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Late-Stage Capitalism? Accumulation in the Ruins
FeaturedRecording available on YouTubeA panel celebrating the 2026 edition of Socialist Register. The newly published 2026 volume of Socialist Register - entitled "Late-Stage Capitalism? Accumulation in the Ruins" - interrogates anew the notion that global capitalism is in its end time (a recurring theme among Marxists since 1848). At the heart of this concept are indications that capital accumulation is running up against some inherent limits. just as the hucksters of private capital are crowing that so-called Artificial Intelligence will usher in a capitalist utopia of unlimited prosperity (for whom?).
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Porn, Gambling, and the American Psyche with Dennis Broe
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingNovelist and film critic Dennis Broe takes a critical look at the pornography and gambling industries - the new bread and circuses, only without the bread. With the American empire in decline and with working and living conditions worsening for most American workers as prices rise, wages stagnate and AI comes for their jobs, these ... Read more
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