159. The Theory of Decline or the Decline of Theory | Aufheben

The episode where Jack gives birth. Reading: Communism & the Family by Alexandra Kollontai Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/rU7FgKcnt

In which we trace Marx's development from super lib to the anti lib. Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/UwMbKkbKk

But having said that... Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/UwMbKkbKk

The line does appear to be going down. Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/wsPX2A6E

In which we welcome Phil Neel on the show to talk about the current great state of the world. Phil's substack: https://philneel.substack.com/ Get Hellworld (soon): https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2813-hellworld-the-human-species-and-the-planetary-factory Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/gZY9cQQ2

Is Britain's decline a result of long, historical trends affecting every country in capitalism? Or is it due to centuries of elite inbreeding? Reading: 'Britain is Dead' (2023) by Samuel McIlhagga Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/HctY6Cq2

Historical party, formal party, communist party....it's all a party to me, brother. Reading: 'Theory of the Party' (2025) by Phil Neel Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/a4ZdUaA4

Turns out socialism, cybernetics and agroecology might actually just be the same thing Reading: 'Potatoes Made of Oil': Eugene and Howard Odum and the Origins and Limits of American Agroecology (1997) by Mark Glen Madison Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/WxJx6gkrt

Kautsky? More like crapsky. Reading: The Proletarian Revolution and the Renegade Kautsky (1918) by Vladimir Lenin Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/mNrzsQQY

We've finally done it. We finally read one half of worker's councils. Reading: Workers' Councils (1942) by Anton Pannekoek Send us a question, comment or valid concern: auxiliarystatements(at)gmail.com DISCORD: https://discord.gg/XRun56vB