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This Machine Kills Podcast Interview With Aaron Benanav On His Multi-criterial Socialism Proposal – Part 2
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in PodcastsRead more: This Machine Kills Podcast Interview With Aaron Benanav On His Multi-criterial Socialism Proposal – Part 2In this new episode of the This Machine Kills podcast, co-hosts Jathan Sadowski and Edward Ongweso Jr. interview Aaron Benanav about the specific details of his proposal for a multi-criterial […]
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A Prize for Students in Critical Political Economy
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Read more: A Prize for Students in Critical Political EconomyThe Jörg-Huffschmid-Prize will be awarded again to outstanding work in critical political economy at master/diploma/PhD level in a European university for work done in English or German. The call for […]
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Job offer: Professorship in Social-Ecological Transformation of Economy and Work
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in JobsRead more: Job offer: Professorship in Social-Ecological Transformation of Economy and WorkThe Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg opens a position for a professor in its Faculty of Economics, Law and Society. People interested in democratic economic planning could be interested in […]
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INDEP is Co-Hosting an Introductory Workshop on Democratic Economic Planning with The New Centre for Research and Practice
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in NewsRead more: INDEP is Co-Hosting an Introductory Workshop on Democratic Economic Planning with The New Centre for Research and PracticeThe New Centre for Research and Practice is partnering with INDEP for an introductory online workshop on Democratic Economic Planning. The workshop titled ‘What is Democratic Economic Planning?’ will be […]
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Book Examines the Implications of Yugoslav Workers’ Self-Management for Democratic Economic Planning
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in BooksRead more: Book Examines the Implications of Yugoslav Workers’ Self-Management for Democratic Economic PlanningMarko Grdešić and Mislav Žitko, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor respectively at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, published in October 2025 the book Socialist Economics in Yugoslavia: A Critical History […]
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Documentation for Raphael Arar’s Exhibition ‘Planning’ uploaded
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in BlogRead more: Documentation for Raphael Arar’s Exhibition ‘Planning’ uploadedRaphael Arar has uploaded photo- and videodocumentation of the artworks included in his exhibition ‘Planning’, which was taking place at Carnation Contemporary in Portland, Oregon late last year. The documentation […]
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Paper Argues for Synthesis of Ronald Coase’s and Marx’s Economic Theory To Analyse Socialist Planning
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in ArticlesRead more: Paper Argues for Synthesis of Ronald Coase’s and Marx’s Economic Theory To Analyse Socialist PlanningIn this paper, independent Jim Farmelant argues that the views of economist Ronald Coase of his youth when he was a socialist and his early economic writings, when combined with […]
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Podcast Episode with Grace Blakeley and Clara Mattei on Economic Planning and Capitalism
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in PodcastsRead more: Podcast Episode with Grace Blakeley and Clara Mattei on Economic Planning and CapitalismRecently an episode of the FREE (Forum for Real Economic Emancipation) Podcast has been released, in which Grace Blakeley is interviewed by Clara Mattei. In the episode they touch (amongst […]
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Article Details The History Behind ‘The Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’
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in ArticlesRead more: Article Details The History Behind ‘The Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution’In this recent article Hermann Lueer, situates the book ‘The Fundamental Principles of Communist Production and Distribution‘, which was written by German council communist Jan Appel in order to outline […]
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Richard Westra’s Book on Eco-Socialist Democratic Economic Planning Has Been Published
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in BooksRead more: Richard Westra’s Book on Eco-Socialist Democratic Economic Planning Has Been PublishedRichard Westra, a Professor at the University of Opole, published in August 2025 the book “Political Economy of Eco-sustainable Alternatives Progressive and Equitable Futures” as part of the book series […]
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Call for Papers and Activists Proposals: Capitalism Moving Beyond Neoliberalism – Crises, Changes, and What Comes Next
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Read more: Call for Papers and Activists Proposals: Capitalism Moving Beyond Neoliberalism – Crises, Changes, and What Comes NextThe International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) is organizing its 16th international conference, to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from Wednesday, 9 September, to Saturday, 12 September 2026. Their […]
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Call for Papers for Workshop on Postcapitalism in Pisa, Italy
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Read more: Call for Papers for Workshop on Postcapitalism in Pisa, ItalyThe States and Markets Working Group of the Young Scholars Initiative, which is an initiative of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, is organising a workshop at the Sant’Anna School […]
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