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Understanding Socialism: Part One. An Introduction to Socialism.

Unf*cking The Republic

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The Importance of Centralized Planning in Economic and Social Theory

If market forces aren't solely responsible for determining price, then how are goods and services valued? How do you determine output? We're conditioned to believe that innovation is fostered by the desire for capital accumulation. If scarcity is a market force, does it still exist in the absence of a free market? Does it even matter?

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