Auxiliary Statements

Auxiliary Statements is back to reading Capital?!? Well, just the last section. We had to go back to our origin of capitalism bugbear sometime, after all. And maybe we should have just read this first. Reading: Capital, Section 8: The So-Called Primitive Accumulation (1867) by Karl Marx Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/vfDswHX6

Well folks, here it is. Our big value theory episode. In this ep we discuss what it is that most people get wrong about value theory, and why using the David Harvey companion may not be the best idea for first time readers of Capital. Huge thanks to Mark again for coming on and setting us straight. Reading: A Companion to David Harvey's Companion to Marx's Capital (2014) by Critisticuffs The Harvey article can be found at critisticuffs.org, and if you want to ask about or challenge anything in the article, or what Mark said in the podcast, you can email critisticuffs@riseup.net. Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/D3GJb2SU

If you aren't sure what family abolition means...you are not alone. In fact, its meaning has changed drastically over the course of capitalism's development. So what could it mean today? Reading: "To Abolish the Family" (2018) by M.E. O'Brien from endnotes 5 https://endnotes.org.uk/articles/to-abolish-the-family.pdf Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/D9GMkz6F

Perry Anderson, author of Lineages of the Absolutist State, talks about Japanese feudalism and the transition to capitalism. The podcast covers unique aspects of Japan's path to capitalism, its relationship with the West, and the decline of Japanese feudalism. It explores the economic tendencies, social barriers, and political changes during this period, as well as the challenges faced by Weimar Germany and the Japanese peasantry after World War I. The hosts also have some lighthearted moments discussing baseball notifications and expressing gratitude to their listeners.

That's right dear listener, we've somehow actually made it to 100 episodes. From those articles in Tribune & Jacobin in episode two, to reading the man himself, it's safe to say we've come a long way. For this special episode, we returned to Marx's Critique of the Gotha Program with fresh perspectives. Strap in, because this is one of our longest episodes yet. Here's to 100 more. Reading: Critique of the Gotha Program (1875) by Karl Marx Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/Z9s3vBAq

Emancipatory religion rooted in proto-communism? Heh. Sorry bub. Don't you know I'm an......atheist??? Reading: "Religion and Politics Today From a Marxian Perspective" (2008) by Gilbert Achcar Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/MWPap7xJ

Well it's probably about time we approached the question of what role the exploitation and appropriation of African labor both before and during colonization played in the development of capitalism. Turns out, it was quite a large one. Reading: Chapters 3-5 from How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972) by Walter Rodney Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/FAgdS9UD

Unfortunately, we are back to discussing Althusser. Critisticuffs piece (specifically That Economy section): https://critisticuffs.org/texts/fantastic-thoughts-and-where-to-find-them Gegenstandpunkt piece: https://en.gegenstandpunkt.com/books/work-and-wealth-2nd-revised-edition Reading: The Problem of the Capitalist State by Nicos Poulantzas (1969) and Poulantzas and the Capitalist State by Ralph Miliband (1973) Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/YbYWuadV

In which two non-scientists discuss agricultural research and the philosophy of science. Reading: Chapters 8-11 of The Dialectical Biologist (1985) by Richard Lewontin and Richard Levins Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/KQGJNY3G

Wait wait wait - you're telling me some proles are getting bourgeois-ified?!?? And some bourgeois are getting aristocratizied?!!??? Reading: "The Bourgeois(ie) as Concept and Reality" (1988) by Immanuel Wallerstein Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/XaTRvyGZ