Leftism

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/13355449...

part 2...

There are a lot of leftist communities, there are a lot of science communities, but not many leftist hacker/scientist/engineering communities because those types of communities are often libertarian and believe in tech saviourism bullshit...

My day at work kinda sucked, but this is easily the best day of the decade

Dr. Wolff gives a masterclass lecture in how exactly corporations serve and maintain capital, especially in favor of capitalists at the expense of workers.

I was very hesitant to listen to this one considering their past with other leftists, but it's surprisingly good. IMO, Marx had a blowout against Ford. They encapsulated Marx in a fantastic way; I could genuinely see Marx saying everything he said in this ERB. I think my favorite part is how succinctly Marx countered the tired,...

Alternative title: Profit motive and political incompetence makes it nearly impossible for Chicago to react to climate change.

I thought this was interesting, it's an overview of how an anarchist revolution would work without entrenching authoritarianism or vanguard parties.

“By the rules of the Democratic party, you are no longer a committee person in the 31st ward because of support for Working Families,”...

Under the new rule, companies or entities can be considered joint employers over a group of individuals if both entities determine one or more of seven different conditions of employment: 1) wages, benefits, and other compensation; 2) hours of work and scheduling; 3) assignment of duties; 4) supervision of those duties; 5) work...

Reminder that open enrollment is coming up, and that only a union can prevent insurance from being changed on a whim.