[marxmail] The rise of capitalism and the productivity of labour – Michael Roberts Blog

In my view, there are two great scientific discoveries made by Marx and Engels: the materialist conception of history and the law of value under capitalism; in particular, the existence of surplus value in capitalist accumulation.  The materialist conception of history asserts that the material

[marxmail] Biggest East Asian move into Mideast since the Mongol Empire: In Open Challenge to US, China inks 25-year, $400 bn Deal with Iran

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[marxmail] The UK professor, a fake Russian spy and the undercover Syria sting | War crimes | The Guardian

So one of Tim Hayward's Assadist pals got stung. Frankly, I don't think those in solidarity with the Syrian people should get involved in such stings. Plus, I notice that they are trying to get another pal fired from his teaching job because of "antisemitism". As far as I can tell, he is agains

[marxmail] Is Alexander Reid Ross the CEO/dad of antifa?: On contagion, shades of grey, and the three-way fight | Cautiously pessimistic

After all, if hearing from left-wing critics of US foreign policy is so deathly offensive to the right, then how do we explain the fact thatGlenn Greenwald and Max Blumenthal keep going on Tucker Carlson all the time

[marxmail] The rise of capitalism and the productivity of labour (Michael Roberts)

https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2021/03/28/the-rise-of-capitalism-and-the-productivity-of-labour/Brenner thesis confirmed:“Marx stressed the transition from feudalism to capitalism. He argued that after the disappearance of serfdom in the 14th century, English peasants were expelled from

[marxmail] How Amazon’s Anti-Union Consultants Are Trying to Crush the Labor Movement – LAWCHA

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Re: [marxmail] The rise of capitalism and the productivity of labour (Michael Roberts)

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[marxmail] "Resist much, obey little": Walt Whitman and the Paris Commune | ROAR Magazine

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[marxmail] Overlooked No More: Kitty Cone, Trailblazer of the Disability Rights Movement

Kitty Cone was a long-time member of the SWP. ADVERTISEMENT Continue reading the main story Overlooked No More: Kitty Cone, Trailblazer of the Disability Rights Movement Shunn

[marxmail] Marxism, Karl Popper, and the philosophy of science

I am not a working scientist although I do have an undergraduate degree in physics. However, I have long been interested in both Marxism and in the philosophy of science. Back in the twentieth century, the philosopher Karl Popper, who was one of the leading philosophers of science back then, wa

Re: [marxmail] A Yale Psychiatrist’s Tweet About Dershowitz, Her Dismissal, and a Lawsuit

Something is cutting off the right side of nyt posts > On Mar 27, 2021, at 2:22 PM, Louis Proyect wrote: > >  > A Yale Psychiatrist’s Tweet About Dershowitz, Her Dismissal, and a Lawsuit > The psychiatrist, Bandy X. Lee, said she was let go after the lawyer Alan M. > Dershowitz complained to t

Re: [marxmail] Marxism, Karl Popper, and the philosophy of science

very useful! What do you think of Lakatos? On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 12:23 PM Jim Farmelant wrote: > I am not a working scientist although I do have an undergraduate degree in > physics. However, I have long been interested in both Marxism and in the > philosophy of science. > > Back in the twenti

Re: [marxmail] A Yale Psychiatrist’s Tweet About Dershowitz, Her Dismissal, and a Lawsuit

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[marxmail] H-Net Review [H-Diplo]: Frazier on Stur, 'Saigon at War: South Vietnam and the Global Sixties'

Best regards, Andrew Stewart Begin forwarded message: > From: H-Net Staff via H-REVIEW > Date: March 28, 2021 at 2:14:57 PM EDT > To: h-rev...@lists.h-net.org > Cc: H-Net Staff > Subject: H-Net Review [H-Diplo]: Frazier on Stur, 'Saigon at War: South > Vietnam and the Global Sixties' > Repl

Re: [marxmail] Marxism, Karl Popper, and the philosophy of science

Imre Lakatos came from a Jewish background. During the Second World War, he lost much of his family to the Holocaust. He himself joined the resistance which eventually led to his becoming a Communist. As a university student, and for sometime afterwards, he was a hardcore Stalinist, and acted as

Re: [marxmail] Marxism, Karl Popper, and the philosophy of science

Fair enough. I'm always disturbed by radicals who cite Kuhn despite his denial that progress in knowledge is possible, whereas the methodology of Lakatos, as you summarize it, sets logical criteria for progress. On Sun, Mar 28, 2021 at 3:12 PM Jim Farmelant wrote: > Imre Lakatos came from a Jewi

Re: [marxmail] Syria’s “Sunni Question” is Here to Stay

While the Assad regime is Alawite-sectarian, the rebel movement became increasingly Sunni-sectarian during the first few years of the rebellion. Sunni Islamist groups received funding and arms from Turkey and various government and private sources in the Gulf states. This enabled them to grow

Re: [marxmail] Syria’s “Sunni Question” is Here to Stay

On 3/28/21 4:29 PM, Chris Slee wrote: While the Assad regime is Alawite-sectarian, the rebel movement became increasingly Sunni-sectarian during the first few years of the rebellion. Oh, Chris, you're slipping. They were also brigands and warlords as your newspaper pointed out early on. They

Re: [marxmail] Marxism, Karl Popper, and the philosophy of science

Jim I will give this very interesting piece more time when I can. But you are missing, if I may be excused for saying so, any reference to Roy Bhaskar's work. He actually solved these questions in the Realist Theory of Science and the Possibility of Naturalism. The best introduction to Bhaskar IM