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I consider myself fairly knowledgeable, the Institute for New Economic Thinking confuses me.. in c/[email protected]

[–] voxov7 1 points 9 months ago

Rewatching them, they're both explicitly marxist.

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable, the Institute for New Economic Thinking confuses me.. in c/[email protected]

[–] voxov7 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't know how reputable they are, but these two video from their youtube caught my attention:

How Economists Invented Austerity & Paved the Way to Fascism

Development, Climate Change & Capitalism

They're both very critical of capitalism, perhaps even explicitly Marxist, as in the second video Ying Chen refers to her paper How Has Ecological Imperialism Persisted? A Marxian Critique of the Western Climate Consensus.

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Natural Selection Is Kinda Overhyped - SubAnima [20:33] (www.youtube.com)

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#evolution #naturalselection

Beware the Adaptationist Fallacy! Not all traits are the result of natural selection, there are many other possibilities such as spandrels and other neutral traits. And in the big scheme of things, is understanding adaptations really the central problem of biology?

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Major Holley Quintet - Jazzwoche Burghausen [Jazz] 1990 (www.youtube.com)

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247,445 views Oct 11, 2012 #BassSolo #Bop #Jazz

Major "Mule" Holley Jr. (July 10, 1924 – October 25, 1990) was an American jazz upright bassist.

00:00 - Major's Medley

12:26 - Caravan

Major Holley - bass

Sonny Fortune - alto sax

Lou Blackburn - trombone

Richard Wayndes - piano

Akira Tana - drums

Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen 1990, Germany

Anti-communism, Education, and the Internet (SecondThought) in c/[email protected]

[–] voxov7 2 points 10 months ago

He's not pro-Russia, he's anti war.

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Biden Admin to Restore Labor Rule Gutted in 1980s (www.thestand.org)

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" The Biden Administration announced this week that the Labor Department (DOL) will update federal prevailing wage standards for the first time in decades, resulting in thousands of extra dollars per year in workers’ paychecks. The new DOL rule is being hailed by labor leaders as a major win for working families and “another promise kept by President Joe Biden.” "

Pick your source:

(Post link) https://www.thestand.org/2023/08/another-promise-kept-by-president-joe-biden/

https://prospect.org/labor/2023-08-07-biden-admin-labor-rule-davis-bacon/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/08/biden-prevailing-wage-rule-construction-worker-pay/70546760007/

Anti-communism, Education, and the Internet (SecondThought) in c/[email protected]

[–] voxov7 2 points 10 months ago

JT is trying his best bro

‘We Never Stopped Applying Pressure’: Hard-Fought Success on Rail Sick Days June 20, 2023 in c/[email protected]

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Anti-communism, Education, and the Internet (SecondThought) (www.youtube.com)

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The Whole Fediverse is Wholesome [fixed] in c/[email protected]

[–] voxov7 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Does your country's QOL not come at anyone's expense, disproportionately? The Global South's for instance?

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SecondThought - Ukraine War (CPUSA International Conference 2023) (youtu.be)

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Message from @SecondThought to the CPUSA International Conference 2023

The Whole Fediverse is Wholesome [fixed] in c/[email protected]

[–] voxov7 5 points 10 months ago

I'm sorry. I meant to agree.

The Whole Fediverse is Wholesome [fixed] in c/[email protected]

[–] voxov7 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Failing to acknowledge that authoritative measures arise not through ideology, but through material conditions, is anti-Marxist, anti-dialectical, and idealist.