In the Digital Age, is Freedom an Illusion?
Advocates of the digital era have promised that this development would set us free: from boredom, from work, from isolation, and from ignorance. Instead, in the age of big data, More
Marx on Aristotle: A Critical Analysis of Value
In advancing on Aristotle’s conception of value (the economic worth of a good that is produced, that is), Marx suggests a critical perspective that acknowledges the societal and ideological constraints of ancient Greek lifeways, culminating in the annexation of an anti-capitalist labour theory.
Technofeudalism: A Neo-Marxist Take on Modern Economic Organization and Our Subservience to Technology
Technofeudalism, a political-economic theory proposed by Yanis Varoufakis, explores the return to feudalism from capitalism with a twist—the role of technology and data selling.
COVID-19: Biopolitics and the Hierarchy of Bodies
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, public and political discourse has made exceptionally clear the differential valuation of certain bodies over others, especially as authorities move towards reopening and More
The Republican Party and the Revival of American Antitrust
Congressional Republicans have made headlines recently calling for the revocation of Major League Baseball’s antitrust exemption in retaliation to the league’s political activism. Following the passage of a controversial restrictive More
In-Depth: Is Alberta’s Bill 1 Disaster Capitalism or Protecting a Struggling Industry?
June 17, 2020 elicited mixed emotions from different cross-sections of Albertans. Bill 1, which criminalizes “trespassing on, destroying, damaging, and obstructing the use or operation of any essential infrastructure”, was More
Book Review
Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour by Maria Mies