The Politics of Work

Halifax

The second of a panel series with thinkers, activists and political figures focused on contemporary problems faced by the Left in its struggles to construct a politics adequate to the self-emancipation of the working class. Subsequent panels will be held internationally in Chicago, London, and Toronto in Fall 2013. The first event was held in conjunction with Rethinking Marxism in Amherst, Mass. Held at Dalhousie University, Halifax on 2 October 2013. [Read More]

Technology, Un/Employment, and the Left

From Future Shock to OWS

Video Recording Panelists George Caffentzis is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, Maine. He is a founding member of the Midnight Notes Collective. He is the author of many books and articles on money, machines and capitalism. His e-book, “No Blood for Oil!” can be downloaded gratis at radicalpolytics.org. Dr. Fred Block is Research Professor of Sociology at UC Davis with interests in economic and political sociology. [Read More]