I thought it advisable to post the flashcards that I published on Quizlet since, at one point not long ago, Quizlet was not functioning. The formatting is not the best, but it will have to do. I have created a set of flashcards for the first section of the first chapter of volume 1 of … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 1: The Two Factors of the Commodity: Use-Value and Value (Substance of Value, Magnitude of Value): Flashcards in the Post
Month: August 2025
‘We will not work for war’: Genoa, Italy, union stops arms shipment
The following was published on Worker's World (Mundo del Obrero) ( https://www.workers.org/2025/08/87216/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMB4k5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjXtMu7DxZlTlOajzXtQi36f9ANAG-mUH9dnfGRBSh5r7l1RDhK2WOV5fM_V_aem_0TQgTR_STTCGiSWP355DFQ): By Unione Sindacale di Base July 31, 2025 – The Unione Sindacale di Base (USB) [rank-and-file union organization] today celebrates another significant victory in the fight against the arms trade in Italian ports. Thanks to the mobilization of dockworkers in Genoa and the international … Continue reading ‘We will not work for war’: Genoa, Italy, union stops arms shipment
York Region paramedic fired over Israel comments speaks out, wants to know if politicians played role
A York Region paramedic who expressed her opposition to Israel's bombing of Gaza was fired spoke out about the situation and about the grievance against her firing (see https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/york-region-paramedic-politician-comment-1.7598487). (see also, for a videoclip, https://globalnews.ca/news/11314675/ontario-paramedic-fired-for-criticizing-israel-hopes-to-be-reinstated/?utm_source=chatgpt.com). The report from that link is as follows: Julia Alevato · CBC News · Posted: Jul 31, 2025 5:18 PM EDT A York Region paramedic … Continue reading York Region paramedic fired over Israel comments speaks out, wants to know if politicians played role
Salir impunes de asesinato y agresión física: los empleadores y la ley
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Steven Bittle, en su tesis doctoral Still Dying for a Living: Shaping Corporate Criminal Liability After the Westray Mine Disaster (Kingston, Ontario: Queen's University), sostiene lo siguiente (página ii): En general, la tesis sugiere que los supuestos que … Continue reading Salir impunes de asesinato y agresión física: los empleadores y la ley
Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Eight, The Case of Labatt Workers
Introduction One of the few things that I agree with the academic leftist Jeff Noonan, professor of philosophy at the University of Windsor, Ontario, is that leftists must start where workers are at: Political engagement begins from trying to understand where people are coming from. But where people are coming from can be interpreted in … Continue reading Should Not the Radical Left Take into Account the Attitude of Workers Towards Their Own Jobs? Part Eight, The Case of Labatt Workers
The Abolitionary 