Tom O'Brien
@fromalpha2omega.bsky.social
Host of 'From Alpha To Omega Podcast', a Marxist Political Economy Podcast. (http://patreon.com/FromAlpha2Omega)
Co-author with Donal O'Coisdealbha of the upcoming book on socialist economic theory: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
Co-author with Donal O'Coisdealbha of the upcoming book on socialist economic theory: https://theclasslesssocietyinmotion.com/
Latest Episode now out! We talk with David Camfield about his recent Book, Red Flags: A Reckoning With Communism For The Future Of The Left. Enjoy :)
#223 Red Flags w/ David Camfield | From Alpha To Omega
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October 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Latest Episode now out! We talk with David Camfield about his recent Book, Red Flags: A Reckoning With Communism For The Future Of The Left. Enjoy :)
Hey Everybody. My co-author Donal is now on Blue Sky. Go give him a follow: @donaloc91.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Hey Everybody. My co-author Donal is now on Blue Sky. Go give him a follow: @donaloc91.bsky.social
Going to try one of those Youtube premiere things today @ 2pm London time, answering your questions about Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics. Come join me in the chat :)
#222 Unifying Cybernetics & Marxism - Your Questions Answered
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September 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Going to try one of those Youtube premiere things today @ 2pm London time, answering your questions about Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics. Come join me in the chat :)
Going to do a Q&A video on the latest 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics' video this week. If you have any questions you'd like me to discuss, DM me or reply to this thread! For those that haven't watched the video yet, here it is on youtube:
Unifying Marxism & Cybernetics
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August 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Going to do a Q&A video on the latest 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics' video this week. If you have any questions you'd like me to discuss, DM me or reply to this thread! For those that haven't watched the video yet, here it is on youtube:
Just released a talk I gave on 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics' at the Complex Anarchism Symposium in Brussels, Belgium earlier this year. It's a monster! If you have any questions, just reply here and I will answer them in a serparate Q&A video.
Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics | From Alpha To Omega
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August 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Just released a talk I gave on 'Unifying Marxism and Cybernetics' at the Complex Anarchism Symposium in Brussels, Belgium earlier this year. It's a monster! If you have any questions, just reply here and I will answer them in a serparate Q&A video.
Prof. Paul Adler on what Socialists can learn from the Toyota Production System
What Socialists Can Learn From Toyota!
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August 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Prof. Paul Adler on what Socialists can learn from the Toyota Production System
Will AI Steal Your Job? Is mass unemployment likely? youtu.be/9RPqTIes0Ws
Will AI Steal Your Job?
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July 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Will AI Steal Your Job? Is mass unemployment likely? youtu.be/9RPqTIes0Ws
New Episode with Paul S. Adler where we discuss his 2019 book: "The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism". Enjoy!
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#220 Is Capitalism Giving Birth To Socialism w/ Paul S. Adler | From Alpha To Omega
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July 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
New Episode with Paul S. Adler where we discuss his 2019 book: "The 99% Economy: How Democratic Socialism Can Overcome the Crises of Capitalism". Enjoy!
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New episode just released with Prof. Paul S. Adler on his 1990 paper 'Marx, Machines, and Skill'. Enjoy! youtu.be/PMAMY8jEqaU
Does Capitalism Deskill Workers?
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July 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New episode just released with Prof. Paul S. Adler on his 1990 paper 'Marx, Machines, and Skill'. Enjoy! youtu.be/PMAMY8jEqaU
New Episode now out! Part 2 of our conversation with Anna Fielder on her analysis of childbirth in capitalism. Enjoy!
#218 Going Into Labour w/ Anna Fielder - Part 2 | From Alpha To Omega
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June 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
New Episode now out! Part 2 of our conversation with Anna Fielder on her analysis of childbirth in capitalism. Enjoy!
New Episode now out! Part 1 of an interview with Anna Fielder about recent book "Going Into Labour: Childbirth In Capitalism". Enjoy!
Going Into Labour w/ Anna Fielder - Part 1 | From Alpha To Omega
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June 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
New Episode now out! Part 1 of an interview with Anna Fielder about recent book "Going Into Labour: Childbirth In Capitalism". Enjoy!
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I came across an 1887 account of Dublin by a veteran of the Paris Commune and wow he did not like the food:
May 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I came across an 1887 account of Dublin by a veteran of the Paris Commune and wow he did not like the food:
Going to be in Brussels next week giving a talk on unifying Value Theory and Cybernetics at the Inaugral Complex Anarchism Symposium! clea.research.vub.be/complex-anar...
Complex Anarchism Symposium, 19-23 May 2025 in Brussels
With the upcoming Complex Anarchism symposium, we will be exploring the intersection between anarchism and complexity science. Anarchy, despite its popular definition as a state of disorder, is rather
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May 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Going to be in Brussels next week giving a talk on unifying Value Theory and Cybernetics at the Inaugral Complex Anarchism Symposium! clea.research.vub.be/complex-anar...
