From Alpha To Omega
What is happening to our economy and our politics? Are we stuck forever in this corporate dystopia? What can we learn from the failures of radical politics over the last 100 years? Commandante Alpha talks in depth to experts from the fields of Political Economy, Politics, Science, Philosophy, Complexity, Mathematics, Music, and the Environment.
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We continue our discussion with Paul S. Adler, this time about his 2019 book “The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism”. In particular we talk about how capitalist firms are helping to show us how democratically planning in socialism would work. We also discuss the impact of AI on the capitalist economy.
The 99% Economy: https://gl...
We interview Prof. Adler about his 1990 paper 'Marx, Machines, and Skill'.
This is part one. In part two we discuss his 2019 book "The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome The Crises of Capitalism".
This week we continue our conversation with Anna Fielder about her recent book ‘Going Into Labour: Childbirth in Capitalism’. Anna is a sociologist in the Midwifery Department, Auckland University of Technology and a former practicing midwife.
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349497/going-into-labour/
Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega
This episode I’m delighted to welcome Anna Fielder to the podcast to talk about her recent book ‘Going Into Labour: Childbirth in Capitalism’. Anna Fielder is a sociologist in the Midwifery Department, Auckland University of Technology and a former practicing midwife.
https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349497/going-into-labour/
Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
Patreon: https://www.pa...
This we continue with our discussion with Roger Arevalo to the podcast to talk about the Vanguard method, the brainchild of the British management consultant John Seddon.
Next week i will be giving a talk at the innaugral Complex Anarchism Symposium in Brussels, about a unifying value theory and cybernetics. You can find out more about the event here:
https://clea.research.vub.be/complex-anarchism-symposium-19-23...
This episode we welcome Roger Arevalo to the podcast to talk about the Vanguard method, the brainchild of the British management consultant John Seddon. Roger is an admirer of the Vanguard Method and argues for its applicability for a socialist economy.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FromAlpha2Omega
Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
This we continue with our discussion with Matt Vidal about his recent book Management Divided: Contradictions of Labor Management, a marxist analysis of Lean production.
Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
This episode we welcome Matt Vidal to the podcast to talk about his recent book Management Divided: Contradictions of Labor Management, a marxist analysis of Lean production. Matt is a Reader in Sociology and Political Economy, in the Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship at London's Loughborough University.
Management Divided: https://academic.oup.com/book/43073
This episode is a recording of a talk I recently gave to the Dutch marxist group ‘De Socialisten’ (https://socialisten.org/). The talk was titled ‘Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century’, and was in conjunction with INDEP, the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning (https://www.indep.network/).
Youtube Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWgBdhQOvfs
This episode is a recording of a talk I recently gave to the Dutch marxist group ‘De Socialisten’ (https://socialisten.org/). The talk was titled ‘Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century’, and was in conjunction with INDEP, the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning (https://www.indep.network/).
Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hkrjEdPUjNQht43i7QtWgrL0w_6aCzAb/edit?usp=sharing&ou...
We give a detailed update on our book progress, replete with Q&A from the chat.
https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
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Join us today @17:00 London Time, 1pm EST for a book update!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E63zMEeh6Tw
This week we have part-two of our discussion with my co-author Donal O’Coisdealbha on the Toyota Production System, and its implications for socialism. You can find some of Donal’s writings on his blog called the office for control over results.
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega
Donals blog:
https://theofficeforcontroloverresults.wordpress.com/
Book Website:
https://theclassles...
This week we have the first of a two-parter with my co-author Donal O’Coisdealbha on the Toyota Production System, and its implications for socialism. Donal has recently started a blog for those interested in the TPS and such topics as statistical process control, control systems engineering, operations research and management science, called 'The Office For Control Over Results'. (https://theofficeforcontroloverresults.wo...
This week we welcome Tomas Hardin to the show to talk about his thoughts on socialist planning. You can check out his blog “Tomas’ place in cyberspace” where he recently published a post on “Co-simulation and Feedforward Planning”. (https://www.xn--hrdin-gra.se/blog/2024/04/14/co-simulation-and-feedforward-planning/)
International Network for Democratic Economic Planning (INDEP): https://www.indep.network/
This week I am delighted to welcome Nick Rogers to the podcast to talk about his recent paper “Reflections on the Economics of Socialism” that he wrote for a recent special issue of the Journal of Global Faultlines.
Nicks Paper: https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/jglobfaul.9.2.0138
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega
Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion...
We finish our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''.
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Book Project:
https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
Patreon:
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Donal and I host a livestream where we talk all about the progress of our socialist planning book.
We continue our discussion with Geoffrey Bell about his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’.
This week I am delighted to welcome Geoffrey Bell to the show, to discuss his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’.
Book Project:
https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
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