Fundamentals of Marx: Contradictions The Marxist Project 2020-05-26 | How did Marx use the term "contradictions"? How did subsequent Marxists build upon this concept and apply it to their own investigations of social systems? There is no concrete answer to these questions but the topic is nevertheless worth considering if we are to adequately engage with the many works in the Marxist school of thought that employ "contradictions" in some capacity. Script read by C. Writing, editing, and visuals by M. Music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectSources (in order of cited passages):Harvey, D. (2014). Seventeen contradictions and the end of capitalism. Oxford University Press, USA. Mao, Z. (1987). On contradiction. Chinese Studies in Philosophy, 19(2), 20-82.Marx, K., & Engels, F. (1992). Capital, volume two: The process of circulation of capital. Penguin Classics, p. 391.
Democracy vs. Autocracy: An Unproductive Dichotomy The Marxist Project 2023-11-07 | We often hear of a struggle between "democracies" and "autocracies." This conflict is presented as immutable and is commonly coded in an ethical lexicon. This video considers the two terms -- and the misleading binary they produce -- as political instruments, rather than useful analytical categories. We must reject the empty rhetoric that evokes these concepts and instead elevate the standards of democracy. Democracy should mean truly popular control over both politics and economics. It should require a deeply embedded commitment to public welfare and management of a collective future.Narration, script, and editing by M. --------Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------00:00 - 01:19 Introduction01:20 - 05:19 Problematizing "Democracy" and "Autocracy"05:20 - 06:25 The Importance of Historical Precedent06:26 - 07:46 Rejecting the National Mythos 07:47 - 08:33 Materialism and Overdetermination08:34 - 10:05 Democracy/Autocracy as Political Rhetoric10:06 - 10:39 A Higher Bar for Democracy10:40 - 10:53 Outro
Economic Planning for the Future: An Interview with CibCom The Marxist Project 2023-10-05 | In this video we are joined by guests from CibCom, who will be telling us about cybercommunism and the future of economic planning. How has economic planning evolved over time and what does it have to offer as an alternative to market systems?--------CibCom Links:Website:cibcom.orgMathematics to plan an economy booklet:cibcom.org/mathematics-to-plan-an-economy-an-introduction-to-cyber-socialist-calculationTwitter:twitter.com/cibcomorgEconophysics Server Link:discord.gg/eqFdmcgtcbCibGlobe Server Link: discord.gg/PAFTmhFKEK--------Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------The Marxist Project:Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------00:00 - 03:31 Introductions03:32 - 07:09 Why CibCom?07:10 - 15:55 Economic Planning: Markets and the Alternative15:56 - 19:30 Economic Planning: Mistakes of the Past19:31 - 22:55 Economic Planning: New Directions22:56 - 27:56 The Road Forward27:57 - 31:55 CibCom's Future31:56 - 34:11 Conclusion
Underdevelopment by Design: The Metrics of Unequal Exchange The Marxist Project 2023-08-14 | Having covered unequal exchange before, we consider in this video whether the phenomenon can be measured using real data. Following the seminal work of Andrea Ricci, it is clear that a substantial amount of value leaves the developing world every year. --------Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Reference: Andrea Ricci's "Value and Unequal Exchange in International Trade" (2019).00:00 - 01:23 Background01:24 - 01:37 Intro01:38 - 04:11 Unequal Exchange Recap04:12 - 06:24 Value as a Social Algorithm06:25 - 08:36 The Model in Brief08:37 - 10:57 Highlights of the Findings10:58 - 12:27 Conclusion
Why Didnt the Soviets Automate Their Economy?: Cybernetics in the USSR The Marxist Project 2023-05-13 | The Soviet Union had a chance to computerize and automate its economy. Why did efforts to achieve this vision not succeed? This video covers a brief history of cybernetics in the USSR and offers some explanations for the ultimate demise of automated planning in the Soviet context.--------Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Abramov, Roman Nikolaevich. 2016. “Soviet Technocratic Mythologies as a Form of the ‘Theory of Missed Opportunities:’ On the Example of the History of Cybernetics in the USSR.” Sociology of Science and Technology 8 (2): 61–78.“Computers to Improve Soviet Industrial Management.” 1965. Central Intelligence Agency.Gerovitch, Slava. 2008. “InterNyet: Why the Soviet Union Did Not Build a Nationwide Computer Network.” History and Technology 24 (4): 335-350.Peters, Benjamin. 2016. How Not to Network a Nation: The Uneasy History of the Soviet Internet. The MITPress.Safronov, Alexei Vasilievich. 2020. “Computerization of the Planned Economy in the USSR: Projects of Scientists and the Needs of Practitioners.” Sociology of Science and Technology 11 (3): 22–41.Safronov, Alexei Vasilievich. 2022. “Bureaucratic and Technological Limitations of Computerization of Planning in the USSR.” Economicheskaya Politika 17 (2): 120–45.Trachtenberg, Anna Davidovna. 2006. “The Myth of the Greatness of Electricity Within the Soviet Technocratic Utopia: Glushkov’s ‘OGAS’ [ Миф о Величии Электричества в Рамках Советской Технократической Утопии: «ОГАС» Академика Глушкова.].” Discourse-P 6 (1): 45–47.--------00:00 - 00:48 Background00:49 - 01:01 Intro01:02 - 03:55 A Brief History03:56 - 05:44 Picturing Automated Socialism: Motivations for Automated Planning05:45 - 07:06 Picturing Automated Socialism: EASU07:07 - 10:21 Picturing Automated Socialism: OGAS10:22 - 13:50 What Went Wrong?: The Political13:51 - 15:16 What Went Wrong?: The Technical15:17 - 16:17 What Went Wrong?: A Fundamental Incompatibility?16:18 - 18:29 Conclusion
Growing a Planned Economy: The Logic of Early Soviet Development The Marxist Project 2023-02-19 | This quick video reviews a basic economic model which motivated Soviet development strategy in the early years of industrialization. Details on the model can be found here:themarxistproject.medium.com/the-feldman-model-equations-928b36aa4b4b--------Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Allen, R.C. 2003. Farm to factory: A reinterpretation of the Soviet industrial revolution. Princeton University Press. --------00:00 - 01:29 Introduction01:30 - 02:52 Background02:53 - 04:59 The Model05:00 - 05:42 Drawbacks05:43 - 07:59 Production Possibility Frontier08:00 - 09:53 Conclusion
A Theory of Knowledge | How Marx Broke Up With Hegel The Marxist Project 2023-01-05 | In this video, with the help of Louis Althusser's interpretation of Marx, we will explore how Marx departed from his Hegelian influences. We will challenge the notion that Marx's dialectic is an inversion of Hegel's, and we will consider what the theoretical implications are of Marx's innovations. Full Script Here: themarxistproject.medium.com/a-reflection-on-dialectics-and-how-marx-broke-up-with-hegel-f0a5743089deBecause this is a dense video, the following material is recommended as a supplement to the above discussion:Marx Without Hegel, History Without an End (Essay)medium.com/@themarxistproject/marx-without-hegel-history-without-an-end-44130ed2e44eMarx’s Theory of Transitions (Video)youtu.be/udAkveA2Of8 --------Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Althusser, L. (2005). For Marx (Vol. 2). Verso Books.Althusser, L. (2016). Reading capital: The complete edition. Verso Books.Hunt, E. K. 1979. “The Importance of Thorstein Veblen for Contemporary Marxism.” Journal of Economic Issues 13, no. 1 (March): 113–140.Morfino, Vittorio. (2015). Plural Temporalities: Transindividuality and the Aleatory Between Spinoza and Althusser. Chicago, IL: Haymarket Book.--------00:00 - 03:10 Background03:11 - 03:25 Intro03:26 - 05:45 Definitions05:46 - 10:42 Knowledge Production10:43 - 12:45 Contradictions12:46 - 15:40 Time15:41 - 17:40 Conclusion
Imperialism Today: Unequal Exchange and Globalized Production The Marxist Project 2022-11-14 | How should Marxists revise their understanding of imperialism to fit the major global shifts that have occurred in the past century? How does a highly globalized capitalism extract surplus value from underdeveloped regions of the world? In this video we consider the relevant components for a contemporary theory of imperialism.--------Narration, script, and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Amin, Samir. 2018. Modern Imperialism, Monopoly Finance Capital, and Marx’s Law of Value. New York: Monthly Review Press.Attewell, Paul A. 1984. Radical Political Economy Since the Sixties: A Sociology of Knowledge Analysis. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.Ross, Robert J. S., and Kent C. Trachte. 1990. Global Capitalism: The New Leviathan. SUNY Series in Radical Theory. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.Suwandi, I. Value chains: The new economic imperialism. 2019. Monthly Review Press.Smith, John. 2016. Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century: Globalization, Super-Exploitation, and Capitalism’s Final Crisis. New York, NY: Monthly Review PressAdditional Information:Lenin, V.I. 1917. Империализм как высшая стадия капитализма. [Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]. Zhizn’ i znanie. Marx, Karl. 1991. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Compiled by Friedrich Engels. Translated by David Fernbach. Vol. 3. 3 vols. N.p.: Penguin Group.Kubálková, V., & Cruickshank, A. 2015. Marxism-Leninism and the theory of international relations (Vol. 4). Routledge.--------00:00 - 03:36 Introduction03:37 - 06:49 Dependency Theory06:50 - 14:03 Unequal Exchange14:04 - 17:44 Globalization and Value Chains17:45 - 20:12 Conclusion
