Robin Hahnel, the founder of the planned economic model Parecon, criticized labor-time calculation in his May 2025 article “Labor Time Accounting: A Postmortem”: “The point is that labor time is not the only real cost of making different goods and services. There are environmental costs, which along with labor costs, should clearly be accounted for […]
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Hermann Lueer has subjected Jasper Bernes’ new book, The Future of Revolution, to a compelling critique. The idea that rationing could be a meaningful alternative to accounting based on working time is firmly rejected by Lueer. Read the full article here: Leftdis
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In mid-October we’re heading to the Ruhr! In Dortmund and Mülheim we’ll be giving two talks promoting the concept of working-time accounting – and bringing together what belongs together: workplace self-management and democratic planned economy as an emancipatory alternative to capitalism! 16.10. AZ Mülheim (https://www.az-muelheim.de/kontaktweg/)17.10. Black Pigeon Dortmund (https://black-pigeon.org/kontakt/)Both at 7 p.m. – free entry
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On the Post-Growth Blog, a plea for labor-time accounting has been published. In it, the Freiburg-based group La Banda Vaga explains why the “Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution” are more necessary than ever in times of multiple crises. The movements and uprisings of the past two decades, they argue, have fizzled out because
A month ago, the “Angry Workers” published a contribution to the debate on the “Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution”, the “standard work” on labor time accounting. Hermann Lueer responds and clears up some misunderstandings. Definitely worth reading! https://leftdis.wordpress.com/2025/08/25/notes-on-angry-workers-debate-contribution/
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The audio recording of the lecture “Anarcho-Syndicalism and Free Society” by Helge Döhring, including an engaging discussion, is now online in German — feel free to listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B7bRVxLNqk
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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
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Comments on the Prokla Article by IDA: Democratic Planned Economy in Light of Labor Time Calculation This is a guest contribution by Hermann Lueer. The article refers to our Prokla article from June 2, 2025. Guest articles do not necessarily reflect the position of IDA. We always welcome the submission of guest contributions on the
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In the current issue of Prokla Magazine, we are featured with an article titled “A Political Economy of Socialism.” In it, we introduce the labor time accounting system and engage with positions from the ongoing debate on planned economies.
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ARTICLE IN PROKLA – In the current issue of Prokla, we are featured with an article titled “A Political Economy of Socialism.” In it, we introduce the labor time accounting system and engage with positions from the ongoing debate on planned economies. APP PRESENTION – On June 26th at 7 PM, there will be an
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