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Episode 330: #216 The Vanguard Method w/ Roger Arevalo Part 2 31:32

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This we continue with our discussion with Roger Arevalo to the podcast to talk about the Vanguard method, the brainchild of the British management consultant John Seddon. Next week i will be giving a talk at the innaugral Complex Anarchism Symposium in Brussels, about a unifying value theory and cybernetics. You can find out more about the event here: https://clea.research.vub.be/complex-anarchism-symposium-19-23-may-2025-in-brussels Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega…

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Episode 329: #215 The Vanguard Method w/ Roger Arevalo Part 1 41:50

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This episode we welcome Roger Arevalo to the podcast to talk about the Vanguard method, the brainchild of the British management consultant John Seddon. Roger is an admirer of the Vanguard Method and argues for its applicability for a socialist economy. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/FromAlpha2Omega Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/…

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Episode 328: #214 Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal - Part 2 31:34

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This we continue with our discussion with Matt Vidal about his recent book Management Divided: Contradictions of Labor Management, a marxist analysis of Lean production. Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

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Episode 327: #213 Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal - Part 1 45:37

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This episode we welcome Matt Vidal to the podcast to talk about his recent book Management Divided: Contradictions of Labor Management, a marxist analysis of Lean production. Matt is a Reader in Sociology and Political Economy, in the Institute for International Management and Entrepreneurship at London's Loughborough University. Management Divided: https://academic.oup.com/book/43073…

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Episode 326: #212 Cybernetic Socialism For The 21st Century: Q&A 46:54

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This episode is a recording of a talk I recently gave to the Dutch marxist group ‘De Socialisten’ (https://socialisten.org/). The talk was titled ‘Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century’, and was in conjunction with INDEP, the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning (https://www.indep.network/). Youtube Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWgBdhQOvfs…

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Episode 325: #211 Cybernetic Socialism For The 21st Century 52:18

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This episode is a recording of a talk I recently gave to the Dutch marxist group ‘De Socialisten’ (https://socialisten.org/). The talk was titled ‘Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century’, and was in conjunction with INDEP, the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning (https://www.indep.network/). Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hkrjEdPUjNQht43i7QtWgrL0w_6aCzAb/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104947114006179117811&rtpof=true&sd=true Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHDM775B0nI…

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Episode 324: #210 Book Update Livestream w/ Donal 1:33:19

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We give a detailed update on our book progress, replete with Q&A from the chat. https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

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Episode 322: #209 The Toyota Production System - Part 2 w/ Donal 36:08

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This week we have part-two of our discussion with my co-author Donal O’Coisdealbha on the Toyota Production System, and its implications for socialism. You can find some of Donal’s writings on his blog called the office for control over results. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Donals blog: https://theofficeforcontroloverresults.wordpress.com/ Book Website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/…

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Episode 321: #208 The Toyota Production System w/ Donal 41:04

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This week we have the first of a two-parter with my co-author Donal O’Coisdealbha on the Toyota Production System, and its implications for socialism. Donal has recently started a blog for those interested in the TPS and such topics as statistical process control, control systems engineering, operations research and management science, called 'The Office For Control Over Results'. ( https://theofficeforcontroloverresults.wordpress.com/). If you’d like to find out more about the book and how you could help support us in the project, head on over to theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega…

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Episode 320: #207 Solving Socialist Planning w/ Tomas Härdin 56:41

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This week we welcome Tomas Hardin to the show to talk about his thoughts on socialist planning. You can check out his blog “Tomas’ place in cyberspace” where he recently published a post on “Co-simulation and Feedforward Planning”. ( https://www.xn--hrdin-gra.se/blog/2024/04/14/co-simulation-and-feedforward-planning/) International Network for Democratic Economic Planning (INDEP): https://www.indep.network/ Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega…

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Episode 319: #206 Reflections on Socialism w/ Nick Rogers 56:55

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This week I am delighted to welcome Nick Rogers to the podcast to talk about his recent paper “Reflections on the Economics of Socialism” that he wrote for a recent special issue of the Journal of Global Faultlines. Nicks Paper: https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/jglobfaul.9.2.0138 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/…

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Episode 318: #032 Understanding Class Series 48:57

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We finish our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''. Da Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega

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Episode 317: #205 Book Update Livestream 1:49:18

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Donal and I host a livestream where we talk all about the progress of our socialist planning book. https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

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Episode 316: #204 The Twilight of Unionism w/ Geoffrey Bell - Part 2 TEASER 6:52

1 year тому6:52

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We continue our discussion with Geoffrey Bell about his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’.

