Auxiliary Statements

Abstract labor eh? Seems like a simple enough concept. Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 12-16 (1923) by I. I. Rubin Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/c7QwVz26

In which we have a look back at what hasn't worked, and why it will continue to not work. Reading: Reflections on the Economics of Socialism (2022) by Nick Rogers Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/daKyRFAW

Well this just keeps getting better. In this episode, Jack pretends he knows anything about occultism. Reading: Book Two: Mansoul from Jerusalem (2016) by Alan Moore Chapter discussion timestamps: UPSTAIRS 9:07 AN ASMODEUS FLIGHT 19:12 RABBITS 39:00 THE SCARLET WELL 48:23 FLATLAND 59:55 MENTAL FIGHTS 1:14:38 SLEEPLESS SWORDS 1:25:50 MALIGNANT, REFRACTORY SPIRITS 1:41:31 THE TREES DON’T NEED TO KNOW 2:00:58 FORBIDDEN WORLDS 2:21:16 THE DESTRUCTOR 2:34:16 Resources: Jerusalem Annotated - alanmoorejerusalem.wordpress.com/alan-moo…s-index/ Matthew Kirshenblatt essays - sequart.org/magazine/64975/a-jo…m-work-in-progress/ Songs: "And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time" "Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)" Send a question, comment or concern to auxiliarystatements (at) gmail (dot) com DISCORD: discord.gg/YkEg2Xad

In which we theorize the potential for a protracted people's war in the outer suburbs of Miami. Reading: Philosophy of the Urban Guerrilla, Section III - What Can Be Done? (1973) by Abraham Guillén Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/xUqsPs24

Back on the value theory grind... Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Section Two - Marx's Labor Theory of Value, Chapters 8-11 (1923) by I. I. Rubin Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/fDdf6qkx

In which recently departed podcast favorite Loren Goldner discusses the immense promises and successes of the anarchists in Spain, as well as their eventual (and perhaps inevitable) defeat. Reading: "The Spanish revolution, past and future: grandeur and poverty of anarchism; how the working class takes over (or doesn't), then and now" from Revolution, Defeat & Theoretical Underdevelopment (2016) by Loren Goldner Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/BBFGvD89

Well here it is, the episode no one asked for. A three hour plunge into the first section of Alan Moore's masterpiece Jerusalem. Reading: Prelude "A Work in Progress" & Book One: The Boroughs from Jerusalem (2016) by Alan Moore Chapter discussion timestamps: Prelude - 12:03 A Host of Angles - 36:00 ASBOs of Desire - 50:48 Rough Sleepers - 1:14:10 X Marks the Spot - 1:32:56 Modern Times - 1:49:34 Blind, but Now I See - 1:59:50 Atlantis - 2:15:28 Do as You Darn Well Pleasey - 2:27:18 The Breeze That Plucks Her Apron - 2:38:47 Hark! The Glad Sound! - 2:52:28 Choking on a Tune - 3:01:05 Resources: Jerusalem Annotated - https://alanmoorejerusalem.wordpress.com/alan-moore-annotations-index/ Matthew Kirshenblatt essays - http://sequart.org/magazine/64975/a-journey-through-alan-moores-jerusalem-work-in-progress/ Songs: "And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time" "Hark! The Glad Sound!" "Amazing Grace" "Do As You Darn Well Please-y" "Whispering Grass (Don't Tell The Trees)" Send a question, comment or concern to auxiliarystatements (at) gmail (dot) com DISCORD: discord.gg/YkEg2Xad

Value theory?? On auxiliary statements??? Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Section One - Marx's Theory of Commodity Fetishism (1923) by I. I. Rubin Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: discord.gg/YkEg2Xad

Back on our ultra-left bs. If we don't read some Lenin soon, people will begin to talk... Reading: Hinterland (2018) by Phil A. Neel Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/YkEg2Xad

In an effort to understand the philosophy of technology and our relationship to it as humans, we turn to a 60 year old essay by Murray Bookchin. Reading: Towards a Liberatory Technology (1965) by Murray Bookchin Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/YpmDM5Sd