Friends,

The next meeting of the Dem-Soc discussion group will be held on
Sunday March 30th @ 3:00pm in the A. J. Muste Institute (339 Lafayette
St. buzzer #11). We will examine a short but influential section of
Karl Marx's Capital (Vol. 1) entitled "The Fetishism of Commodities
and the Secret Thereof."

At this meeting we can also discuss Jesse's proposal for establishing
a set meeting time every month and develop a reading list.

"The Fetishism of Commodities" raises important questions regarding
the relationship between acts of production and consumption in a
capitalist economy. Are these separate and distinct acts? Can
distinct political strategies be developed to address both? Should
socialists attempt to bridge the gap between the two? What tools
would be most useful - culture, political economy...?read more »