Latest episode now out! Part 2 of our discussion with Roger Arevalo on the Vanguard Method and its implications for socialism. Enjoy :) www.patreon.com/posts/216-va...
#216 The Vanguard Method w/ Roger Arevalo Part 2 | From Alpha To Omega
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May 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Latest episode now out! Part 2 of our discussion with Roger Arevalo on the Vanguard Method and its implications for socialism. Enjoy :) www.patreon.com/posts/216-va...
New Episode out with Roger Arevalo on the The Vanguard Method - TPS for services and its implications for Socialism. Enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/215-va...
#215 The Vanguard Method w/ Roger Arevalo - Part 1 | From Alpha To Omega
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May 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
New Episode out with Roger Arevalo on the The Vanguard Method - TPS for services and its implications for Socialism. Enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/215-va...
Latest episode now out - Part 2 of our Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal. Enjoy!
#214 Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal Part 2 | From Alpha To Omega
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April 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Latest episode now out - Part 2 of our Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal. Enjoy!
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Really enjoyed being interviewed by Tom for his From Alpha to Omega podcast.
We discussed my book, Management Divided, where I present a classical Marxist analysis of lean production, which grapples with it as a contradictory development, not simply a more refined system of mgt control + deskilling
We discussed my book, Management Divided, where I present a classical Marxist analysis of lean production, which grapples with it as a contradictory development, not simply a more refined system of mgt control + deskilling
Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal now out! Enjoy :)
#213 Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal - Part 1 | From Alpha To Omega
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March 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Really enjoyed being interviewed by Tom for his From Alpha to Omega podcast.
We discussed my book, Management Divided, where I present a classical Marxist analysis of lean production, which grapples with it as a contradictory development, not simply a more refined system of mgt control + deskilling
We discussed my book, Management Divided, where I present a classical Marxist analysis of lean production, which grapples with it as a contradictory development, not simply a more refined system of mgt control + deskilling
Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal now out! Enjoy :)
#213 Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal - Part 1 | From Alpha To Omega
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March 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Marx Meets Lean w/ Matt Vidal now out! Enjoy :)
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#OtD 2 Mar 1974 25 year old anti-Franco resistance activist Salvador Puig Antich was executed by garrote vil in the Modelo prison. It took him almost 20 minutes to die. His execution became a symbol of the barbaric nature of the Francoist regime. More: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
March 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#OtD 2 Mar 1974 25 year old anti-Franco resistance activist Salvador Puig Antich was executed by garrote vil in the Modelo prison. It took him almost 20 minutes to die. His execution became a symbol of the barbaric nature of the Francoist regime. More: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9...
Here is the Q&A from the talk I recently gave on "Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century" to the Dutch socialist group De Socialisten. This talk was in conjunction with INDEP, the Independent Network for Democratic Economic Planning (www.indep.network): youtu.be/GWgBdhQOvfs
Cybernetic Socialism Talk Q and A
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February 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Here is the Q&A from the talk I recently gave on "Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century" to the Dutch socialist group De Socialisten. This talk was in conjunction with INDEP, the Independent Network for Democratic Economic Planning (www.indep.network): youtu.be/GWgBdhQOvfs
I recently gave a talk on 'Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century' for the Dutch marxist group De Socialisten (socialisten.org), inconjunction with INDEP(www.indep.network). You can check out the presentation here: youtu.be/vHDM775B0nI
Cybernetic Socialism In The 21st Century
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February 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I recently gave a talk on 'Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century' for the Dutch marxist group De Socialisten (socialisten.org), inconjunction with INDEP(www.indep.network). You can check out the presentation here: youtu.be/vHDM775B0nI
A new zoom link for my talk tonight @ 7pm London time on 'Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century'. The previous link was broken. us06web.zoom.us/j/8107950519...
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February 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A new zoom link for my talk tonight @ 7pm London time on 'Cybernetic Socialism for the 21st Century'. The previous link was broken. us06web.zoom.us/j/8107950519...
Giving an on-line talk to the Dutch De Socialisten party, titled 'Cybernetic Economics for the 21st Century' on wednesday evening. 7pm London, 8pm Amsterdam time. You can find the details here: www.indep.network/event/cybern...
Cybernetic economics for the 21st century, with Tom O’Brien
On Wednesday 12 February at 20:00 CET the Cybernetic Economy theme group of the Socialists (Netherlands) will be hosting its first digital meeting with an international speaker, Tom O’Brien. We are no...
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February 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Giving an on-line talk to the Dutch De Socialisten party, titled 'Cybernetic Economics for the 21st Century' on wednesday evening. 7pm London, 8pm Amsterdam time. You can find the details here: www.indep.network/event/cybern...
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Portrait of ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social:
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January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Portrait of ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social:
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