Why We Need to Look Beyond Capitalism to Save the Planet The Marxist Project 2022-10-03 | Are there truly viable capitalist solutions to the ecological crisis? What are the limits of market logic and how do they prevent us from saving the biosphere? This video will cover a couple reasons why capitalism cannot be the way forward for life on Earth. Read the full script here:themarxistproject.medium.com/introduction-b8f7ec9e6d6e--------Narration, script, and editing by M. --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Burkett, P. (2009). Marxism and Ecological Economics: Toward a Red and Green Political Economy. Haymarket Books.Williams, C. (2010). Ecology and socialism: Solutions to capitalist ecological crisis. Ha ymarket Books.https://thewire.in/environment/ipcc-warns-that-capitalism-is-unsustainabletheguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/17/recycled-plastic-america-global-crisistheguardian.com/world/2022/sep/09/a-new-way-of-life-the-marxist-post-capitalist-green-manifesto-captivating-japanaljazeera.com/opinions/2022/9/19/degrowth-is-not-austerity-it-is-actually-just-the-opposite --------**FAIR USE**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.00:00 - 02:41 Introduction02:42 - 08:33 The Limits of Market Logic08:34 - 14:00 Are We Trying to Save Capitalism, or the Planet?14:00 - 15:24 Conclusion15:25 - 15:52 Outro
What Words and Their Meanings Tell Us The Marxist Project 2022-08-08 | In the final installment of a three-part series on language, we look at an example of the way words and their meanings are determined by socio-historical forces. In our case study, we see that individuals can come to view the same word as meaning something completely different. Read the full script here:themarxistproject.medium.com/what-words-and-their-meanings-tell-us-9619a9df4fc3--------Narration, script, and editing by M. Thank you to N for reviewing the script.Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Carlucci, A. (2015). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. Haymarket Books.Lecercle, J.-J. (2009). A Marxist Philosophy of Language (G. Elliott, Trans.). Haymarket Books.--------**FAIR USE**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Marxism After Marx | Gramsci: Language and Politics The Marxist Project 2022-08-01 | In the second installment of a three-part series on language, we talk about Gramsci. Though he is largely famous for his theories on hegemony, ideology, and political struggle, Gramsci was also keenly engaged in questions regarding languages. Gramsci, like many of his contemporaries, believed that unification was the direction humanity was headed in -- but the path to getting there would not be straightforward. Moreover, balancing encouragement for integration with protection of minority languages was of the utmost importance to Gramsci (especially since he himself hailed from Sardinia, one of Italy's many distinct regions with its own language). We also look at the early Soviet experience with language policies and Gramsci's evaluation of the Soviet approach. Read the full script here:themarxistproject.medium.com/gramsci-language-and-politics-c07e841b2f88--------Narration, script, and editing by M. Thank you to N for reviewing the script.Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Carlucci, A. (2015). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. Haymarket Books.Lecercle, J.-J. (2009). A Marxist Philosophy of Language (G. Elliott, Trans.). Haymarket Books.--------**FAIR USE**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.00:00 - 02:19 Introduction02:20 - 04:31 Unification and Diversity04:32 - 08:49 Soviet Views and Policies08:49 - 11:01 Language in the Future
A Philosophy of Language The Marxist Project 2022-07-26 | In the first installment of a three-part series, we'll talk about how Marxists might conceptualize language and why such a position provides analytical advantages over more mainstream views. In short, language is not an abstract system of gears, levers, and buttons, but rather a living, material phenomenon that is determined by socio-historical circumstances.In part two, we will consider the overlap between language and politics. In the final part, we will review an example of the way in which languages are socially determined and what implications that has for discourse. Read the script for part one here:themarxistproject.medium.com/a-philosophy-of-language-cd61c73dddf1--------Narration, script, and editing by M. Thank you to N for reviewing the script.Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------References:Carlucci, A. (2015). Gramsci and Languages: Unification, Diversity, Hegemony. Haymarket Books.Lecercle, J.-J. (2009). A Marxist Philosophy of Language (G. Elliott, Trans.). Haymarket Books.--------**FAIR USE**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Music: Маяк - Река00:00 - 01:08 Introduction01:09 - 05:53 The Dominant Philosophy of Language 05:54 - 07:49 Lenin and the Historical Conjuncture07:50 - 13:01 Interpellation and Cultural Hegemony13:02 - 17:15 A Marxist Philosophy of Language
Europes Transition Out of Feudalism | A Marxist Study of Mercantilism The Marxist Project 2022-05-20 | To the extent that it can be subjected to generalizations, mercantilist economic thought was the complex product of a transitional period. The particularities of the mercantilists were developed by the continuities and ruptures of a transitional conjuncture as the feudal mode of production receded into history and the emerging capitalist structure took its place. As such, export-surpluses, bullionism, state regulation, and monopolies were all the prescriptive features of a theoretical attitude driven by commercial competition.Read the script here:themarxistproject.medium.com/a-marxist-study-of-mercantilism-f95e31e885c0--------Narration, script, and editing by MAnimated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Footnote: The definition of “conjuncture” provided by Wolff and Resnick (1979) is useful to our discussion of the mercantilist era: “A conjuncture is the social formation at a specific time and place. When a conjuncture involves the overwhelming masses of the population in one type of class relation, say feudal, then the entire formation takes the name of the primary relation: a feudal social formation. Other types of class relations present in a feudal social formation are secondary. A transitional conjuncture involves a situation where class struggles within and among class relations have developed to a point where a previously secondary class relation seriously threatens to become primary” (10). --------References:Hunt, E. K., and Mark Lautzenheiser. 2011. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Perspective. 3rd ed. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe.Marx, Karl. 1991. Capital: A Critique of Political Economy. Compiled by Friedrich Engels. Translated by David Fernbach. Vol. 3. 3 vols. N.p.: Penguin Group.Mini, Piero. 1974. Philosophy and Economics: The Origins and Development of Economic Theory. Gainesville, FL: University Presses of Florida.Polanyi, Karl. 2001. “The Self-Regulating Market and the Fictitious Commodities: Labor, Land, and Money.” In The Great Transformation, 71–81. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.Resnick, Stephen, and Richard D. Wolff. 1979. “The Theory of Transitional Conjunctures and the Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism in Western Europe.” Review of Radical Political Economics 11 (3): 3-22. doi.org/10.1177/048661347901100302.Wiles, Richard. 1987. “The Development of Mercantilist Economic Thought.” In Pre-Classical Economic Thought: From the Greeks to the Scottish Enlightenment, edited by S. T. Lowry, 147-183. N.p.: Springer, Dordrecht.Wolff, Richard D., Antonino Callari, and Bruce Roberts. 1984. “A Marxian Alternative to the Traditional ‘Transformation Problem.” Review of Radical Political Economics 16 (2/3): 115–35.--------Attribution:Brandenburg Concerto No4-1 BWV1049 - Classical Whimsical by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100303Artist: http://incompetech.com00:00:00 - 00:00:10 Opening00:00:10 - 00:01:32 Introduction00:01:33 - 00:03:49 Background00:03:50 - 00:09:12 Mercantilism00:09:13 - 00:11:23 Theory and Practice: The Mercantilist Experience00:11:24 - 12:00 Conclusion
