Examining Cuba's Knowledge Economy: A Review of Lage's "The Knowledge Economy and Socialism"
Renato Flores, September 4, 2024
In a review of Cuban scientist Agustín Lage Dávila's new book 'The Knowledge Economy and Socialism,' Renato Flores reflects on the role of science and knowledge production under capitalism and socialism, asking how knowledge workers can be incentivized differently under socialism. Read Article.
Extraordinary Surplus Value and Capital Accumulation by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores, September 11, 2023
Renato Flores presents an English translation of Brazilian economist and sociologist Ruy Mauro Marini's Plusvalía extraordinaria y acumulación de capital, originally published in Cuadernos Politicos in 1979. You can find our other translations of Marini's work here. Read Article.
How (Not) to Economically Plan in the Age of Climate Crisis
Renato Flores, July 26, 2023
In his critical review of 'Economic Planning in the Age of Climate Crisis,' Renato Flores is left with more questions than satisfying answers from Cockshott et al. Read Article.
World Capitalist Accumulation and Sub-imperialism by Ruy Mauro Marini
Renato Flores, May 1, 2023
Translation by Nathan Eisenberg and Renato Flores. Read Article.
The Horizons of Emancipatory Political Theater: Boal's Theater of the Oppressed in Light of Brecht and Rancière
Renato Flores, December 5, 2022
Renato Flores explores the development and impact of Brazilian dramaturg Augusto Boal's influential 'Theatre of the Oppressed,' historically contextualizing Boal's idiosyncratic approach to theater as a response to the work of Bertolt Brecht and contrasting it with the philosophy of Jacques Rancière. Read Article.