If it's in my power
I will never teach another class where my students don't read Marx's "On the So-Called Primitive Accumulation of Capital", which is a treasure trove of god-awful anecdotes about 19th century labor conditions.
Need bodies for the line? Consolidate common lands by fiat, then outlaw unemployment. Unions, as you point out, are reactions to grave sin.
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- US metro growth and "mesofacts" -
Mike (bart),
2018-03-09, 05:19
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- Very good article -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 08:03
- It's like the way we fetishize factory jobs -
Mike (bart),
2018-03-09, 08:15
- 'Fetishize' is the perfect word to describe that. - KGB, 2018-03-09, 13:40
- It's kind of funny to me how those jobs are good precisely -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 09:40
- 19th century factory jobs were the fifth circle of hell -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 11:16
- If it's in my power -
IrishGuard,
2018-03-09, 19:23
- They were reactions to grave sin. -
CJs Burger,
2018-03-09, 21:07
- lol
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PAK,
2018-03-10, 07:33
- lol
- They were reactions to grave sin. -
CJs Burger,
2018-03-09, 21:07
- If it's in my power -
IrishGuard,
2018-03-09, 19:23
- 19th century factory jobs were the fifth circle of hell -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 11:16
- Yep. I worked in factories to pay my way through ND -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 09:17
- It's not even the right damn fight -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 09:52
- Agreed! We talked about this over two years ago here -
Ken Fowler,
2018-03-09, 14:50
- Reading that again -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 15:45
- Agreed on that front. - Ken Fowler, 2018-03-10, 05:39
- Reading that again -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 15:45
- Fast food is another one -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 11:10
- Yeah, I hear that awesome talking point all the time -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 11:35
- It's a real talking point -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 11:40
- Anecdote -
terribletr,
2018-03-10, 04:51
- I assume the cost estimates change pretty frequently - JRT, 2018-03-12, 11:53
- I really dislike automated check out. -
San Pedro,
2018-03-10, 08:48
- Companies are pursuing pick-up and delivery... - domer.mq, 2018-03-11, 15:25
- Soon there won’t be any “checkout” - Pat, 2018-03-10, 15:52
- The Jewel stores near me took it out - Jack, 2018-03-10, 11:29
- There's a breakpoint at about 20 items where... -
PAK,
2018-03-10, 09:15
- Meijer came up with a "high anticipated shrinkage" -
CK08,
2018-03-11, 05:55
- Do they use that setup at the 8 mile/woodward store? - PAK, 2018-03-12, 11:35
- Meijer came up with a "high anticipated shrinkage" -
CK08,
2018-03-11, 05:55
- I don't know what you mean by major way -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 11:52
- Not true, especially in your Russia example -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 12:04
- Once they automate, though -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 13:51
- I didn't say they won't do it - Jack, 2018-03-09, 13:56
- Once they automate, though -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 13:51
- Not true, especially in your Russia example -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 12:04
- Anecdote -
terribletr,
2018-03-10, 04:51
- It's a real talking point -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 11:40
- Yeah, I hear that awesome talking point all the time -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 11:35
- We're about to fully automate coal mining. -
domer.mq,
2018-03-09, 10:47
- Coal Related. Evidently we import a lot steel from Brazil. -
Grantland,
2018-03-09, 11:23
- Biggest coal producer in the world? Chee-ina -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 11:46
- Trump's idiocy is driving the world into China's arms. -
PAK,
2018-03-10, 07:45
- In fairness to Trump... -
domer.mq,
2018-03-10, 08:40
- Also important: - Publicola, 2018-03-10, 08:53
- In fairness to Trump... -
domer.mq,
2018-03-10, 08:40
- Trump's idiocy is driving the world into China's arms.
- Biggest coal producer in the world? Chee-ina
- Coal Related. Evidently we import a lot steel from Brazil. -
Grantland,
2018-03-09, 11:23
- Agreed! We talked about this over two years ago here -
Ken Fowler,
2018-03-09, 14:50
- wow, lots of good info in there -
Mike (bart),
2018-03-09, 09:49
- Knew it was a lot but had to look up the specific numbers - Jack, 2018-03-09, 11:09
- It's not even the right damn fight -
JRT,
2018-03-09, 09:52
- It's like the way we fetishize factory jobs -
Mike (bart),
2018-03-09, 08:15
- Very good article -
Jack,
2018-03-09, 08:03