Focusing on chapter 10, our sixth episode locates class struggle as the motor of capitalism and as that which determines the rate of exploitation and the value of labor power. By examining how the “normal working day” is established--in theory and in historical practice--Marx emphasizes how the command over time is central to the class struggle. We spend some time on his theorization of the state in this chapter, which takes on the dual function of managing inter- and intra-class conflict, which introduces the contradiction between individual and collective capitalists and the role of reform in the class struggle. We also broach the fundamental role that slavery and colonialism played in the development of capitalism, and how the latter transformed the former.

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#6: CLASS STRUGGLE (Ch. 10)

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EPISODE 238: Thick With Weasels

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Brian conducts an end of the year review of the biggest stories including the U.S. proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, the growing confrontation with China and North Korea and the intensifying assault against democratic rights inside the United States. He also talks about the development of a new antiwar movement inside the United States.

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The Biggest Stories in 2022 - Where Things are Headed!

On today's episode Brian Becker and Prof. Richard Wolff discuss how Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy have unveiled a “debt ceiling” agreement involving major attacks on workers and the environment. The two are now racing to push through Congress a deal that would see stepped up production of fossil fuels, cuts to food stamps, and the rollback of vital services – all while making it easier for the rich to evade taxes and exempting the Pentagon from any spending limits.

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Biden & Republicans Unite Against the Poor and the Environment

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162 - The 6th Most Famous Singer from Minnesota (ft. John Semley)

In the near future (less than 1 week from now), three guys and three robots who are exactly as smart as each other set off on an incredible journey of friendship.
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295 - Our Friends, Electric

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We kick off the TMK book club with the excellent new book – Mute Compulsion by Søren Mau – which offers a foundational analysis of power, value, capital, and social reproduction. Mau’s book is written with a real analytical clarity that advances our critical, theoretical understanding of the relations and operations of those things in society and our lives. We set the context for the book and our approach before discussing the Introduction chapter, which established the book’s motivating questions and overarching argument about the need to pay special attention to the economic power of capital.

••• Mute Compulsion: A Marxist Theory of the Economic Power of Capital – Søren Mau https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2759-mute-compulsion 
••• Communism is Freedom – Søren Mau https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/communism-is-freedom 

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002 - Paragons of Truth

Hosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Will Menaker (of the Chapo Trap House podcast) take on very icky and sad and surprisingly very good late sequels to all-time horror classics: Richard Franklin's PSYCHO II (1983) and William Peter Blatty's THE EXORCIST III (1990). Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on surreal Italian zombie cinema: Lucio Fulci's ZOMBIE (1979) and Michele Soavi's CEMETERY MAN (1994), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast

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141 - PSYCHO II (1983) + THE EXORCIST III (1990) ft. Will Menaker

An interactive, chapter-by-chapter class on Karl Marx's 'Capital' Volume 1 for all skill levels, taught in 12 episodes by socialist educators.

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