Auxiliary Statements

In which we record live from an orgone accumulator. Reading: Society and Mind in Marxian Philosophy (1937) and Marxism and Psychology (1938) by Anton Pannekoek Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Vs6CG8et

In which we finally finish this book and talk productive labor, production price and yeah I don't know a lot more I'm too tired to write this caption. Reading: Essays on Marx's Theory of Value, Chapters 17-19 (1923) by I. I. Rubin Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/6QVe5kbp

In which we finally stop joking about reading Lenin and actually do it. Reading: The State and Revolution (1917) by Vladimir Lenin Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/QScuasDH

Is Marxism science? Is science Marxism? Is the strategy of patience all it's cracked up to be? What about all this riot business? All these questions and more answered by the podcast's second ever repeat guest, Viv Soni as we discuss his recent essay in the journal The Black Lamp. Reading: High priests of telescopes and cyclotrons: Marxism and revolutionary strategy as science (2024) by Vivak Soni https://www.black-lamp.com/posts/high-priests-of-telescopes-and-cyclotrons-marxism-and-revolutionary-strategy-as-science Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/GYxuAdPh

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