Marx, Faraday, and the Spectral Objectivity of Value
What can Victorian table-turning tell us about Marx’s theory of value? Ian Wright investigates. The “Gypsy” Table In the early 1980s, my grandparents lived in …
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How Hamilton’s Financial and Manufacturing Plans Financed the U.S. Empire
Robert Ovetz argues that the financial and economic policies of Alexander Hamilton are key to understanding the development of U.S. Imperialism. Introduction The hit Broadway …
On the Indetermination of Wages and its Consequences
Salmin Biao makes an intervention into the ongoing debate over unequal exchange. Introduction Following the article by Rob Ashlar in defense of Emmanuel’s concept of …
In Defense of Unequal Exchange: Critique of Paul Cockshott’s First Worldist Ignorance
Rob Ashlar offers a rebuttal to Paul Cockshott’s attack on the theory of unequal exchange. Wherever wages are high, universally throughout the whole world, it …
World Capitalist Accumulation and Sub-imperialism by Ruy Mauro Marini
Translation by Nathan Eisenberg and Renato Flores. Introduction Ruy Mauro Marini is a pillar of Latin American Marxism whose work, after half a century, has …
The Mature Labor Aristocracy and its Problems, Part 2: The Size and Economic Impact of Labor Aristocracies
In part two of a three-part series, Amal Samaha continues her exploration of the concept of the labor aristocracy and its modern relevance. Read Part …
The Farthest Promised Land: An Introduction to New Zealand’s Political Economy
Giacomo Bianchino and Rudy join Amal for an introductory discussion on New Zealand’s (Aotearoa in the Maori language) political economy, with a focus on how …