Last week, Hermann Lueer gave a lecture on the “Basic Principles of Communist Production and Distribution.” In his talk, he addressed: the history of the “Group of International Communists”, their main work, the “Basic Principles”, and common objections to working-time accounting. We are pleased to publish the manuscript of the lecture here in german language.
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The group Karmína has translated the article series on labour time calculation, which appeared in Jungle World over the summer (including an article by us), into Slovak and turned it into a brochure. According to their blog, the motivation was the interest in the “fundamental principles of communist production and distribution.” Here’s the link:https://bufet.karmina.red/k23/
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On December 6, 2023, we will give an introductory lecture in Dresden.We are sharing with you the event text from the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Saxony: Introduction to the “Basic Principles of Communist Production and Distribution” With Jordi and André Kistner (“Initiative for Democratic Labor Time Calculation”) In 1930, when the repressive and exploitative tendencies in
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On October 27, we will give a lecture in Freiburg at the invitation of the group “La Banda Vaga.” We are excited for what will be the southernmost lecture on labor time accounting so far and are sharing with you the invitation text from Kosmoprolet: “Lecture on October 27, 2023, at 8:00 PM at KTS
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When people think of labour-time calculation, some first think of the theory of Cockshott and Cottrell. The two Scots are generally regarded as prominent representatives of “cyber-socialism.” We have taken a critical look at their classic “Towards a New Socialism” (1993) and their most recent book “Economic Planning in an Age of Climate Crisis” (2022).DOWNLOAD
We were delighted to be invited to Bremen to speak about the basic principles of communist production and distribution. The lecture was recorded and can be watched here: Link to YouTube. In 1930, when the repressive and exploitative tendencies in the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly apparent, the workers’ movement had split into two major
Together with @linketheorie, we created some slides on Instagram to explain the concept of labor time calculation. Here we’re sharing them with you. Enjoy!
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Starting in mid-May, we’ll be offering a reading circle on the “Basic Principles.” You can register now using this link:https://arbeitszeitrechnung.org/en/reading-circle/
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On May 4 we are hosting an evening at Baiz with Günther Sandleben, and we look forward to seeing you there! Working time instead of money – how businesses can calculate using working hours. “Everything that constitutes a liberated society already exists in some form, we only need to set the existing elements free,” is
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Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. The book „Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution“ by Hermann Lueer was first published in 2018 and constitutes a promotional commentary on the book of the same title by the Group of International Communists (GIK). Lueer is already to be credited with having
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