I think "exploitation" is a word that sums up the activity of the successful parasite.

It looks great. I've just looked at the table of contents and its good to see some lesser-known chartists along with the big names.

Thanks for the interest in my book. I appreciate that. I'm away from my books just now, but seem to remember reading something about Laski visiting the Durham coalfield, perhaps for the WEA. I think I it was 1 of 2 Laski biographies published in 1993, one by Newman, the other by Kramnick & Sheerman.

I see what you mean now. A famous old book (rather than paper) from the 1960s springs to mind: W.G. Runciman, "Relative Deprivation and Social Justice" (1966). I can't remember if says much about class though. archive.org/details/rela...

Why?

TVA is Tennessee Valley Authority I think.

You probably already know but just in case you were not aware there is lots of material on African thinkers, activists, movements etc in Marxists.org , see www.marxists.org/subject/afri...

Great film of great song by great singer. Here is the song again but with photos www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Kx...

I have just read the seven parts of your summary in this thread. It is very clear, concise and interesting. I particularly like the comparison of Marx and Engels on the topic, thanks.

Watching telly!!! Do you mean to say you are not working 25 hours a day? Typical academic!

I'd be tempted to submit on AI for socialism, but I'm retired so hope someone does as I don't have resources etc. If your library has my Historical Dictionary of Socialism, 4th ed (2024), it has entry on AI (pp. 52-3):https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/historical-dictionary-of-socialism-9781538159187/

Fingers crossed it will be the last fixture of the year, in that you won't need to see a nurse or doctor until your next flu jab.

There had been communities based on anarchism around the world for centuries before the 19th. But if we are looking for the first Western anarchist in print, perhaps that would be William Godwin.

Indeed, and perhaps the best example is labour power as a commodity. Labour power is assigned a value which is determined by the market. That assigned value favours the capitalist class at the expense of the working class whose labour power is actually being used.

Perhaps they oppose it because it would mean intervention on their ability to do what they want to do, even if accepting intervention would in some cases be good for their profits.

The reason I ask is that by discussing revivals rather than revival one could explore and focus on subtle change and nuance among the contributions, of which further discussion could draw out possible significance and importance

Wouldn't it need to be "Marx revivals"?

Good article thanks. Perhaps the PMC explanation is best-described as a neo-Marxist one?