The Fall of the USSR: The Economy and Other Problems, ft. 1Dime The Marxist Project 2022-04-19 | What was the logic of the Soviet economy, and where did it falter? We discuss this and other problems of the late Soviet era in the second part of our conversation with 1Dime. If you haven't seen the **first part**, check it out here:youtu.be/_3nEZuVMjugThe bonus part will be available to patrons:patreon.com/themarxistproject--------Also, please check out 1Dime's channel:youtube.com/channel/UCQWoY8CkEGeE4t62djCZk-AAnd 1Dime's podcast channel:youtube.com/c/1DimeRadio--------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Reading List:Allen, R. C. (2021). Farm to factory. Princeton University Press.Suny, R. G., Martin, T., & Martin, T. D. (Eds.). (2001). A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin. Oxford University Press.Suny, R. G. (2002). The structure of Soviet history: Essays and documents. Oxford University Press. Siegelbaum, L. H., & Suny, R. G. (Eds.). (1994). Making workers Soviet: power, class, and identity. Cornell University Press.Fitzpatrick, S. (1999). Everyday Stalinism: ordinary life in extraordinary times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s. Oxford University Press, USA.Parenti, M. (1997). Blackshirts and Reds: Rational fascism and the overthrow of communism. City Lights Books.Peters, B. (2016). How not to network a nation: The uneasy history of the Soviet Internet. MIT Press.Gerovitch, S. (2008). InterNyet: why the Soviet Union did not build a nationwide computer network. History and Technology, 24(4), 335-350.Resnick, S. A., & Wolff, R. D. (2013). Class theory and history: Capitalism and communism in the USSR. Routledge.Cockshott, W. P., & Cottrell, A. (2000). Towards a new Socialism.Lewin, M. (2005). The soviet century. Verso.Ticktin, H. H. (1973). Towards a Political Economy of the USSR. Critique: Journal of Socialist Theory, 1(1), 20-41.--------Intro and outro music:Soviet song (1962) - Glory to the ones who look forward! **FAIR USE**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.--------00:00:00 - 00:03:20 Introduction00:03:20 - 00:24:46 Khrushchev and Revision00:24:46 - 00:32:30 Austere Life in Socialism?00:32:30 - 00:37:00 Appeals to the Past 00:37:00 - 00:43:20 (Un)necessary Reforms00:43:20 - 00:51:30 The Logic of the Soviet Economy00:51:30 - 01:04:10 Coercion for Economic Progress01:04:10 - 01:10:00 Stagnation01:10:00 - 01:15:43 Political Shifts01:15:43 - 01:36:28 OGAS and Cybernetics01:36:28 - 01:45:58 Political Rigidity and Barriers to Innovation 01:45:58 - 01:51:39 Irrationality of Reforms01:51:39 - 01:57:12 Criticism01:57:12 - 02:11:45 Economic Inefficiencies02:11:45 - 02:24:45 Reforms (Again)02:24:45 - 02:30:50 Economic Systems02:30:50 - 02:42:42 Glasnost and Authoritarianism02:42:42 - 02:48:10 Readings02:48:10 - 02:51:54 Conclusion
Clans to Classes: How the Soviets Built Kazakhstan The Marxist Project 2022-01-22 | How did early Soviet nationality policies affect the history of Kazakhstan? What might be the legacies of those policies today? This video will cover a brief history of Soviet nation-building and how the (early) Soviet attitudes towards nationalist movements of oppressed groups informed the creation (at times out of nothing) of the Kazakh identity.Read the script here:themarxistproject.medium.com/clans-to-classes-how-the-soviets-built-kazakhstan-e4f13fce2d46--------Narration, script, and editing by MAnimated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------ReferencesDouglas, N. (2001). Nationalizing Backwardness: Gender, Empire, and Uzbek Identity. In A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin (pp. 191-220). Oxford University Press Inc.Edgar, A. L. (2006). Tribal Nation: The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan. Princeton University Press.Martin, T. (2001). An Affirmative Action Empire: The Soviet Union as the Highest Form of Imperialism. In A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin (pp. 67 - 90). Oxford University Press.Payne, M. (2001). The Forge of the Kazakh Proletariat: The Turksib, Nativization, and Industrialization during Stalin's First Five-Year Plan. In A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-Making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin (pp. 223 - 252). Oxford University Press Inc.Payne, M. J. (2001). Stalin's Railroad: Turksib and the Building of Socialism. University of Pittsburgh Press.Suny, R. G., Martin, T., & Martin, T. D. (Eds.). (2001). A State of Nations: Empire and Nation-making in the Age of Lenin and Stalin. Oxford University Press.Ubiria, G. (2016). Soviet Nation-building in Central Asia: The Making of the Kazakh and Uzbek Nations. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakhstan-detains-almost-10000-over-deadly-unrest-2022-01-11 theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/08/inequality-protest-authoritarian-kazakh-government --------**FAIR USE**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
The Fate of the Commune: Decollectivization in China The Marxist Project 2021-12-04 | Did the reforms in the 80s save Chinese agriculture? What were the origins of the reforms and how did they affect what was already in place? In this video, we will talk specifically about the dissolution of the Chinese agricultural commune. We will challenge the dominant narrative that collective agriculture was untenable and that its abolition was spurred on by popular opposition. Obviously, the history of Chinese agriculture cannot be captured in a single video. Our purpose here is not to offer a sweeping, affirmative judgement of one system over another. What this video will hopefully shed light on is the notion that collective agriculture was replaced by something significantly more "efficient" or robust. --------Narration, script, and editing by MAnimated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Sources:Eisenman, Joshua. 2018. Red China's Green Revolution: Technological Innovation, Institutional Change, and Economic Development Under the Commune. N.p.: Columbia University Press.Xu, Zhun. 2018. From Commune to Capitalism: How China’s Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty. N.p.: Monthly Review Press.monthlyreview.org/2020/10/01/revisiting-collectivism-and-rural-governance-in-chinascmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3024786/chinas-economic-achievements-over-past-70-years-point-strong-future reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-landrights/china-loosens-land-transfer-rules-to-spur-larger-more-efficient-farms-idUSKBN12Y09F http://www.china.org.cn/china/third_plenary_session/2013-11/13/content_30581900.htm https://www.card.iastate.edu/ag_policy_review/article/?a=78 fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC192850 --------**FAIR USE**Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research.Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
What is to be Read? - Episode 1: Fully Automated Luxury Communism The Marxist Project 2021-10-17 | In the first episode of "What is to be Read?" we look at Aaron Bastani's "Fully Automated Luxury Communism." We talk about the book's central themes and offer some of our thoughts on the arguments presented by Bastani.--------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Discussion by C and M.Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------00:00 - 01:05 Introduction01:06 - 15:30 Summary15:31 - 21:32 Communism21:33 - 33:54 Capitalism, Automation, and the Third Disruption33:55 - 39:49 Post-Scarcity in Energy39:50 - 44:38 Post-Scarcity in Resources44:39 - 50:50 Post-Scarcity in Health50:51 - 59:30 Some Limitations (and Other Reflections)59:31 - 01:16:10 Political Directions1:16:11 - 1:20:48 Markets vs. Planning1:20:49 - 1:25:35 Final Thoughts--------Video mentioned in the discussion:youtube.com/watch?v=yNzQ_sLGIuA&ab_channel=MedlifeCrisis
Should Workers Get the Full Value of their Labour? | Marx’s Critique of Value The Marxist Project 2021-08-20 | Is equitable distribution of value one of Marx's central propositions? Or did Marx's critique of the capitalist mode of production indicate a more radical departure from work as we know it?--------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Many thanks to Renée (Robot Uprising Supporter) for writing this script! Thank you to Val and Elasmodon for reviewing the scripts and providing important inputs. Narration by Z.Visuals and editing by M. Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Sources:• Marx, Karl. “Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 1.” PenguinClassics, 1992.• Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich. “Capital: A Critique of Political Economy,Vol. 3.” Penguin Classics, 1993.• Marx, Karl. “Critique of the Gotha program.” 1975.• Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich. “The Economic and PhilosophicManuscripts of 1844 and the Communist Manifesto.” Prometheus Books,2009.• Marx, Karl & Engels, Friedrich. “Collected Works, Vol. 25: Anti-Dühring,Dialectics of Nature.” International Publishers, 1987
