Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Subsection 1: The Simple Form of Value: Part 1, The two poles: Flashcards on Quizlet and in this Post

I have created a set of flashcards for the preliminary part of the third section of chapter one of Marx's Capital (see https://quizlet.com/ca/1128640083/marx-capital-volume-1-chapter-1-section-3-the-value-form-or-exchange-value-subsection-1-the-simple-form-of-value-part-1-the-two-poles-flash-cards/). 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. Marx calls the … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value, Subsection 1: The Simple Form of Value: Part 1, The two poles: Flashcards on Quizlet and in this Post →

The Circular Economy as a Proposed Solution to the Environmental Crisis According to a Social-Reformist Leftist

Introduction On April 24, 2026, Sid Ryan, former president of the Ontario Federation of Labour, posted on Facebook a claim that social reformists like himself are pragmatists who get things done and achieve something for the working class whereas radical leftists have done practically nothing for the working class. I indicated on my last post … Continue reading The Circular Economy as a Proposed Solution to the Environmental Crisis According to a Social-Reformist Leftist →

On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part Two

Introduction In a previous post (On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part One), I pointed out that, despite some interesting and relevant political views expressed by the Greek philosopher Panagiotis Sotiris during a lecture, such as the need to engage in radical politics and not succumb to … Continue reading On the Need for Ideological Struggle to Expose the Exploitation and Oppression of Workers, Part Two →

The Rate of Exploitation of Oil Sands Extraction (Oil And Gas) Workers: Preliminary Estimate

Introduction I started to work on calculations of the rate of exploitation of workers in various specific large employers in Canada and in major citieis throughout Canada (see for example The Rate of Exploitation of AB (Anheuser-Busch) InBev NV (Including Labatt) Workers). I have started a project on trying to calculate the rate of exploitation … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Oil Sands Extraction (Oil And Gas) Workers: Preliminary Estimate →

Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value: Preliminaries: Flashcards on Quizlet and in this Post

I have created a set of flashcards for the preliminary part of the third section of chapter one of Marx's Capital (see https://quizlet.com/ca/1128667331/marx-capital-volume-1-chapter-1-section-3-the-value-form-or-exchange-value-part-1-preliminaries-flash-cards/). 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. The immediate or … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 3: The Value-form, or Exchange-Value: Preliminaries: Flashcards on Quizlet and in this Post →

Les limites de la gauche social-réformiste

Read this post in English [J’ai utilisé ChatGPT (intelligence artificielle) pour traduire la version anglaise en français.] IntroductionJ'appartenais autrefois à une organisation de gauche à Toronto. J'ai commencé, lentement, à réaliser qu'elle avait en réalité peu à voir avec la remise en question du pouvoir des employeurs en tant que classe, malgré la rhétorique selon … Continue reading Les limites de la gauche social-réformiste →

The Rate of Exploitation of Sonatrach Workers in Africa

This post connects to the broader argument outlined in The Money Circuit of Capital. 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 Workers at Magna International Inc., One of the Largest Private Employers in Toronto, Part One or The Rate … Continue reading The Rate of Exploitation of Sonatrach Workers in Africa →

Review of Socialist Action’s Spring Education Conference 2024: What Socialists Do in Unions, Part Two

Introduction As I indicated in an earlier post, I attended the second session spring 2024 education conference of Socialist Action (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA-mVbaSSOc&t=4354s) since the issue of what socialists should do in unions is of prime importance- but was excluded from it after I asked a couple of questions in the chat and responded to Barry Weisleder's … Continue reading Review of Socialist Action’s Spring Education Conference 2024: What Socialists Do in Unions, Part Two →

Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 2: The Double Character of the Labour Represented in the Commodity: Flashcards in the Post

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 will try to post the url or website address of the flashcards one week, then post something else … Continue reading Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 2: The Double Character of the Labour Represented in the Commodity: Flashcards in the Post →

Marx, Capital, Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 2: The Double Character of the Labour Represented in the Commodity: Flashcards on Quizlet

I have created a set of flashcards for the second section of chapter one of Marx's Capital on Quizlet (see https://quizlet.com/ca/990207164/marx-capital-volume-1-chapter-1-section-2-the-double-character-of-the-labour-represented-in-the-commodity-flash-cards/?funnelUUID=d8b81a1d-94d2-4ff4-a246-9be7c4cfaf08). There is also a set of flashcards for the first section of chapter one of Marx's Capital on Quizlet and on this blog.