Has Marxism Become a 'Fetter' on The Common/s? With Michel Bauwens

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Michel Bauwens @mbauwens (X), founder of the P2P Foundation, joins to dive into the historical and contemporary impact of commons thinking—and its potential to reshape our understanding of class struggle.

🔹 From Trots to the Commons? A bit on my own past and how perspectives shift.

🔹 The Commons: Past, Present, and Future. How has the idea of the commons influenced history, and what role does it play today?

🔹 A New Historical Agent? Are commoners emerging as a distinct force in class struggle?

🔹 Rethinking Class Analysis. Can insights from thinkers like Bertrand de Jouvenel, Mark Whitaker, and others help refine class theory?

🔹 Theorists of Transition. Exploring Kojin Karatani, Thomas Pogány, and whether their ideas help us grasp contemporary transformations.

Are Marxism and Commonism frameworks in conflict, or do they complement each other?