Stefan Meretz recently published an essay in which he responds to a critique by Hermann Lueer1 of the book he co-authored with Simon Sutterlütti, Make Capitalism History, and in doing so once again formulates a fundamental critique of the necessity of a general economic unit of measurement („unit of account“).2 Since in the last instance […]
The Absence of Mediation as Mediation? Read More »
We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our supporting members. Their donations make it possible for us to act largely independently in the political sphere, to research the Labour Time Calculation, and to bring it to the public. Anyone who takes out a supporting membership with a self-selected contribution will receive a
Supporting Membership Read More »
Simon Sutterlütti and Stefan Meretz outline in “Kapitalismus aufheben” (2018) commonism as a post-capitalist society in which commons sustain production and distribution, work is organized voluntarily, and the means of production are socialized. In his German-language review, Hermann Lueer highlights the strengths of the book while also exposing the theoretical limits of the commonist project.
Critique of Commonism Read More »
We have translated some of our texts into English and Spanish, including Felix Klopotek’s article “Future State, Socialization, Work Time Accounting,” a travel report on time banks in Spain, and various contributions to the new debate on planned economies. In our updated publication list, you can browse all contributions from the last five years; in
LabourNet TV is currently working on an exciting film project titled “Eine Welt zu verlieren” (“A World to Lose”), which we are eager to promote—and in which we also have a voice. Following the removal of central cultural funding in 2025, LabourNet TV is facing a significant funding gap—and only with your support can such
Film Project „Eine Welt zu verlieren“ Read More »
The Angry Workers have published an article critically engaging with the “Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution” — the key work on labour-time accounting. They emphasize that this text “remains, for good reason, the main reference point for our debates,” while also questioning several aspects of the theory developed within it. The article is
Thoughts on the ‘Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’ Read More »
Our Critique of Cockshott and Cottrell: “Labour Time Accounting from Above? A Critique of Cockshott and Cottrell’s Cybersocialism” is now also available in Chinese translation! The text was originally published in German in 2023 and was later translated into English. Since we do not speak Chinese ourselves, we are providing the Chinese translation here alongside
Chinese translation of our critique of Cockshott Read More »
On our blog, we have published a review addressing the current state of the planning debate. The occasion was Prokla issue #215 on planned economy: “Democratic Planned Economy and Labour-Time Calculation.” The RAV (Republican Lawyers’ Association) invited us for an interview for the “Utopia” issue of their newsletter. You can read it here: “With an
Newsletter December 2024 Read More »
We have written a review of PROKLA issue no. 215: “Democratic Planned Economy in Times of Digitalization and Climate Crisis” in German. You can also access the article in our publications.
PROKLA Review – On the Planning Debate Read More »
Stefan Meretz, co-founder of the “Commons Institute” in Bonn, has subjected our concept of labor-time accounting to criticism. We would like to address the eleven points of criticism raised by Meretz individually. You can also access the article in German in our publications.
Abolition of compulsory labor Read More »
