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Capital

August 11, 2022 USU Editorial Board 0

(generally) Anything which is used to procure or extract surplus value. Capital is not a static definition, but rather constitutes an economic relation. Machinery that forms the instruments of production, […]

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Capitalist

August 12, 2022 USU Editorial Board 1

Another word for an “owner,” that is, a member of the bourgeoisie; i.e., someone who owns capital but does not support themselves through their own labor.

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Class

August 11, 2022 USU Editorial Board 0

A social class is, broadly speaking, a group of individuals who share material interests based on their relation to the means of production as well as the judicial and economic […]

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Class dictatorship

August 11, 2022 USU Editorial Board 0

(see also, state)   This is the term used to describe the situation wherein a single class obtains and maintains control over political power. All states are class dictatorships – […]

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Commodity

August 11, 2022 USU Editorial Board 0

Any product made with the intention of exchanging it to realize surplus value, rather than made for use (use value). Commodity production is the basis of the modern capitalist economy.