Introduction My experience with workers has been that workers rarely if ever think about why they and other workers have to work for an employer--they experience a lack of class consciousness. In this series of posts, I am simply going to assemble a series of quotes from various authors about this situation, with my own … Continue reading A Lack of Working-Class Conciousness Among Workers and Some Proposed Solutions, Part One
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Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 4: The Fetishism of the Commodity and its Secret: Part 3
I have created a set of flashcards for the third part of the fourth section of chapter one of Marx's Capital, on Commodity Fetishism (see ???). There are also previous flashcards for the earlier section of chapter 1 on that site (as well as on this blog). Here is a copy of the flashcards: 1. … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 4: The Fetishism of the Commodity and its Secret: Part 3
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value: Subsection2: The total or expanded or form of value: Part 3, Defects of the total or expanded form of value
I have created a set of flashcards for that part of the third section of chapter 1 of Marx's Capital, volume 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Subsection 2: The Total or Expanded Form of Value: Part 3, Defects of the total or expanded form of value (see https://quizlet.com/gt/1056758024/flash-cards/?funnelUUID=a120c121-9b31-4d2b-a3cf-08a07d17be99). There are also previous flashcards … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value: Subsection2: The total or expanded or form of value: Part 3, Defects of the total or expanded form of value
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The simple form of value: (IV) The simple form of value considered as a whole
I have created a set of flashcards for that part of the third section of chapter 1 of Marx's Capital, volume 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: (IV) The simple form of value considered as a whole (see https://quizlet.com/gt/1055912194/flash-cards/?funnelUUID=3d6948e7-1e84-4760-b149-473c5e18ca62). There are also previous flashcards for the earlier … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The simple form of value: (IV) The simple form of value considered as a whole
The Rate of Exploitation or Surplus Value of Workers, the Composition of Capital and the Profit of the Canadian Economy in 2019 (before Covid) Based on Marxian Economic Categories: Preliminary Estimates
Introduction Social-reformist leftists and radical leftists often refer to capitalism. Radical leftists can often be criticized on that score because their references to capitalism are too vague. On the other hand, although social-reformist leftists also use the term "capitalism" in a vague sense, it is to their advantage since they sound radical without really being … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation or Surplus Value of Workers, the Composition of Capital and the Profit of the Canadian Economy in 2019 (before Covid) Based on Marxian Economic Categories: Preliminary Estimates
Kingston & District Labour Council: Another Council that Expresses Union Cliches
Introduction John Clarke, former major organizer for the defunct Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), went to Kingston and gave a mini-course of his course "Fighting to Win": January 2, 2026: Last month, I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Kingston and District Labour Council that was based on my twelve-week Fighting to Win course for … Continue reading Kingston & District Labour Council: Another Council that Expresses Union Cliches
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: (iii) The equivalent form
I have created a set of flashcards for that part of the third section of chapter 1 of Marx's Capital, volume 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: (iii) The equivalent form (see https://quizlet.com/ca/1128573421/flash-cards/?funnelUUID=32433c48-620b-41be-8eb8-f022b5d8d4d1). There are also previous flashcards for the earlier section of chapter 1 on that site … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: (iii) The equivalent form
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: The relative form: (ii) quantiative determination
I have created a set of flashcards for that part of the third section of chapter 1 of Marx's Capital, on The Simple Form of Value, The relative form: (i) quantitative determination (see https://quizlet.com/ca/1128560064/marx-capital-volume-1-chapter-1-section-3-the-value-form-or-exchange-value-part-2-the-simple-form-of-value-the-relative-form-ii-quantiative-determination-flash-cards/). There are also previous flashcards for the earlier section of chapter 1 on that site (as well as on this blog). Here … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: The relative form: (ii) quantiative determination
Empleadores como dictadores, Segunda Parte
Read this post in English [Utilicé ChatGPT (Inteligencia Artificial) para traducir la versión en inglés al español.] Los representantes sindicales suelen referirse a la “compensación justa” para justificar sus acciones a corto plazo. Por supuesto, no hay nada intrínsecamente malo en los objetivos a corto plazo, pero cuando se presentan como si fueran lo mismo … Continue reading Empleadores como dictadores, Segunda Parte
Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: The relative form: (i) the content
I have created a set of flashcards for that part of the third section of chapter 1 of Marx's Capital, on The Simple Form of Value, The relative form: (i) the content (see https://quizlet.com/ca/1128507978/marx-capital-volume-1-chapter-1-section-3-the-value-form-or-exchange-value-part-2-the-simple-form-of-value-the-relative-form-i-the-content-flash-cards/). There are also previous flashcards for the earlier section of chapter 1 on that site (as well as on this blog). Here … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Part 2: The Simple Form of Value: The relative form: (i) the content