Marxism After Marx: Richard Wolff The Marxist Project 2021-06-18 | In this video we are going look over some highlights of Richard Wolff's academic works. The Marxist professor has received a lot of attention in recent years, largely due to his captivating speeches and online engagement. Nevertheless, many remain unaware of the contributions Wolff has made to various areas of Marxist theory. The objective of this video is to shed light on some of Wolff's major inputs in Marxist discourse.Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/marxism-after-marx-richard-wolff-class-analysis-epistemology-and-value-theory-6a8e6054b387--------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.Intro music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan --------Sources and Further ReadingResnick, S., & Wolff, R. (1979). The theory of transitional conjunctures and the transition from feudalism to capitalism in Western Europe. Review of Radical Political Economics, 11(3), 3-22.Resnick, S. A., & Wolff, R. D. (1982a). Marxist epistemology: The critique of economic determinism. Social Text, (6), 31-72.Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (1982b). A Reformulation of Marxian theory and historical analysis. The Journal of Economic History, 42(1), 53-59.Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (1992). Everythingism, or better still, overdetermination. New Left Review, 124-124.Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2001). Empire and class analysis. Rethinking Marxism, 13(3-4), 61-69.Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2004). Dialectics and class in Marxian economics: David Harvey and beyond. New School Economic Review, 1(1).Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2006). New departures in Marxian theory. Routledge.Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2010). The economic crisis: A Marxian interpretation. Rethinking Marxism, 22(2), 170-186.Resnick, S., & Wolff, R. (2013a). On overdetermination and Althusser: Our response to Silverman and Park. Rethinking Marxism, 25(3), 341-349.Resnick, S. A., & Wolff, R. D. (2013b). Marxism. Rethinking Marxism, 25(2), 152-162.Wolff, R. D., Callari, A., & Roberts, B. (1984). A Marxian Alternative to the Traditional" Transformation Problem". Review of Radical Political Economics, 16(2-3), 115-135.Wolff, R. D., Roberts, B., & Callari, A. (1982). Marx's (not Ricardo's)‘transformation problem’: a radical reconceptualization. History of Political Economy, 14(4), 564-58200:00 - 02:50 Introduction02:51 - 07:07 Overdetermination07:08 - 10:59 Epistemology11:00 - 13:12 Class Analysis13:13 - 23:19 Value Theory (Transformation Problem)23:20 - 24:28 Conclusion
Fundamentals of Marx: Three Circuits of Industrial Capital The Marxist Project 2021-05-25 | [REUPLOAD]Marx considered industrial capital -- capital engaged in the production of commodities -- from the perspective of three different circuits: the money circuit, the productive circuit, and the commodity circuit. In this video, we will look at each of these circuits, how they relate to each other, and their relationship with industrial capital as a whole. For more on this topic, see Marx's "Capital: Volume 2" (the primary source used for the video).Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/fundamentals-of-marx-three-circuits-of-industrial-capital-aa17df7f4747--------Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/themarxistpro...Twitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.--------Background Music:Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-...Artist: http://incompetech.com
Ukraines Nazi Problem The Marxist Project 2021-04-18 | The purpose of this video is to familiarize the viewer with the far right movement in Ukraine and the relevant historical/political context. What is the history of Ukrainian right-wing extremism and what does it look like today? Disclaimer: Certain information and content will not be linked to the original source to avoid giving far-right groups any form of online traffic. 0:00 Introduction2:39 Historical & Geopolitical Context8:30 Maidan11:04 Key Players21:28 The Future--------Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Sources:Rudling, P. A. (2011). The OUN, the UPA and the Holocaust: A Study in the Manufacturing of Historical Myths. The Carl Beck Papers in Russian and East European Studies, (2107).Rudling, P. A. (2012). Anti-Semitism and the extreme right in contemporary Ukraine. Mammone, Godin, and Jenkins. Mapping the Extreme Right in Contemporary Europe, 189-205.Rudling, P. A. (2016). The cult of Roman Shukhevych in Ukraine: Myth making with complications. Fascism, 5(1), 26-65.Katchanovski, I. (2019). The far right, the Euromaidan, and the Maidan massacre in Ukraine. Journal of Labor and Society.jpost.com/diaspora/fifa-urged-to-take-action-after-stadium-renamed-for-nazi-collaborator-662274 theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/20/ukraine-decommunisation-law-soviet https://carnegie.ru/commentary/81054http://archive.md/cXDj2 ohchr.org/Documents/Countries/UA/Ukraine_13th_HRMMU_Report_3March2016.pdf wsws.org/en/articles/2014/09/11/ukra-s11.html bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2019/07/16/ukrainian-far-right-extremists-receive-state-funds-to-teach-patriotism https://glavnoe.ua/news/n350448-v-harkove-otkrylsja-pervyj-nacionalisticheskij-hab time.com/5926750/azov-far-right-movement-facebook https://ctc.usma.edu/the-nexus-between-far-right-extremists-in-the-united-states-and-ukraine/ refworld.org/docid/57b6d7424.html http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2015/05/05/in-the-battle-between-ukraine-and-russian-separatists-shady-private-armies-take-the-field theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/10/azov-far-right-fighters-ukraine-neo-nazis
Fundamentals of Marx: Theory of Ground Rent The Marxist Project 2021-04-11 | This video will cover the basics of Marx's theory of ground rent. We will go over differential rent I and II, absolute rent, and composition of capital. Read the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/marxs-theory-of-ground-rent-9495bcb93198--------Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.--------Background Music:Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806Artist: http://incompetech.com--------Sources:Bhattacharya, R., & Seda-Irizarry, I. J. (2017). Problematizing the Global Economy: Financialization and the “Feudalization” of Capital. Economics, Knowledge, and Class: Marxism Without Guarantees, Routledge, 329-45.Harvey, D. (2018). The limits to capital. Verso books.Fine, B. (1979). On Marx's theory of agricultural rent. Economy and Society, 8(3), 241-278.Marx, K. (1990). Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (Vol. 1). Penguin Books.Marx, K. (1991). Capital: A Critique of Political Economy (Vol. 3). Penguin Books.Rotta, T. N., & Teixeira, R. A. (2015). The autonomisation of abstract wealth: new insights on the labour theory of value. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 40(4), 1185-1201.
Marxism After Marx: Geopolitical Economy The Marxist Project 2021-03-07 | The notion that our world is becoming increasingly interconnected carries across multiple disciplines and theories. The strength of this interconnectivity is the subject of considerable debate. Has capital rendered the nation-state obsolete? Or do international politics still largely manifest themselves as tensions between distinct sovereign bodies? If there is a transnational capital, what does it look like? Does the presence of a transnational capital engender a transnational capitalist class? These questions are crucial if we are to lay out a model for how capitalism works on the world stage. (Sources are below)00:00 Introduction02:57 Non-Marxian Schools of IR05:41 The State in Global Political Economy11:20 Power Dynamics16:11 Financialization19:23 Capitalism's Frontiers21:38 Conclusion/SummaryRead the full script here: themarxistproject.medium.com/marxism-after-marx-geopolitical-economy-2bcd7c8d23bd--------Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.--------Sources:Bhattacharya, R., & Seda-Irizarry, I. J. (2017). Problematizing the global economy: Financialization and the “feudalization” of capital. Economics, Knowledge, and Class: Marxism Without Guarantees (pp. 329 - 345). Routledge.Chesnais, F. (2019). Finance capital today: Corporations and banks in the lasting global slump. Haymarket Books.Gartzke, E. (2007). The Capitalist Peace. American Journal of Political Science, 51(1), 166-191. Gartzke, E., Li, Q., & Boehmer, C. (2001). Investing in the peace: Economic interdependence and international conflict. International organization, 55(2), 391-438.Harvey, D. (2010). The right to the city: From capital surplus to accumulation by dispossession. Accumulation by dispossession, 17-32.Hegre, H., Oneal, J. R., & Russett, B. (2010). Trade does promote peace: New simultaneous estimates of the reciprocal effects of trade and conflict. Journal of Peace Research, 47(6), 763-774.Keohane, R. (1986). “Realism, Neorealism and the Study of World Politics.” In Neorealism and Its Critics. Edited by Robert Keohane. New York: Columbia University Press.Lenin, V.I. (1917). Империализм как высшая стадия капитализма. [Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]. Zhizn’ i znanie. Robinson, W. I. (2010). Beyond the theory of imperialism: Global capitalism and the transnational state. In A. Anievas (Ed.), Marxism and world politics: Contesting global capitalism (pp.61 - 76). New York, NY: Routledge.Scott, J. M., Ralph C.G., and Cooper D.A.. (2016). International Relations. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.Souva, M., & Prins, B. (2006). The liberal peace revisited: The role of democracy, dependence, and development in militarized interstate dispute initiation, 1950–1999. International Interactions, 32(2), 183-200.Smith, T. (2009). Globalisation: A systematic Marxian account. Haymarket Books.Ten Brink, T. (2015). Global political economy and the modern state system. Haymarket Books.Teschke, B. and Lacher, H. (2010) The changing ‘logics’ of capitalist competition. In A. Anievas (Ed.), Marxism and world politics: Contesting global capitalism (pp.27 - 41). New York, NY: Routledge.
