot be properly discussed without considering who controls the means of production.
Posted in Engineering and Technology, Political Economy
Tagged anarchism, automation, capitalism, economics, employment, labor, marxism, open-source, organizing, politics, robotics, socialism, workers
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Industrialization Has Always Sucked–But Does It Have To?
Historically, industrialization has always been a painful process whose benefits are not immediately accessible to the masses. But this has less to do with some kind of iron-clad economic law, and more to do with the distribution of power in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Political Economy
Tagged capitalism, development, economics, england, history, industrialization, marx, polanyi, political economy, politics, power, russia, soviet union
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PlayStations, Commodity Fetishism, and Violence in the Congo
Examining the relationship between the release of the PlayStation 2 in 2000 and the subsequent spike in violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo demonstrates both the way that global capitalism perpetuates violent exploitation, as well as the continued relevance … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and Philosophy, Political Economy
Tagged capitalism, colonialism, coltan, commodities, congo, economics, electronics, ethics, marxism, morality, philosophy, political economy, violence
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Decarbonization as Decolonization: The Case of the Northern Bay Area
The fossil-fuel industry has historically developed in tandem with colonialism; therefore, it stands to reason that the anti-carbon movement is, at its core, an anti-colonial struggle.
Posted in Culture and Philosophy, Energy and Ecology, Political Economy, Revolutionary Politics
Tagged anti-colonialism, capitalism, colonialism, democracy, ecology, economics, environmental justice, environmentalism, history, philosophy, political economy, politics, postcolonialism, socialism
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Mandela’s South Africa and the Poverty of Liberal Narratives on Race and Equality
The liberal narratives around Nelson Mandela ought to be rejected, in favor of recognizing that a revolutionary redistribution of the means of production is what is needed to truly solve racial disparities.
Capitalist Imperialism: Mainstream Economics Edition
Three recently released economics papers come amusingly close to validating typical Marxist arguments about the dynamics of global capitalism and its imperialist nature.
Posted in History, Political Economy
Tagged capitalism, development, economics, history, imperialism, marxism, neoliberalism
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Possible Signs of World-Capitalism’s Deteriorating Productivity
Two articles caught my attention today, both from the New York Times. The first is an article by Tyler Cowen, one of the two editors of the blog Marginal Revolution. Cowen posits that the explosive growth of the developing economies … Continue reading
Posted in Political Economy
Tagged automation, capitalism, development, economics, marxism, neoliberalism, political economy
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Oil as the Foundation of Keynesian Political Economy
I recently read a paper by George Caffentzis, titled “A Discourse on Prophetic Method: Oil Crises and Political Economy, Past and Future.” It was a fascinating read, and argued that oil prices–and consequently, the class struggles around oil production–are intimately … Continue reading
Posted in Energy and Ecology, Political Economy
Tagged capitalism, economics, energy, history, imperialism, keynesianism, neoliberalism, oil, political economy
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