From Alpha To Omega

Episode 338: #224 Social & Self Determination Theory w/ Ferdia O'Driscoll Part 1

This episode I’m delighted to welcome my friend and collaborator Ferdia O’Driscoll to the podcast for the first time. Ferdia is a radical socialist,  host of the ‘Bright Age Beyond’ formerly the After the Oligarchy youtube channel. Ferdia is currently writing a book about Parecon with his co-author Anders Sandström, author of the book Anarchist accounting. Ferdia was one of the co-founders of INDEP, the International Network for Democratic Economic Planning, and together we organised last years panels at Historical Materialism. This is first of a two parter where Ferdia tells us all about Self Determination Theory, and why it matters for socialism. https://www.youtube.com/@BrightAgeBeyond

Episode 337: #223 Red Flags w/ David Camfield

This episode I’m delighted to welcome David Camfield podcast to talk about his recent book ‘Red Flags - A Reckoning With Communism For The Future Of The Left’. David is a professor in the Labour Studies Program and the Department of Sociology and Criminology, at the University of Manitoba. He is also the host of the radical left podcast Victors Children. Make sure to check it out. The Book: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/red-flags [https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/red-flags] The Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-737267994 [https://soundcloud.com/user-737267994]

Episode 336: #222 Unifying Marxism And Cybernetics Q&A

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega The Book Project: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWotNEN2eXFjXzRlZlY3b0xCQ05MYVB6QWZVZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttUHM2YXZ2bDh2S1hPY2F3dVJpcl8wakczS1JKcTg3Nm5teGpCQ0N1RUp4TzRXNVg5NjZGNktXbEVnMlEzZFFQQ2ljSmh2V3lZRjhaQ0NxYngzLUFIYlV6TjFTOU5UczdmdlRaamhMVTJFb0tYcDNGaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftheclasslesssocietyinmotion.com%2F&v=ywgUkRBbEPk] I answer your questions on the recent lecture I gave entitled 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics'

Episode 335: #221 Unifying Marxism & Cybernetics

This is a re-recording of a talk I gave recently at the 'Complex Anarchism Symposium' in Brussels Belgium this May. I present some research from the book we are writing about socialist political economy and planning, where we unify the fields of Marx's value theory and cybernetics. We discuss the scientific implications for socialism, with the aim of synthesising Marxism and Anarchism thought.  If you want to see the slides, head on over to patreon to watch the video:  https://www.patreon.com/posts/unifying-marxism-136243120 You can also watch it on the youtube channel:  Enjoy! PS - If you have any questions, please leave a comment on patreon, youtube, bluesky, or email me. I will be doing a Q&A video if there is enough demand.

Episode 334: #220 Is Capitalism Giving Birth To Socialism? w/ Paul S. Adler

https://www.patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega We continue our discussion with Paul S. Adler, this time about his 2019 book “The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism”. In particular we talk about how capitalist firms are helping to show us how democratically planning in socialism would work. We also discuss the impact of AI on the capitalist economy. The 99% Economy: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-99-percent-economy-9780197656952?cc=gb&lang=en& [https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-99-percent-economy-9780197656952?cc=gb&lang=en&]