Fundamentals of Marx: A Theory of Transitions The Marxist Project 2021-01-25 | Is Marx's theory of history linear or deterministic? How do transitions between modes of production actually occur according to Marx and what can that tell us about the dynamics at play in transhistorical development?In this episode we dive into a close reading of several passages from Marx which suggest that his theory of transitions is not linear but rather complex and heterogeneous. --------Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Narration by "P"(Check out P's podcast! bit.ly/HellworldPodcast)Script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.--------Background Music:Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806Artist: http://incompetech.com--------Further Reading/Source Material:Althusser, L., Balibar, E., Roger, E., Pierre, M., & Jacques, R. (2016). Reading capital: The complete edition. Brooklyn: Verso.Chibber, V. (2011). What is living and what is dead in the Marxist theory of history. Historical Materialism, 19(2), 60-91.Marx, K., Engels, F., Mandel, E., & Fernbach, D. (1991). Capital: A critique of political economy. London: Penguin Books in association with New Left Review.Marx, K., Engels, F., & Lenin, V. I. (1972). On Historical Materialism: A Collection. Moscow: Progress. Sourced: marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1890/letters/90_09_21.htm
Fundamentals of Marx: Simple and Expanded Reproduction The Marxist Project 2020-12-19 | In Volume 2 of Capital, Marx introduced several schemas and tables that were designed to represent his model of reproduction on a social scale. To get a better sense for how both simple and expanded reproduction work in Marx's theory, we will go over the relevant mechanisms and dynamics.--------Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject--------Narration, script, and video graphics by "M." Animated intro by Jack, co-host of the Auxiliary Statements podcast @AuxStatements on Twitter.--------Background music from ToastedTomatoes:ToastedTomatoes YT Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCiEQkHW4YKFyozSaxteUiygTwitter: twitter.com/toastedtomatoesBandcamp: http://toastedtomatoes.bandcamp.com--------Further Reading/Source Material:Marx, K., Engels, F., Mandel, E., Fernbach, D., & Marx, K. (1990). Capital: A critique of political economy (Vol. 2). London: Penguin Books in association with New Left Review. [See Chapters 18, 20, 21](Thank you to the people who pointed at the error in the first upload!)
Fundamentals of Marx: Circulation and Turnover of Capital The Marxist Project 2020-11-26 | This video focuses on the important concepts of circulation and turnover of capital as they are presented in Marx's second volume of "Capital." Both circulation and turnover add considerable depth to Marx's model and must be considered when making broad macroeconomic analyses.Narration by "P" (Check out P's podcast! bit.ly/HellworldPodcast)Script, graphics, and editing by "M"Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProjectBackground Music:Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806Artist: http://incompetech.com
Elections, Imperialism, and the Left: Revolutionary Lumpen Radio, International Leftist Library The Marxist Project 2020-11-19 | The International Leftist Library hosted a special Revolutionary Lumpen Radio episode on its server in celebration of reaching 1000 members! The Marxist Project was invited to join in the discussion. In the episode, we cover a variety of political and social topics, as well as a little bit of personal background.You can listen to the episode on RLR's website:lumpen.libsyn.comPlease check out Revolutionary Lumpen Radio!Support: Patreon.com/LumpenPodcastWebsite is: Lumpen.Libsyn.comTwitter: @Lumpen_Radio Instagram: @ShibbysIGCheck out TheZenMarxist's (co-host of RLR) channel, there is a lot of great content there:youtube.com/channel/UCfTM9_PEg80d9H3ccZmCwgwThank you to the International Leftist Library for hosting this RLR episode! ILL is a fantastic server if you're looking for sources, books, data, and any other leftist-related information. Please check out their Discord server here: discord.gg/8A4XCq9
Election Meddling and US Imperialism The Marxist Project 2020-11-04 | In this hastily-put-together video, we look at a brief history of American interference in the politics of sovereign nations and challenge the hypocrisy of US complaints regarding election meddling. Writing, editing, and narration by M. Music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProjectSources:Dov H. Levin. “When the Great Power Gets a Vote: The Effects of Great Power Electoral Interventions on Election Results.” Int Stud Q 2016; 60 (2): 189-202.Ball, James. “NSA Monitored Calls of 35 World Leaders after US Official Handed over Contacts.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 25 Oct. 2013, www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/24/nsa-surveillance-world-leaders-calls. Kedmey, Dan. “Snowden Leak: National Security Agency Allowed to Spy on 193 Countries.”Time, Time, 1 July 2014, time.com/2945037/nsa-surveillance-193-countries/.Gordts, Eline. “Iraq Death Toll Reaches 500,000 Since Start Of U.S.-Led Invasion.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 15 Oct. 2013, www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/15/iraq-death-toll_n_4102855.html.Rummel R. J., “Vietnam Democide: Estimates, Sources, and Caculations”, Retrieved August 10, 2017 from http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/SOD.TAB6.1A.GIF.Morris, Brett S. “Nixon and the Cambodian Genocide.” Jacobin, 27 Apr. 2015, www.jacobinmag.com/2015/04/khmer-rouge-cambodian-genocide-united-statesIbid.Ehrlich, Richard S. “US 'Enthusiastically Participated' in Genocide.” Bangkok Post , Post Publishing PCL., 27 Apr. 2014, www.bangkokpost.com/print/406805/.Kwok, Yenni. “Indonesia Haunted by 1965-66 Killings, 50 Years Later.” Time, Time, 29 Sept. 2015, time.com/4055185/indonesia-anticommunist-massacre-holocaust-killings-1965“US, France Backed Convicted Chad Dictator.” Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch, 28 June 2016, www.hrw.org/news/2016/06/28/us-france-backed-convicted-chad-dictator.Zenko, Micah. “The Big Lie About the Libyan War.” Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy, 18 Apr. 2016, foreignpolicy.com/2016/03/22/libya-and-the-myth-of-humanitarian-intervention/.Chengu, Garikai. “Libya: From Africa’s Richest State Under Gaddafi, to Failed State After NATO Intervention.” Global Research, Center for Research on Globalization, 19 Oct. 2014, www.globalresearch.ca/libya-from-africas-richest-state-under-gaddafi-to-failed-state-after-nato-intervention/5408740."Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXIII, Congo, 1960–1968 - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-10.Prados, John (2006). Safe for Democracy: The Secret Wars of the CIA. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. pp. 280–282.Campbell, Duncan. “638 Ways to Kill Castro.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 2 Aug. 2006, www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/03/cuba.duncancampbell2.Zunes, Stephen. “U.S. Intervention in Bolivia.” The Huffington Post, TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 Sept. 2008, www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-zunes/us-intervention-in-bolivi_b_127528.html.Bernish, Claire. “Media Ignores US Rigging of Russia's Elections As CIA Struggles to Prove Russian Hacking.” The Free Thought Project, Thefreethoughproject.com, 14 Dec. 2016, thefreethoughtproject.com/us-rigging-russia-election-cia-struggles/.Kramer/Moscow, Michael. “Rescuing Boris.” Time, Time Inc., 15 July 1996, content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,984833-3,00.html.Bershidsky, Leonid. “Why Some U.S. Ex-Spies Don't Buy the Russia Story.” Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg, 10 Aug. 2017, www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-10/why-some-u-s-ex-spies-don-t-buy-the-russia-story.This channel does not
Introduction to Marxism: Talk and Q&A in the International Leftist Library The Marxist Project 2020-10-26 | A minimally edited recording of a talk by M from The Marxist Project on the Discord server "International Leftist Library." The topic of the discussion was a basic overview of various elements of Marxist theory. The talk was followed by some questions from the audience. Thank you to the International Leftist Library for hosting this event! ILL is a fantastic server if you're looking for sources, books, data, and any other leftist-related information. Please check out their Discord server here: discord.gg/8A4XCq9Contribute to The Marxist Project on Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject
Fundamentals of Marx: The Commodity (REUPLOAD) The Marxist Project 2020-10-25 | This is a reupload of the first video in the Fundamentals of Marx Series. In this video, we discuss Marx's concept of the commodity. Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProjectNarration by "Z"Script, editing, and graphics by "M"Background Music:Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100806Artist: http://incompetech.com
