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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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
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Explainer Video for the App – We’ve created a short video that explains the key features of our app: How do enterprises create a plan? How is it approved? And how can I consume products using labor time? Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/bFPRAajb72o?si=MUz9iGmkJUo5hR2C Talk with DIE LINKE Neukölln – On Monday, April 28th, we’ll be
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Several reading circles are currently exploring the “Basic Principles” – and to go along with that, we’re offering the classic text together with a companion reading group booklet. The booklet helps you navigate the old-style writing and serves as a helpful reading aid. For next to nothing – or as a small donation – we’ll
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Since March 1st, we’ve rented our own office space! It’s located in the publishing building of Neues Deutschland (nd) near Ostbahnhof. We’ll be working there together, holding meetings, setting up a small library on labor-time accounting, and much more. To cover the rent and support our other activities, we would greatly appreciate donations or supporting
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Hermann Lueer has written a worthwhile critique of Moishe Postone’s work Time, Labor, and Social Domination. You can find the text here: https://arbeiterstimmen.wordpress.com/2025/02/09/hermann-lueer-zur-kritik-von-moishe-postones-zeit-arbeit-und-gesellschaftliche-herrschaft/ “Postone’s critique is therefore not merely an academic misunderstanding; it actively undermines social revolution by denying the foundation of workers’ self-emancipation. By shifting the focus away from class struggle and self-managed production,
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Our short film about labour-time accounting is now also available in Serbo-Croatian! Pa, možete se zabaviti i uživati.
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In the online edition of the current Platypus Review you can find a detailed interview with us: Democratic Labour-Time Calculation in and for the 21st Century An interview with the Initiative for Democratic Labour-Time Calculation (IDA) from Berlin about the history of the council movement, grassroots democratic economics, and concrete utopias. Download as PDF
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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.
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On November 8, we will present our concept of “enterprise-based planning” at this year’s Historical Materialism Conference in London. Our panel, along with others, is being organized by INDEP, the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning. https://www.indep.network/indep-organising-panels-at-21st-historical-materialism-conference/
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