Date: June 27, 2016Author: Paul Cockshott A key debate during the referendum campaign was on whether immigration exercised a downward pressure on wages or not. This was prominently argued over during the TV debates and if the Ashcroft polls are to be believed, the second most important reason given by Leave voters for their choice of vote […]
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Version without the muffled initial announcements. Explains the empirical evidence for the labour theory of value. Also worth looking at this video: A relatively technical video on the theory of the rate of profit, dealing with what Anwar Shaikh has said about it in his textbook on Capitalism. This shows how Marx follows Newton’s method
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This week, we present Part 3 of the prologue to a new series – “Transcend”.On this episode, we talk about the false choice overlooked in the liberal democratic calculus of progress, how it’s achieved for workers, and the problems encountered now that Biden is in office. We touch on the potential for civil war amidst
This week, we present Part 2 of the prologue to a new series – “Transcend”.On this episode, we talk about capitalist and liberal cooptation of movements that are the last defense of the oppressed. We touch on the sanitized, neoliberal repackaging of sex work, left infighting over transgender identity, and the importance of class unity
This week we talk about exploitation in Australias past and present. We also touch on unionizing and motivating younger people to join in those efforts. Check out David Fox on youtube as well, www.youtube.com/channel/UCXIyfBLk…q1PjstnQ/featured MTT Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCLmWCo0scKeHd1mrZGhYmZg Don’t forget to support us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/MarxistThinkTank?…OCX7pNZcQT6j2_BM4Or you can buy us a coffee here:www.buymeacoffee.com/MarxThinkTank To submit a news tip
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