Science and Democratic Management
Amelia Davenport provides a brief overview of left-wing approaches to scientific management and argues that this field of inquiry should be embraced by socialist labor …
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On the Giving of Orders: Power and Freedom in Democratic Organizations
Dillon, Jake, Rudy and Amelia discuss the work of management consultant Mary Follett and how to use her ideas to enable democratic problem-solving and functioning …
Letter: Comments on Jason Moore’s interview
I would like to open this letter by enthusiastically stating how excellent and illuminating the recent interview, The World Ecology, with Jason Moore was. The …
The Development and Significance of Cybernetics by William Grey Walter
Amelia Davenport introduces a text by William Grey Walter introducing basic concepts of cybernetics. Introduction Though little known outside the narrow circles of cybernetics, neurology …
Cybersyn, Cybernetics and Allende’s Chile with Raúl Espejo
Amelia and Rudy join Raul Espejo, one of the top members of the Cybersyn project in Allende’s Chile, the founder of Syncho Research and the president …
On Winning and Losing
Ellie, Amelia, Matt and Rudy discuss the life and work of Col. John Boyd, one of the foremost military strategists of the last century. We …
A life in Marxist Economics and Education with Sam Bowles
Amelia Davenport joins Samuel Bowles for a short discussion on his life-long research on global poverty and education. They discuss Bowles’s history and how this led to …
The Platform is the Message
Amelia Davenport and Renato Flores argue that social media cannot be ignored despite its negative effects on modern culture. Instead, the left needs its own …
Discovering the Cybernetic Brain
Amelia Davenport interviews philosopher of science and historian of cybernetics Andrew Pickering. We live in a society without a future. Fewer people than ever believe …
Materialist History or Critical History: A Reply to Jean Allen
Amelia Davenport responds to Jean Allen’s A Critical History of Management Thought, continuing the debate on scientific management. Before diving into the substance of this …
Walter Polakov and the Hidden History of Socialist Scientific Management
Walter Polakov had a combined passion for two seemingly contradictory ideas: scientific management and socialism. How did these two combine? Amelia Davenport interviews Diana Kelly, …
The Tortoise and The Hare: Cybernetics, Evolution and Socialism
Amelia Davenport argues for the relevance of cybernetics to the project of developing a communism that transcends the modernist project. Everyone knows the story of …
A Critical History of Management Thought
Can capitalist management thought provide solutions to the problems of the socialist movement? Jean Allen urges doubt and skepticism in this critical review of Morgan …
Stealing Fire From the Gods: Interview with Amelia Davenport
Parker and Donald sit down with Amelia Davenport to discuss her article ‘Organizing for Power: Stealing Fire From the Gods’ and touch on a variety …