Marxism After Marx: Critical Consciousness and the Pedagogy of the Oppressed The Marxist Project 2020-10-04 | In this video we will look at Paulo Freire's most popular and influential work: Pedagogy of the Oppressed. We will cover the ideas of conscientização (critical consciousness), dialogics and antidialogics, libertatian education, and humanization. This video is best understood in tandem with Freire's book, which is short and very powerfully written, so please consider reading it!Script, narration, and graphics by "M." Music: Буран - Воскрешение (PPK cover)Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter:twitter.com/MarxistProject
Fundamentals of Marx: Fixed and Fluid Capital The Marxist Project 2020-09-08 | In this brief video we go over fixed and fluid capital as concepts in Marxist economics. How did Marx define and operationalize these terms? What are the differences between fixed and fluid capital and where do they belong in the process of accumulation? For more on this topic, see Marx's "Capital: Volume 2" (the primary source for used for the video).Script, graphics, and editing by "M"Narration by "P" Become a Patron:patreon.com/themarxistproject(Check out P's podcast! bit.ly/HellworldPodcast)
The Fate of Belarus The Marxist Project 2020-08-16 | Belarus is facing a national crisis that has been coming for many decades. How did the Eastern European country arrive to this crossroads and what are its prospects for the future?To tackle this question we will look at the history of the formation of Belarusian national identity in the Soviet era. We will examine how Soviet policies towards nationalism shifted and in turn affected Belarus' development as a young nation. Script, editing, narration, and visuals by "M"Music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristanAdditional tracks used:Track 1: Poisoned Rose (YT Audio Library)Track 2: Midnight Prophet (YT Audio Library)Track 4: From Russia with Love (YT Audio Library)Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectSources:Lamont, Corliss. The Peoples of the Soviet Union. Harcourt, NY: Brace and Company, 1946.Lenin, V.I. The State and Revolution. Penguin Books, 1992.Lubachko, Ivan S. Belorussia: Under Soviet Rule, 1917--1957. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1972.Marples, David R. “History and politics in post-Soviet Belarus.” In Contemporary Belarus: Between Democracy and Dictatorship, edited by Elena A. Korosteleva, Colin W. Lawson and Rosalind J. Marsh, 21-33. London, UK: RoutledgeCurzon, 2003. Marx, Karl. “Critique of the Gotha Programme.” In Essential Writings of Karl Marx. St.Petersburg, FL: Red and Black Publishers, 2010. Rudling, Per Anders. “Belarus in the Lukashenka Era: National Identity and Relations with Russia.” In Europe's last frontier?: Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine between Russia and the European Union, edited by Oliver Schmidtke and Serhy Yekelchyk, 55-77. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.Titarenko, Larissa G. “Globalisation, Nationalism and Ethnic Relations in Belarus/” In Ethnicity and Nationalism in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States, edited by Christopher Williams and Thanasis D. Sfikas, 150-183. Hants, England: Ashgate Publishing, 1999.Williams, Christopher. “The National Question and Nationalism in the Former USSR, 1917-91.” In Ethnicity and Nationalism in Russia, the CIS and the Baltic States, edited by Christopher Williams and Thanasis D. Sfikas, 24-39. Hants, England: Ashgate Publishing, 1999.World Bank. Belarus: Prices, Markets, and Enterprise Reform. The World Bank, 1997.
Women in the Political Sphere of Stalins Soviet Union The Marxist Project 2020-08-10 | What did the participation of women in Soviet politics look like? To what degree were women involved in administrative, managerial, and political functions? Did women achieve political equality with men, or did old structures of discrimination and exclusion remain? We will be considering these questions in this video, focusing specifically on the so-called Stalin Era to determine the dynamic evolution of women's roles in early and mid Soviet politics.Become a patron:patreon.com/themarxistprojectTwitter: twitter.com/MarxistProjectScript and video/audio editing by "M"Narration by "C"Animation by "V"Music:From Aleksey Mazhukov & VIO-66 - Music For RecreationTrack 1: Paraphrase On Themes Of I. Dunayevsky's Song From The Film "Volga-Volga"Track 2: Forgive MeWorks Cited:Attwood, Lynn.“Rationality versus Romanticism: Representatives of Women in the Stalinist Press,” in Gender in Russian History and Culture, ed. Linda Edmondson,158-176. New York: Palgrave Publishers, 2001.Bridger, Sue. “The Heirs of Pasha: the Rise and Fall of the Soviet Woman Tractor Driver,” in Gender in Russian History and Culture, ed. Linda Edmondson, 194-211. New York: Palgrave Publishers, 2001.Engel, B. A., and Posadskaya-Vanderbeck, A. A Revolution of their Own: Voices of Women in Soviet History (Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1998), 101-116; 132-154. Fitzpatrick, S., and Slezkine, Y. (Eds.). In the Shadow of Revolution: Life Stories of Russian Women from 1917 to the Second World War (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000), 305-321; 342-349; 391-393.Васильева, Л.Е. “Политическая активность женщин в СССР в послевоенные годы (на материалах Саратовской области),” Известия Саратовского университета, 8, № 2 (2008): 60 - 64. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/v/politicheskaya-aktivnost-zhenschin-v-sssr-v-poslevoennye-gody-na-materialah-saratovskoy-oblastiВдовина, А.А. “Повышение роли и авторитета женщин в общественно-политической жизни Уральского региона в период Великой Отечественной войны,” Вестник Оренбургского государственного университета, № 1 (2014): 8-14. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/povyshenie-roli-i-avtoriteta-zhenschin-v-obschestvenno-politicheskoy-zhizni-uralskogo-regiona-v-period-velikoy-otechestvennoy-voynyБольшакова, О.В. “2009.02.023. Букер г. Женщины, бюрократия и повседневная жизнь в послевоенной Москве, 1945-1953. Bucher G. women, the bureaucracy and daily life in postwar Moscow, 1945-1953. - boulder: East European monographs, 2006. - x, 217," Социальные и гуманитарные науки. Отечественная и зарубежная литература. Серия 5: История. Реферативный журнал, № 2 (2009): 117 - 121. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/v/2009-02-023-buker-g-zhenschiny-byurokratiya-i-povsednevnaya-zhizn-v-poslevoennoy-moskve-1945-1953-bucher-g-women-the-bureaucracy-and-dailyМорева, Е.Н. & Шевцова, О.Н. “Патерналистская политика советского государства в решении социальных проблем женщин в 50-80-е гг. XX В. На примере Алтайского края,” Известия Алтайского государственного университета, 3, № 4, (2009): 138 - 139. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/v/paternalistskaya-politika-sovetskogo-gosudarstva-v-reshenii-sotsialnyh-problem-zhenschin-v-50-80-e-gg-xx-v-na-primere-altayskogo-krayaА.В. Петров & Ю.В. Кокорева, “Развитие института правового статуса женщин в советской России через призму женского движения: политико-правовой аспект,” Вестник Нижегородского университета им. Н.И. Лобачевского, № 4 (2009): 237 - 243. Accessed April 8, 2018, https://cyberleninka.ru/article/n/razvitie-instituta-pravovogo-statusa-zhenschin-v-sovetskoy-rossii-cherez-prizmu-zhenskogo-dvizheniya-politiko-pravovoy-aspekt
Lenin in Five Minutes: The National Question The Marxist Project 2020-04-22 | In this installment of Lenin in Five Minutes, we consider the so-called "national question." What is the Leninist interpretation of nationalism and what role do nationalist movements played in the broader socialist project?The original script for this video was written by "S" and edited by "S" and "M" together. "S" also produced much of the graphics for this video and the new intro animation in recent videos. Support the project on Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistprojectJoin the Discord server: discord.gg/mQJVyfqSources:marxists.org/history/erol/1960-1970/plreplytocritics.htmmarxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/works/1913/03.htmmarxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1916/jan/x01.htm
