Theory

Why Machines Don’t Create Value

Ian Wright defends Marx’s theory of surplus-value and its claim that human labor is the ultimate cause of economic profit.  In the topsy-turvy world of capitalist ideology, certain truths must be ignored or repressed because acknowledging them would weaken the rule of capital. One such truth is that human labor, and human labor alone, is the ultimate […]

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Lars Ulrik Thomsen, Evald Ilyenkov, evolution of Marxism & New Left co-opting & the Danish YCL

This week we talk with the Danish Communist Lars Ulrik Thomsen on present topics; the international crisis in capitalism, the theoretical level in Marxism, Evald Ilyenkov, and memories from his youth in the Young Communist League in Denmark. You are welcome with comments and critiques. To submit a news tip or to get in contact

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