How Socialism Gives Us Free Time - David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles
- 2 years ago
Prof Harvey talks about the dilemma of capitalism in crisis- connecting capital resources to labor power. When an oligarchy is in control, capital isn't interested in using their resources for socially positive projects- or in allowing free time of the people. This is where socialism could change that.
"Once basic needs are met, then actually we have free time: free time to do what we like and actually, we create a situation where surplus time can either be taken out for production for the oligarchy or it can be taken up for people to have in free time. And this seems to me what the socialist project should be about. It's about the production of conditions where we maximize the free time that people have." - David Harvey
This clip is from David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles S4 E06 "US Labor - Supply v.s. Demand". Watch the full episode on our channel at https://youtu.be/bcCu4AP_S98
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"Once basic needs are met, then actually we have free time: free time to do what we like and actually, we create a situation where surplus time can either be taken out for production for the oligarchy or it can be taken up for people to have in free time. And this seems to me what the socialist project should be about. It's about the production of conditions where we maximize the free time that people have." - David Harvey
This clip is from David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles S4 E06 "US Labor - Supply v.s. Demand". Watch the full episode on our channel at https://youtu.be/bcCu4AP_S98
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David Harvey's Anti-Capitalist Chronicles is a @Democracy At Work production. To our supportive and generous Patreon community: thank you for supporting this podcast. Your contributions help us compensate the staff and workers it takes to put each episode together. Thank you for being part of the ACC team!
If you would like to support this project and see more of Prof. Harvey, visit us at www.patreon.com/davidharveyacc.
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Check out the NEW 2021 Hardcover edition of “Understanding Marxism,” with a new, lengthy introduction by Richard Wolff!
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“Marxism always was the critical shadow of capitalism. Their interactions changed them both. Now Marxism is once again stepping into the light as capitalism shakes from its own excesses and confronts decline.”
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