Soviet Famine of 1932: An Overview The Marxist Project 2020-04-12 | This video will look at the events surrounding the infamous Soviet famine of 1932, which many have interpreted as a deliberate Bolshevik tactic to attack dissidents. Some even believe that the famine was nothing short of a genocide against the Ukrainian people. Looking at *non-Marxist* scholars, the conclusion can only be that no evidence exists to support the so-called "political interpretation." Support the project on Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistprojectJoin the Discord server: discord.gg/mQJVyfqSources:Davies, R.W., & Wheatcroft, S.G. (2006). Stalin and the Soviet famine of 1932-33: A reply to Ellman. Europe-Asia Studies, vol 58, No.4, pp.625-633. Ellman, M. (2005). The role of leadership perceptions and of intent in the Soviet famine of 1931-1934. Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 57. No. 6, pp.823-841. Ellman, M. (2007). Stalin and the Soviet famine of 1932-33 revisited. Europe-Asia Studies, vol 59, No.4, pp. 663 - 693. Kuromiya, H. (2008). The Soviet Famine of 1932-33 Reconsidered. Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 60. No. 4, pp.663-675. Tauger, M.B. (2006). Arguing from errors: On certain issues in Robert Davies’ and Stephen Wheatcroft’s analysis of the 1932 Soviet grain harvest and the Great Soviet famine of 1931-1933. Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 973-984. Wheatcroft, S.G. (2007). On continuing to misunderstand arguments: Response to Mark Tauger. Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 847-868Кабанов, В.Г. (2011). Зерновые ссуды во время голода 1932 1933 гг. В СССР. Известия Пензенского государственного педагогического университета им. В.Г. Белинского, (23).Кондрашин, В. В. (2009). Голод 1932-1933 годов общая трагедия народов СССР. Известия Пензенского государственного педагогического университета им. В.Г. Белинского, (15).Кондрашин В. В. (2010). Голод 1932 – 1933 гг. в Российской Федерации (РСФСР). Журнал российских и восточноевропейских исторических исследований, (1), 6-20.Леконцев, О. Н. (2010). Причины и последствия голода 1932-1933 гг. (на материалах Кировской области и Удмуртской Республики). Вестник Самарского государственного университета, (81), 170-173.Назаренко Н. Н., & Башкин А. В. (2016). Экспорт зерновых начала 30-х гг. Хх В. В контексте голода 1932-1933 гг. Новейшая история России, 3, (17), 105-120.Назаренко Н. Н., & Башкин А. В. (2019). Сорная растительность, болезни и вредители как факторы голода 1932--1933 годов. Самарский научный вестник, 8, 1 (26), 186-193.Music:Маяк - Выше звёзд
How Defeating Trump Saves Capitalism The Marxist Project 2020-03-22 | The Democratic Party is using the "Defeat Trump" argument to divert political discourse away from a critical examination of capitalism. Support the project on Patreon: patreon.com/themarxistprojectJoin the Discord server: discord.gg/mQJVyfqMusic:Danse Macabre - Camille Saint-SaensTMP Vol.2 - Charles Tristan soundcloud.com/charles-tristan8080 - PRIRODAsoundcloud.com/priroda89
Marxism After Marx: Reification The Marxist Project 2020-02-16 | In this video we'll be looking at Georgy Lukacs' concept of reification. If you haven't watched the video on alienation and the video on commodity fetishism, consider watching them first, as reification builds on and uses those concepts. Music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan Help the project:patreon.com/themarxistprojectJoin the collective: discord.gg/mQJVyfq
Fundamentals of Marx: Alienation The Marxist Project 2020-01-19 | What did Marx mean when he talked about alienation? What does it mean to be alienated and what are humans even alienated from in class society? In this episode of the Fundamentals of Marx we will briefly deal with what alienation was for Marx and what kind of implications it has for understanding how the world works. Music by Charles Tristan:soundcloud.com/charles-tristan Patreon:patreon.com/themarxistprojectOther Sources (not referenced in the video):"Alienation" by Sean Sayers, in Brennan, D. M., Kristjanson-Gural, D., Mulder, C. P., & Olsen, E. K. (Eds.). (2017). Routledge Handbook of Marxian Economics. Taylor & Francis.Althusser, L. (1964). “Marxism and Humanism” in Cahiers de l’I.S.E.A.
Capitalist Mythology: Free Markets, The State, and Primitive Accumulation The Marxist Project 2019-12-19 | Are the state and the market really at odds? Is real capitalism only possible without limited government? This video delves into some of the myths surrounding the relationship of the state and the market.Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectJoin the Discord server: discord.gg/mQJVyfqSources:Saad Filho, A., & Fine, B. (2010). Marx's capital. Pluto Press.Brennan, D. M., Kristjanson-Gural, D., Mulder, C. P., & Olsen, E. K. (Eds.). (2017). Routledge Handbook of Marxian Economics. Taylor & Francis. Tsie, Balefi. The Political Economy of Botswana in SADCC. Sapes Books, 1995.Parson, Jack. “Cattle, Class and the State in Rural Botswana.” Journal of Southern African Studies 7, no. 2 (1981): 236–55. Clover, J. (2003). Botswana: Future prospects and the need for broad-based development Darkoh, M. B., & Mbaiwa, J. E. (2002). Globalisation and the livestock industry in Botswana. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 23(2), 149-166.Also, see the Primitive Accumulation section in Marx's Capital (Vol.1).
How Freedom Came to Russia The Marxist Project 2019-11-24 | The whole story of how freedom and markets came to Russia, and what happened afterwards. Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectJoin the Discord server: discord.gg/mQJVyfqSources:Wedel, J.R. (1998). “The Harvard Boys Do Russia.” The Nation. thenation.com/article/harvard-boys-do-russiaШенин, С. Ю. (2010). Джеффри сакс и американская помощь постсоветской России: случай «Другой анатомии». Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия. Серия История. Международные отношения, 10 (1), 99-107.Tarasova, Y.A., Bolshakova, L.S., Yasenitsky, I.A., and Larionova, M.B. (2016). “The American aid to the Russian reforms at the end of the Twentieth Century.” International Journal of Environmental & Science Education. Vol 11, No. 15, p. 7703-7714. Mickiewicz, E.P. & Shepley, J.R. (1999). Changing Channels: Television and the Struggle for Power in Russia. Duke University Press p.126 books.google.com/books?id=aCNQ4oWKAPsC&pg=PA126#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2018-10-04/yeltsin-shelled-russian-parliament-25-years-ago-us-praised-superb-handlingSciolino, E. (1993). Showdown in Moscow; U.S. supports move by Russian leader to break deadlock. New York Times. Popov, V. & Sundaram, J.K. (2017). What explains the Post-Soviet Russian economic collapse? The Wire. Bernish, C. (2016). “Media Ignores US Rigging of Russia's Elections As CIA Struggles to Prove Russian Hacking.” The Free Thought Project. Kramer, M. (1996). “Rescuing Boris.” Time, Time Inc. content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,984833-3,00.html.Сухова, О. А. (2012). История приватизации в России: некоторые результаты научной рефлексии. Известия Пензенского государственного педагогического университета им. В.Г. Белинского, (27), 1019-1023.Бодрова Елена Владимировна (2015). Причины деиндустриализации РФ в переходный период: спорные проблемы. Вестник Сургутского государственного педагогического университета, (5 (38)), 160-165.markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/russia-economy-facts-2019-4-1028116037#oil-and-gas-make-up-59-of-russia-s-exports4Батманов Данила Игоревич, & Капкаев Юнер Шамильевич (2017). Проблемы деиндустриализации и реиндустриализации в российской экономике. Вестник Челябинского государственного университета, (2 (398)), 58-64.Хайрулина Яна Рамильевна, Душин Алексей Владимирович, & Ляпцев Геннадий Александрович (2016). Деиндустриализация российской экономики: проблемы и возможности. Известия Уральского государственного горного университета, (4 (44)), 80-83.Бодрова, Е. В., & Калинов, В. В. (2014). Деиндустриализация России в 90-е гг. Как фактор торможения современных модернизационных процессов. Теория и практика общественного развития, (16), 242-245.Alexeev, M. (1999). The effect of privatization on wealth distribution in Russia. Economics of Transition, 7(2), 449-465.Бернштам, Б. Е. (2013). Особенности «Бегства капитала» из России. Вестник Томского государственного университета. Экономика, (3 (23)), 113-119.https://www.pnp.ru/economics/skolko-deneg-nezakonno-vyvezli-iz-rossii.htmlШкаратан Овсей Ирмович Воспроизводство социально-экономического неравенства в постсоветской России: динамика уровня жизни и положение социальных низов // Мир России. Социология. Этнология. 2008. №4. themoscowtimes.com/2019/07/19/half-working-russians-earn-less-than-550-usd-month-a66487businessinsider.com/countries-with-the-most-billionaires-2019-5#3-germany-3themoscowtimes.com/2019/04/12/richest-3-russians-hold-90-of-countrys-financial-assets-study-a65213https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3940397themoscowtimes.com/2019/03/06/98-russian-billionaires-hold-more-wealth-than-russians-combined-savings-a64720Coburn, D. (2000). Income inequality, social cohesion and the health status of populations: the role of neo-liberalism. Social Science & Medicine, 51(1), 135-146.Шкаратан Овсей Ирмович Воспроизводство социально-экономического неравенства в постсоветской России: динамика уровня жизни и положение социальных низов // Мир России. Социология. Этнология. 2008. №4.worldtable.info/gosudarstvo/smertnost-v-rossii-po-godam-tablica.htmlworldtable.info/gosudarstvo/chislennost-naselenija-rossii-po-godam-v-odno.htmlWallace, C.E.G. (2014). Soviet economic and technical cooperation with developing countries: the Turkish case (doctoral dissertation). London School of EconomicsKochetkova, E., Damtar, D., Boliachevets, L., Slyusarchuk, P., & Lajus,J. (2017). Soviet technological projects and technological aid in Africa and Cuba, 1960s-1980s (working paper). Higher School of Economics. voanews.com/africa/soviet-unions-collapse-two-decades-ago-deeply-affected-africa---------Music: "Kukushka" by KinoВоскрешение - БуранI do not own the music, images, or footage used in this video. All rights belong to the original creators.
