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Should Socialists Use Cooperatives?: On Constructing Socialism Out of Capitalism

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Jun 11 • Davide

Constructivism and Materialism: What's the Role of Ideas in the Social Sciences?

In an effort to practice writing more, I’m going to try and write short pieces on the things I’m reading for my PhD comps.

May 20 • Davide

How I Take and Retrieve Notes with Obsidian and Zotero

and tips of a pro-gamer move to syncing your PDFs

May 11 • Davide

Blog Update (Spring 2026) - Producing Radical Knowledge

Update regarding the direction of this project and how you can help!

May 6 • Davide

Mark Carney announced a Canadian Sovereign Wealth Fund, and it will probably suck.

Canadian PM Mark Carney just announced the creation of the “Canada Strong” sovereign wealth fund (SWF).

Apr 27 • Davide

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Marx's ideas left a huge mark on macroeconomics. Noah Smith wouldn't know that.

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Marx, Finance, and Industry: What do Marxian theorists have to say about finance?

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How does Chinese development work? The Entrepreneurial State and Socialization of Production

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Last semester of my PhD I had a course on theory in international relations in which I wrote a short paper reviewing the methodological approach of Hans…

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Credit and the Joint-Stock Corporation: Notes on Volume 3 Chapters 25 and 27 of Marx's Capital

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Money, Commodities and Crisis: : Notes on Volume 1 Chapter 3 of Marx's Capital

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