What We Are Reading? (Patreon)

Three readings this week that I think are more related than they may appear. The first a piece by Nicos Poulantzas, with an introduction by the great Leo Panitch, on the question of state power and democratic politics. This is becoming the key question for the left going forward and being familiar with Poulantzas is a huge help. Automation discourse is still dominant in the popular imagination, Aaron Benanav does a good job here of debunking it. And lastly, the way Uber & Lyft are trying to skirt labor law will have consequences for years to come if we don't beat them. 

I'm also adding an interesting piece that was published in Barricade Journal on Red Vienna, worth checking out. 

- David Griscom 

WHAT WE ARE READING  

Towards A Democratic Socialism - Nicos Poulantzas, 1969 

A World Without Work? - Aaron Benanav, 2020 

How Uber & Lyft Are Buying Labor Laws - Alexander Salmon 2020

RED VIENNA, 1919–1934: IDEAS, DEBATES, PRAXES. Werner Michael Schwarz, Georg Spitaler, Elke Wikidal translated from the German by Lauren K. Wolfe