Телеграм канал «Политическая теория и философия (Political theory and philosophy)»

Clara E. Mattei - Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention

Capitalism isn't inevitable, scientific, or natural it's a relatively young system that can be replaced. In this radical rethinking of economics, Clara Mattei argues that enduring problems such as poverty, unemployment, and inflation are not bugs in the economy but core features. They are justified with pseudoscientific models, fabrications built to support a capitalist economy that unfairly rewards people with the most resources.

The tools of economic experts budget cuts, interest rate hikes, and regressive taxes are sold as apolitical but disguise a bleak reality: they maintain our capitalist system, reinforcing inequality. Central bankers raise interest rates knowing this will cause a recession and pain to working families. Governments slash tax collection jobs in the name of balanced budgets, which actually shields the wealthy from tax enforcement and creates budget shortfalls used to justify cuts in social services. Textbooks teach that unemployment must rise to fix inflation. But this model creates conditions that force people to accept crummy jobs and low pay.

In the wake of World War I, when the world’s economy was in turmoil, economics was elevated to a scientific discipline, legitimized through mathematical formulas and new economic institutions considered too sophisticated for the average person to understand. Today’s economic institutions, from the Fed to the IMF, wield immense power over monetary policy yet are shielded from democratic scrutiny. Why should we accept a system that delegates crucial decisions that impact our lives to institutions in which we have no say?

All the major problems today from a healthcare system that prioritizes profits over well-being to the rise of ultranationalism are rooted in an economic system that fails to serve the common good. In this revelatory manifesto, Mattei sets out a revolutionary vision that may one day allow us to achieve true economic freedom and finally escape from capitalism.

Э. Сафронов - От каждого по возможностям, каждому сверх потребностей

О книге Сабины Пфайффер «Цифровой капитализм и распределительные силы»

Главная загвоздка современного капитализма — это не как сократить издержки на производство, а как найти платежеспособный спрос на произведенную в избытке продукцию. В решении этой проблемы совершенно особую роль играют цифровые инструменты, уверена экономист Сабина Пфайффер. Почему ее книга — одна из самых удачных попыток описать сущность дигитального капитализма, объясняет Эдуард Сафронов.

https://gorky.media/reviews/ot-kazhdogo-po-vozmozhnostyam-kazhdomu-sverx-potrebnostei

Mladen Dolar - The Universal Irony of the World. Hegel, Irony and Computation

The talk was given on May 22, 2026 at the conference: "Knowledge Without Comprehension? On Spirit after Hegel in the Age of AI. - International Conference in Honor of Slavoj Žižek"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XFd9wlmSJU8&pp=iggCQAE%3D&ra=m

К. Митрошенков - «Конца войны не видно, виден только конец Германии»

Об «Эмигрантских дневниках»
Бертольта Брехта

В 1938 году, когда Европа стремительно неслась к новому мировому побоищу, Бертольт Брехт начал вести «Рабочий журнал» — нечто среднее между дневником, записной книжкой и творческой лабораторией. В эмиграции он тяжело переживал катастрофу, но в то же время наблюдал за ней со стороны, пытаясь трезво осмыслить просходящее в мире, который катится в ад.

https://gorky.media/reviews/kontsa-voiny-ne-vidno-viden-tolko-konets-germanii

David Harvey - The Story of Capital: What Everyone Should Know About How Capital Works

The world's leading Marxist geographer and economist guides general listeners through major concepts in capitalism and Marx's masterwork. For decades, David Harvey has been teaching Marx's work, particularly Capital, to great acclaim. He has analyzed chapter by chapter sometimes line-by-line Marx's three volumes and the Grundrisse. This new book opens up the mental universe of that work for a general listener.

In The Story of Capital, Harvey takes a synoptic approach to the conceptual architecture as a whole and guides us through the key moments, from labor and technology to the state and geopolitics, via the profit rate, social reproduction, the relationship to nature, fictitious capital, and the return of the rentiers. In doing so, Harvey has produced a work which will become a key reference for all those trying to grasp the nature of contemporary capitalism.