The trouble with “economic growth” – Gabriel Levy This article (edited version of a talk) argues that the idea of “socialist economic growth” should be junked. Socialism is about human happiness,…
State: an introduction A brief introduction to what we at libcom.org mean when we refer to the state and how we think we should relate to it as workers.
2009 Interview with IHU Online - Robert Kurz A wide-ranging and comprehensive summary of Robert Kurz’s views on capitalism, economic crisis, gender relations, the environmental crisis,…
The stalemate of two economic models - Robert Kurz In this 2012 article, Robert Kurz discusses the crisis management strategies implemented by the US and Europe, their seemingly paradoxical…
Robotics and labor: the nightmares of reified consciousness - Robert Kurz A short 2010 article by Robert Kurz, reflecting on the crisis of abstract labor in capitalism and…
Winning the war of position: working-class hegemony and class unionism This article makes a number of arguments about the direction the IWW should take in its organizing,…
Is capitalism a market society? German libertarian communist group Wildcat examine if capitalism is really a market society.
“Just and peaceful labor relations”: Why the U.S. government supported collective bargaining This post gives a brief account of some of the history of the capitalist state’s…
Are free individuals the necessary prerequisites for a successful struggle for freedom? - Anselm Jappe In this text written in late 2011, Anselm Jappe criticizes the popular slogan “We…
Wage-labour and capital - Karl Marx - audiobook Orignally written as a series of newspaper articles in 1847, Wage-Labour and Capital was intended to give a short overview, for popular…
International exchange and the law of value (conclusion) - Isaak Dashkovskij Dashkovskij wrote a 3-article series on international trade. The present article is the conclusion…
International exchange and the law of value - Isaak Dashkovskij Second part. Under the Banner of Marxism, p. 131-151, no. 4, 1927 Also see concluding third article.