Introduction I started to work on calculations of the rate of exploitation of workers in various specific large employers in Canada and in major cities 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 Canadian Food Manufacturing Workers: Preliminary Estimate
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Review of Thier’s Book “A People’s Guide to Capitalism,” Part Six
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
The Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part Ten
Introduction It is interesting that social democrats express themselves in different ways. Thus, Professor Noonan, a professor at the University of Windsor (Ontario, Canada), who teaches Marxism, among other courses, presents a few truths that give credence to a number of distortions and silences in his recent post on his blog (see https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/25539351/posts/5759). Distortions and Silences … Continue reading The Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part Ten
Some Questions about a Webinar On the Palestinian Genocide, or: Why Not Try to Connect Up Particular Events with the Class Issue?
Introduction On January 13, 2024 (after some technical difficulty in entering into the webinar--I reregistered in order to do so), I attended a webinar sponsored by Labour for Palestine Canada, titled "Worker to Worker Solidarity : The role of unions in fighting Israeli apartheid." The video is available on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHAgqCrJPA). The Nature and Content … Continue reading Some Questions about a Webinar On the Palestinian Genocide, or: Why Not Try to Connect Up Particular Events with the Class Issue?
The Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part One
I had a short debate with the academic philosopher Jeff Noonan on his blog. I am pasting it here since there was no further reply to my criticisms on his post. [Jeff's reply] Hi Fred,Thanks for the detailed and thoughtful comments. Some brief replies: [My initial reply]: Some of the above post is dead on, … Continue reading The Poverty of Academic Leftism, Part One
