Theory

FAQs on Labour Time Calculation

Some questions about labour time calculation come up again and again: Why are certificates not money? Does labour time calculation mean forced labour? Isn’t the principle “one hour is one hour” unfair? That’s why we created an FAQ in which we try to answer some of the most common questions. The document is meant to […]

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Reminder: Lecture at the Museum of Capitalism tomorrow

In our effort to help move the entire state machinery to where it belongs – into the Museum of Antiquities – we are, fittingly, inviting you tomorrow to the Museum of Capitalism. As usual, we will distribute copies of The Fundamental Principles for a donation, and for the first time we will also have the

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buchćover von planwirtschaft und goodbye kapital

Double Review: “Planned Economy” and “GoodbyeCapital”

Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. I.So, this time there is a double book review: “Goodbye Capital – The Alternative to Money, Social Misery, and Ecological Catastrophe” from 2020 (hereafter “Goodbye Capital”) and “Planned Economy – State Socialism, Labour Time Calculation, Ecology” from 2022 (hereafter “Planned Economy”) by Philip Broistedt

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Introductory lecture at Kiezhaus Wedding

What does labor time accounting mean, and why do we need it in a post-capitalist society? What role do labor certificates, production plans, money accounts, workers’ councils, and public accounting play? We’d like to discuss these and other questions with you on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at 7 p.m. at Kiezhaus Agnes Reinhold in Wedding.

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News on Labour Time Calculation

The foundational text on labor time accounting, The Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution (1935), has now been published by Red & Black Books for free download. A printed edition is available, for example, from Syndikat-A. In English, there is currently a 19-part podcast series about the Fundamental Principles. The creators of the podcast

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Review: Society After Money (G. Sandleben)

Our association has written a collective review of Guenther Sandleben’s book on labour time calculation. Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. Review: Günther Sandleben: Society After Money. Labor-Time Calculation as an Alternative The book by Günther Sandleben, recently published by PapyRossa, is an important contribution to recent debates on post-capitalist

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Introductory lecture in Lichtenberg

Dear friends,We’ve developed an introductory lecture on working time accounting, and we’re excited to present it for the first time at the end of August at the Kiezladen Lichtenberg. Venue: Café Wostok, Weitlingstraße 97, 10317 BerlinTime: Sunday, August 28, 2022, at 7 p.m. More talks will surely follow. Feel free to contact us if you’d

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The Invisible Hand of the Plan

Note: This text was translated using AI due to time constraints. This is a review that was originally published in mid-2021 in the magazine  “Das Große Thier.” We are republishing it here with slight modifications. Some Remarks on “The Invisible Hand of the Plan”. Apparently, a small debate is currently emerging about planned economies and

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