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Episode 315: #203 The Twilight of Unionism w/ Geoffrey Bell - Part 1 44:30

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This week I am delighted to welcome Geoffrey Bell to the show, to discuss his book ‘The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and Future of Northern Ireland’. Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/

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Episode 314: #202 Rivalry & Central Planning w/ Donal 1:08:27

2 years тому1:08:27

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This week Donal and myself discuss a really excellent book we recently read on the socialist calculation debate. The book is called Rivalry and Central Planning, and is written by the Austrian economist Don Lavoie. The Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega…

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Episode 313: #201 From the Commodity to Communism w/ Peter Åström 55:02

2 years тому55:02

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We welcome Peter Åström to the podcast, to discuss an article he recently wrote for the Riff-Raff journal. Riff-raff describes itself as a ‘journal for a theoretical discussion of communism as a real movement’. The article: http://www.riff-raff.se/texts/en/the-commodity-and-communism The book project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/…

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Episode 312: #031 Understanding Class Series 42:47

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We continue our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''. Our socialist planning book project: theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com

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Episode 311: #200 LL Men w/ Donal - Part 2 TEASER 4:41

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We continue our discussion of LL Mens "The Capitalist Nature of the 'Socialist' Countries: A Politico-Economic Analysis"

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Episode 310: #199 LL Men w/ Donal - Part 1 42:00

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Today Donal and myself discuss an amazing text by the little known Hong Kong based Left Communist L.L. Men. You can download the text from libcom.org here: https://libcom.org/article/ll-men-two-texts-defining-communist-programme The self-publishing friendly version of the pdf: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jQYDzqw_dLIDYc1zt8B9tRdE-DvCXLsQ/view?usp=sharing Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/…

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Episode 309: #030 Understanding Class Series 43:42

2 years тому43:42

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We start our discussion of Chapter 9 - “Is the Precariat a Class''. Book Project: theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com . The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

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Episode 308: #029 Understanding Class Series 55:46

2 years тому55:46

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We continue our discussion of Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. Drunken Russian Miners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnmWYy-9ds&ab_channel=JustBenii Socialist planning book: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link…

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Episode 307: #198 Critique of the Gotha Program w/ Prof. Peter Hudis 1:05:56

2 years тому1:05:56

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We are delighted welcome back Prof. Peter Hudis to the show to talk about the introduction he wrote for the new edition of the Critique of the Gotha Program by PM Press. Critique of the Gotha Program (PM Press): https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1241 Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/…

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Episode 306: #197 Modelling Organisational Variety w/ Donal 49:23

2 years тому49:23

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We welcome back Donal to the show, to talk about a paper he wrote for the new radical journal - The Black Lamp. The paper is called: ‘Viability Guided Decision Making: Modelling organisations using Viability Guided Decision Making’ It’s a very interesting paper which proposes a novel approach to fairly recent developments in cybernetic theory, and applying them to complex social systems. Donal, on top of the book project we are working on, has just completed a masters in System Engineering & Engineering Cybernetics in the Kazan National Research University over in Russia. The paper: https://www.black-lamp.com/posts/modelling-organisations-using-viability-guided-decision-making The Socialist Planning Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/…

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Episode 305: #028 Understanding Class Series 58:00

2 years тому58:00

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We continue our discussion of Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. The Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

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Episode 304: #196 The Mass Strike w/ Dr. Sara Swerdlyk 3:09

2 years тому3:09

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We talk with Dr. Sara Swerdlyk about Rosa Luxemburg’s Mass Strike. Sara has a PhD from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at the Central European University and works for Between the Lines, a leftist book press based out of Toronto. https://btlbooks.com/

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Episode 303: #027 Understanding Class Series 37:08

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We continue Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. The Planning Book Project: http://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

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Episode 302: #026 Understanding Class Series 42:24

2 years тому42:24

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We begin Chapter 8 - “The Death of Class Debate''. https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega Socialist Planning Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ The slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oNY1SPxFk0Xg-NndRJPh0l_cOWyLMOGY6rFhC0zGIyc/edit?usp=share_link

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Episode 301: #195 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part 2 3:53

2 years тому3:53

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We continue our conversation with Professer Thomas Uebel to the show to talk all about Otto Neurath and his impact on economic theory, the socialist calculation debate, and socialist planning. Planning Book Website: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega…

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Episode 300: #194 Otto Neurath and Socialist Planning w/ Prof Thomas Uebel - Part1 49:14

2 years тому49:14