Fundamentals of Marx: Historical Materialism The Marxist Project 2019-11-07 | What is historical materialism? How does it relate to the Marxist dialectic and what makes it "materialist"? This installment in the Fundamentals of Marx series looks at the basics of historical materialism. The second half of the video also considers what historical materialism is *not*.Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectJoin the Discord server: discord.gg/mQJVyfq
Why is the World on Fire? An Analysis of Global Resistance Movements The Marxist Project 2019-10-28 | Chile, Haiti, Ecuador, Argentina, Iraq, Lebanon...the list goes on. Why are we seeing such intense and large-scale protests? Millions have taken to the streets and the resulting conflicts have been bloody. This video takes a look at the protests in these six countries in the hopes of identifying a common trend.Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectSources:slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/austerity-protests-chile-ecuador-lebanon.htmalvareviewcourier.com/story/2019/10/24/interesting-items/is-boom-then-slump-behind-fiery-latin-american-protests/56911.htmlhttp://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article6260jacobinmag.com/2019/10/lebanon-protest-movement-inequality-austerity?fbclid=IwAR3CnYnqjpQIZVQtkVJZq3koY5y515rEf9Fa41fYZvCrfDN_x-h2GtXtzW8aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/lebanon-protests-191019063629182.htmltheguardian.com/world/2019/oct/18/lebanon-brought-to-a-standstill-by-protests-over-economic-crisisthenation.com/article/haiti-protests-petrocaribemarxist.com/haiti-on-the-brink-of-insurrection.htmaljazeera.com/news/2019/09/situation-dire-argentinians-protest-food-crisis-190913062627019.htmlreuters.com/article/us-argentina-economy/argentine-austerity-protests-mount-over-macris-imf-backed-measures-idUSKCN1LS305marxist.com/argentina-paralysed-by-general-strike-as-economic-crisis-deepens.htmroarmag.org/essays/chileans-stand-fearless-in-the-face-of-repressionnytimes.com/2019/10/22/opinion/chile-protests.htmlhttps://p.dw.com/p/3RoiV aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/chile-protests-million-bring-santiago-halt-191025223542333.htmlbbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50197673slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/ecuador-moreno-indigenous-protest-imf-quito.htmlroarmag.org/essays/ecuador-a-rebellion-for-the-renewal-of-strugglehttp://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article6255http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article6245marxist.com/ecuador-down-with-moreno-and-the-imf-all-power-to-the-people-s-assembly.htmreuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/iraqi-pm-warns-against-violence-on-eve-on-planned-anti-government-protests-idUSKBN1X32SValjazeera.com/indepth/opinion/cruel-crucial-october-iraq-191024072246529.htmlaljazeera.com/news/2019/10/iraqi-police-open-fire-disperse-protesters-baghdad-streets-191025075732647.html
Fundamentals of Marx: Dialectics The Marxist Project 2019-10-21 | What are dialectics and how does the dialectical process work? This episode in the Fundamentals of Marx series begins to cover some of the main points in dialectics. Given how complicated and broad this topic is, there will be more videos in the future that elaborate on the ideas talked about here.Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistproject
Fundamentals of Marx: Idealism vs. Materialism The Marxist Project 2019-10-17 | In this episode of the Fundamentals of Marx series, we're going to briefly go over the difference between idealism and materialism. This distinction is important because it is frequently references by many of the early thinkers in the Marxist school of thought. Most of all, materialism is central to Marxist theory overall, so getting to know it's basic principles is worth our time!Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistproject
Lenin in Five Minutes: Imperialism The Marxist Project 2019-09-15 | This episode of Lenin in Five minutes looks at Lenin's theory of imperialism and how it may be relevant today. Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectSources:Balaam, D. N., & Veseth, M. (2008). Introduction to international political economy. New Jersey: Pearson/Prentice Hall.Foster, J. B. (2002). The rediscovery of imperialism. Monthly Review, 54(6), 1.Lenin, V.I. (1917). Империализм как высшая стадия капитализма. [Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism]. Zhizn’ i znanie. Kubálková, V., & Cruickshank, A. (2015). Marxism-Leninism and the theory of international relations (Vol. 4). Routledge.Other related readings:Mcdonough, T. (1995). Lenin, Imperialism and stages of capitalist development. Science & Society, vol 59, No. 3, Guilford PressBukharin, Imperialism and World EconomyHilferding, Daz Finanzkapital [Finance Capital]
Lenin in Five Minutes: Revolutionary Tactics and the Vanguard Party The Marxist Project 2019-09-11 | This video outlines Lenin's thoughts on political action and presents the main reasoning for the necessity of the vanguard party. Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistproject
The Marxist Lens: Are You Burning the Amazon? The Marxist Project 2019-09-09 | This video is a brief look into the deforestation and fires going on in the Amazon. The argument laid out here is a natural extension of the argument in the "Is Overpopulation a Myth?" video. If you haven't seen that video, you can find it by going to the channel page!Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectThanks to Q for the Spanish subtitles!Sources:globalnews.ca/news/5818925/brazil-beef-exports-amazon-firestheverge.com/2019/8/28/20836891/amazon-fires-brazil-bolsonaro-rainforest-deforestation-analysis-effectsnews.mongabay.com/2019/06/brazil-guts-environmental-agencies-clears-way-for-unchecked-deforestation vice.com/en_in/article/bjwzk4/feeling-sad-about-the-amazon-fires-stop-eating-meatnews.mongabay.com/2008/08/corporations-become-prime-driver-of-deforestation-providing-clear-target-for-environmentalistsoxfam.org/en/research/pathways-deforestation-free-food
The Marxist Lens: Is Overpopulation a Myth? The Marxist Project 2019-09-03 | This videos tackles the Malthusian population problem which has somehow survived centuries of scrutiny and remains central to mainstream perspectives on the environment and sustainability.Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistprojectThanks to William Cleary (@confidence270 on Twitter) for contributing English subs!Texts and Citations:Malthusianism An Essay on the Principle of Population, MalthusThe Population Bomb, Paul EhrlichGlobal food productionhuffpost.com/entry/world-hunger_b_1463429 worldvision.org/hunger-news-stories/food-wastePopulation trendspewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/17/worlds-population-is-projected-to-nearly-stop-growing-by-the-end-of-the-century theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/27/what-goes-up-population-crisis-wrong-fertility-rates-declineLeftist critique of Malthusianismclimateandcapitalism.com/2018/04/30/ecological-marxism-vs-environmental-neo-malthusianismThe Population Myth, Murray BookchinEcology and Socialism: Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis, Chris Williams
Lenin in Five Minutes: The Dictatorship of the Proletariat and the State The Marxist Project 2019-08-27 | The second installment of the Lenin in Five Minutes series looks at the Marxist theory of the state and the concept of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Stay tuned for the next episode, where we'll talk about Lenin's political tactics and the vanguard party!Help the project grow by becoming a Patron: patreon.com/themarxistproject
