[marxmail] Democratic Party Collusion, Race Baiting, And Death by Austerity

Democratic Party Collusion, Race Baiting, And Death By Austerity - PopularResistance.Org Donald Trump began his presidency with unconstitutional and possibly illegal orders that put the minority Democratic Party on the sidelines. Democrats have not utilized their own bully pulpit to fight back

Re: [marxmail] The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport

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[marxmail] The Far-Right Group Building a List of Pro-Palestine Activists to Deport

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Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 06:44 PM, Mark Baugher wrote: > > Speaking of concrete relationships, our supply chains stretch around the > world searching for what? Not sure I understand the question--the supply chains are usually established on the heels of finding the low-cost/right quality supplier

[marxmail] Bomb the area, gas the tunnels: Israel’s unbridled war on Gaza’s underground

In a groundbreaking investigation, *Yuval Abraham *revealed the Israeli army intensively bombarded residential areas in Gaza when it lacked intelligence on the exact location of Hamas commanders hiding underground, and intentionally weaponized toxic byproducts of bombs

Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

> On Feb 9, 2025, at 11:42 AM, Michael Meeropol via groups.io > wrote: > > I seemed to be a good way to get students who if they thought of it at all > thought the LTV was some non-empirical mind trick without any relation to > reality to see the concrete (in "textbook"terms) relationship b

Re: [marxmail] Is there a good accessible critique of Yannis Varoufakis' "techno-feudalism idea?

Thanks, I'll have a look at that. My own feeling is, as you say, that introducing this new term lets capitalism off the hook. If the real villain is this new thing called technofeudalism, maybe capitalism is OK after all. Varoufakis is right to observe that things are different now to before, but

Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 03:54 PM, Tom Walker wrote: > > the marginal utility theory is ltv wearing a mask. This^! and: > > What it amounts to is a way to "not talk about labour value" by assigning > a hypothetical utility to not-work, which is why Pagano referred to it as > a semantic device.

Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

can't stress enough that it is important to realize that modern economics training has NO HISTORY WHATSOEVER --- most Graduate Programs do not include the field of History of Thought any more --- and I bet by now most don't even require a COURSE in it ... On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM Tom Walker

Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

Michael Meeropol > ...students who if they thought of it at all thought the LTV was some > non-empirical mind trick without any relation to reality... Having grappled fairly intensively with marginal utility theory, it has dawned on my that ltv is *also* a subjectivist theory of value and the ma

[marxmail] Chris Hedges: Capitalism, Christian Right, and Genocide: USA Today

Capitalism, Christian Right, and Genocide: USA Today - Chris Hedges in Conversation w/ Bassam Haddad Extended conversation with Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Chris Hedges, where he will address changes and continuities in the political landscape of the United States, its policies in the Mi

Re: [marxmail] The only way to stop any plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now

I raise this VERY TENTATIVELY --- is it POSSIBLE that one of Trump's "idee fixes" is that he is a PEACEMAKER. MIGHT he put pressure on Netanyahu NOT to "spoil his story" by reneging on the long term cease fire deal?? --- something Biden was afraid to do On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM Ant

Re: [marxmail] The only way to stop any plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now

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Re: [marxmail] The only way to stop any plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now

The article is basically correct, BUT Palestinians in Gaza are already rebuilding using the rubble that the Israeli bombardment created as their first building material. However, rebuilding is only part of the struggle, and there is no guarantee that the Zionist will not attack again In fac

Re: [marxmail] New rules for radical resistance in the accelerated age of Trump

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Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

The thing I always emphasized for my students in discussing the LTV and class struggle is that the conclusion (hypothesis?) that labor power is sold at its' value that is subsistence (however defined) is the LOWER BOUND for the wage --- if it goes below that, the labor force productivity falls and

Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

On Sun, Feb 9, 2025 at 08:58 AM, wrote: > > And this is the critical point of convergence for Marx's critique of > capital with his historical materialism, a point that leads from political > economy  to class struggle. Yes. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages se

Re: [marxmail] New rules for radical resistance in the accelerated age of Trump

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Re: [marxmail] New rules for radical resistance in the accelerated age of Trump

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Re: [marxmail] Pakistan’s rush for rooftop solar brings dreams and nightmares

Oddly, I find this article as interesting as it is accurate. It is not for the faint-of-heart as it is extremely technical. The article should be read, not for what it says about Pakistan, but what is says and explains about grids in general and the myriad of problems in developing an electrical

Re: [marxmail] On the finer points of the labor theory of value...

I noted with dismay that this topic "disappeared" from the first page of the list of topics without having drawn a single response.  "Embarrassing," as Dekker said in Blade Runner. So... Marx pointed out that he did not discover nor originate the LTV.  His contribution was to find the answer to

Re: [marxmail] The only way to stop any plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now

it's a bold and heroic idea, but what guarantees are there that Israel won't simply resume the bombing of newly built structures in Gaza with the knowledge that the US will defend it no matter what, and who (countries or businesses) are prepared to invest in rebuilding Gaza in partnership with P

[marxmail] The only way to stop any plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now

The U.S. and Israel are preventing Gaza reconstruction in order to prevent Palestinian return. The only way to stop this is to commence the full reconstruction of the Gaza Strip immediately, regardless of what Israel and the U.S. have to say. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/02/the-only-way-to-stop-the-

[marxmail] How the billionaire class created the Trump monster (Green Left)

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Re: [marxmail] Is there a good accessible critique of Yannis Varoufakis' "techno-feudalism idea?

The curious fact that his book is being promoted by every major capitalist magazine, from the Financial Times to Fortune, should give us a clue about the true purpose of the theory known as 'technofeudalism. It is an attempt to obscure the very traditional mode of exploitation of labor underlyin

[marxmail] Is there a good accessible critique of Yannis Varoufakis' "techno-feudalism idea?

Can anybody point me to a good critique - preferably one that isn't too impenetrable. Comradely, John -- "All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." Sarah Moore Grimke, abolitionist (1792-1873) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent t