I have little to comment on here—I already referred to a major objection of implying that there is such a thing as a “real” economy in a capitalist society that is separate from a labour process that is not social as it is being performed and therefore requires a further process of exchange. I have … Continue reading Review of Thier’s Book “A People’s Guide to Capitalism,” Part Six
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Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of His View that Workers Sell Their Labour (Time): Part Two
Introduction In a previous post, I criticized the social-reformist economist (and former economist for the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW, now Unifor), Jim Stanford, who argues that what workers sell is their labour (time) (see Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of Jim Stanford’s View that Workers Sell Their Labour … Continue reading Economics for Social Democrats–but Not for the Working Class, Part Five: Critique of His View that Workers Sell Their Labour (Time): Part Two
La Llorona, a Guatemalan Film on Guatemala’s Genocide–Sort of
Introduction My wife (who was born in Guatemala) and I went to see the film La Llorona last night. The showing of the film was sponsored by The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education and the Socialist Project. Here is what the advertisement says: FilmSocial Presents: La Llarona Wednesday, October 30 / 7:00 pm - 9:00 … Continue reading La Llorona, a Guatemalan Film on Guatemala’s Genocide–Sort of
The Rate of Exploitation of Husky Energy Workers, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
Introduction In another post I presented the twenty largest employers in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, according to the number of employees (see A Short List of the Largest Employers Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Based on the Number of Employees). I also presented some posts where I calculated the rate of exploitation of such workers (see, for … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Husky Energy Workers, Or: How Unionized Jobs Are Not Decent or Good Jobs
Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Three: Economic Democracy
This is a continuation of a series of posts on summaries of articles, mainly on education. When I was a French teacher at Ashern Central School, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, I started to place critiques, mainly (although not entirely) of the current school system. At first, I merely printed off the articles, but then I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Three: Economic Democracy
Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Two: The Attack on Unions by Employers and the Government
This is a continuation of a series of posts on summaries of articles, mainly on education. When I was a French teacher at Ashern Central School, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, I started to place critiques, mainly (although not entirely) of the current school system. At first, I merely printed off the articles, but then I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty-Two: The Attack on Unions by Employers and the Government
Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Five, or A Critique of Moral or Utopian Critiques of Exploitation
In earlier posts in this series, I outlined how a so-called radical here in Toronto, Anna Jessup, probably engaged in bureaucratic manipulation to prevent my participation in a zoom meeting (see for example Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Four: Critique of the Idealization of Publicly Owned Infrastructure, Etc.). Who is Anna … Continue reading Exposing the Intolerance and Censorship of Social Democracy, Part Five, or A Critique of Moral or Utopian Critiques of Exploitation
The Rate of Exploitation of Tencent (China) Workers
Introduction I have tried to calculate the rate of exploitation of workers in various Canadian capitalist companies (see for example The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of Rogers Communications Inc., One of the Largest Private Employers in Toronto or The Rate of Exploitation of the Workers of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), One of … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Tencent (China) Workers
Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty: Financial Literacy in the Context of a Society Dominated by a Class of Employers
This is a continuation of a series of posts on summaries of articles, mainly on education. When I was a French teacher at Ashern Central School, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, I started to place critiques, mainly (although not entirely) of the current school system. At first, I merely printed off the articles, but then I … Continue reading Critical Education Articles Placed in the Teacher Staff Lounge While I Was a Teacher, Part Thirty: Financial Literacy in the Context of a Society Dominated by a Class of Employers
Review of Thier’s Book “A People’s Guide to Capitalism,” Part Five
Introduction I participated in a group called No One Is Illegal here in Toronto last year. The group decided to provide a zoom reading meeting every week to discuss the book A People's Guide to Capitalism, by Hadas Thier, with many participants not belonging to the group but interested in understanding more about capitalism. We … Continue reading Review of Thier’s Book “A People’s Guide to Capitalism,” Part Five
The Abolitionary 