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What is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandante Alpha talks in depth to experts from the fields of Political Economy, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Complexity, Mathematics, Music, and the Environment.

Location:

United Kingdom

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What is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandante Alpha talks in depth to experts from the fields of Political Economy, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Complexity, Mathematics, Music, and the Environment.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Episode 318: #032 Understanding Class Series

2/26/2024
We finish our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''. Da Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

Duration:00:48:57

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Episode 317: #205 Book Update Livestream

1/8/2024
Donal and I host a livestream where we talk all about the progress of our socialist planning book. https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Duration:01:49:18

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Episode 316: #204 The Twilight of Unionism w/ Geoffrey Bell - Part 2 TEASER

12/11/2023
We continue our discussion with Geoffrey Bell about his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’.

Duration:00:06:52

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Episode 315: #203 The Twilight of Unionism w/ Geoffrey Bell - Part 1

12/10/2023
This week I am delighted to welcome Geoffrey Bell to the show, to discuss his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’. Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Duration:00:44:30

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Episode 314: #202 Rivalry & Central Planning w/ Donal

11/13/2023
This week Donal and myself discuss a really excellent book we recently read on the socialist calculation debate. The book is called Rivalry and Central Planning, and is written by the Austrian economist Don Lavoie. The Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

Duration:01:08:27

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Episode 313: #201 From the Commodity to Communism w/ Peter Åström

10/12/2023
We welcome Peter Åström to the podcast, to discuss an article he recently wrote for the Riff-Raff journal. Riff-raff describes itself as a ‘journal for a theoretical discussion of communism as a real movement’. The article: http://www.riff-raff.se/texts/en/the-commodity-and-communism The book project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Duration:00:55:02

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Episode 312: #031 Understanding Class Series

9/13/2023
We continue our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''. Our socialist planning book project: theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com

Duration:00:42:47

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Episode 311: #200 LL Men w/ Donal - Part 2 TEASER

8/23/2023
We continue our discussion of LL Mens "The Capitalist Nature of the 'Socialist' Countries: A Politico-Economic Analysis"

Duration:00:04:41

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Episode 310: #199 LL Men w/ Donal - Part 1

8/20/2023
Today Donal and myself discuss an amazing text by the little known Hong Kong based Left Communist L.L. Men. You can download the text from libcom.org here: https://libcom.org/article/ll-men-two-texts-defining-communist-programme The self-publishing friendly version of the pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jQYDzqw_dLIDYc1zt8B9tRdE-DvCXLsQ/view?usp=sharing Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Duration:00:42:00

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Episode 309: #030 Understanding Class Series

8/6/2023
We start our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''. Book Project: theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com. The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

Duration:00:43:42

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Episode 308: #029 Understanding Class Series

7/20/2023
We continue our discussion of Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. Drunken Russian Miners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnmWYy-9ds&ab_channel=JustBenii Socialist planning book: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

Duration:00:55:46

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Episode 307: #198 Critique of the Gotha Program w/ Prof. Peter Hudis

7/4/2023
We are delighted welcome back Prof. Peter Hudis to the show to talk about the introduction he wrote for the new edition of the Critique of the Gotha Program by PM Press. Critique of the Gotha Program (PM Press): https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1241 Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Duration:01:05:56

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Episode 306: #197 Modelling Organisational Variety w/ Donal

6/8/2023
We welcome back Donal to the show, to talk about a paper he wrote for the new radical journal - The Black Lamp. The paper is called: ‘Viability Guided Decision Making: Modelling organisations using Viability Guided Decision Making’ It’s a very interesting paper which proposes a novel approach to fairly recent developments in cybernetic theory, and applying them to complex social systems. Donal, on top of the book project we are working on, has just completed a masters in System Engineering & Engineering Cybernetics in the Kazan National Research University over in Russia. The paper: https://www.black-lamp.com/posts/modelling-organisations-using-viability-guided-decision-making The Socialist Planning Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Duration:00:49:23

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Episode 305: #028 Understanding Class Series

5/22/2023
We continue our discussion of Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. The Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

Duration:00:58:00

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Episode 304: #196 The Mass Strike w/ Dr. Sara Swerdlyk

5/12/2023
We talk with Dr. Sara Swerdlyk about Rosa Luxemburg’s Mass Strike. Sara has a PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the Central European University and works for Between the Lines, a leftist book press based out of Toronto. https://btlbooks.com/

Duration:00:03:09

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Episode 303: #027 Understanding Class Series

4/22/2023
We continue Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. The Planning Book Project: http://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

Duration:00:37:08

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Episode 302: #026 Understanding Class Series

4/11/2023
We begin Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Socialist Planning Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

Duration:00:42:24

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Episode 301: #195 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part 2

3/28/2023
We continue our conversation with Professer Thomas Uebel to the show to talk all about Otto Neurath and his impact on economic theory, the socialist calculation debate, and socialist planning. Planning Book Website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

Duration:00:03:53

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Episode 300: #194 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part1

3/23/2023
This week I’m really delighted to welcome Professer Thomas Uebel to the show to talk all about Otto Neurath and his impact on economic theory, the socialist calculation debate, and socialist planning. Professor Uebel was the editor of 'Otto Neurath - Economic Writings Selections 1904-1945'. Planning Book Project Website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

Duration:00:49:15

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Episode 299: #193 Negotiated Coordination w/ Pat Devine Part 2 TEASER

2/23/2023
Part two of our conversation with Pat Devine on his thoughts about socialist planning.

Duration:00:05:07