David Calnitsky is an associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Western Ontario.
The labor theory of value is one of Marxism’s most contested ideas. Both critics and supporters of socialism have labeled it inconsistent and outdated. In an interview with Jacobin, economist Duncan Foley offers a full-throated defense.
Rising life expectancy has long been seen as proof of capitalism’s success. But it was socialists who insisted on investment in health and well-being.
Elon Musk is wrecking the government. If he read Marxist state theory, he’d at least understand how it works.
Some technologies increase productivity, but others reshape not only our society but our physiology. Whatever AI turns out to be, the socialist strategy must be the same: increasing the power of labor.
Politicians who represent the interests of capital clearly grasp the point that a UBI would tilt the playing field in favor of workers. That’s why they’re fighting the idea tooth and nail, even amid an unprecedented crisis.
The eminent Marxist sociologist Erik Olin Wright was serious about understanding and changing the world — and was generous, curious, and kind while doing it.