Episode 333: #219 Does Capitalism Deskill Workers? w/ Paul S. Adler

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Prof. Paul S. Adler discussing his work on capitalism and its impact on worker skills.

We interview Prof. Adler about his 1990 paper 'Marx, Machines, and Skill'. This is part one. In part two we discuss his 2019 book "The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome The Crises of Capitalism".

People in this episode

Host: Tom O'Brien

Guest: Paul S. Adler

Topics covered

• capitalism
• democratic socialism
• worker skills
• economic crises
• interview

Keywords

• capitalism
• deskill
• workers
• democratic socialism
• economic crises
• Paul S. Adler
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Marx, Machines, and Skill, The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome The Crises of Capitalism

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