The recording of our recent online Talk with the Boston College Labor-Time Economy Working Group on Simulating a Labor-time Socialist Economy has been uploaded to the INDEP YouTube channel.

On the website Leftdis, council communist writer Herman Lueer responds to Stefan Meretz’s critique of Lueer’s article about the post-capitalist model of Commonism that Meretz co-created with Simon…

This online event will take place in English. It will be held in cooperation with the Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung (Initiative democratic labor-time accounting). To participate…

Wir produzieren Streikvideos und Kinofilme und bauen ein Online-Archiv für Filme aus der Arbeiter*innenbewegung auf. Im Zentrum steht die Situation der Lohnabhängigen, ihre Selbstorganisierung, Streik...

The IDA (Initiative for Democratic Labour Time Accounting) has translated several of its texts into English and Spanish. These include Felix Klopotek’s article “Future State, Socialization…

The IDA (Initiative for Democratic Labour Time Accounting) has posted an article critically reviewing the 2018 book “Kapitalismus Aufheben” (“Sublating Capitalism”, an English edition of which was…

The IDA (Initiative for Democratic Labour Time Accounting) has posted an article responding to Hermann Lueer’s critique of the IDA’s article on how private reproductive labour can be socialized in a…

A recording of a meeting by the Themagroep Cybernetische Economie van de RSP/Cybernetic Economy Thematic Group of the Revolutionair Socialistische Partij/Dutch Revolutionary Socialist Party and IDA…

An IDA talk sparked a debate on the transition to communism and labour-time accounting; contributions came from International Perspective, Fredo Corvo, and Hermann Lueer.

The IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative for Democratic Working Time Accounting) has published an article on the relationship between syndicalism and the IDA’s conception of…

On the website INTER-REV, Spanish council communist Aníbal critiqued the article by IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative for Democratic Labour-Time Accounting) entitled…

The IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative for Democratic Working Time Accounting) has published an article that links several German-language articles that which discuss the…

The IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative for Democratic Working Time Accounting) has published an article that discusses the newest iteration of their working time digital app…

The IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung/Initiative for Democratic Working Time Accounting) has published an article announcing that their working time calculation app has been renamed so...

The Themagroep Cybernetische Economie van de RSP/Cybernetic Economy Thematic Group of the Dutch Revolutionary Socialist Party will holding a meeting on Saturday 16th May from 1PM UTC…

Abstract Wie kann private Reproduktionsarbeit im Sozialismus vergesellschaftet werden? Der Text analysiert politische, kulturelle und strukturelle Besonderheiten privater Reproduktionsarbeit und zeigt...

How can private reproductive labor be socialized under socialism? The text analyzes the political, cultural, and structural particularities of private reproductive labor and shows how labor-time…

IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung) invites to a screening of the movie “Ohne Chefs – Demokratie bei der Arbeit” (‘Without bosses – democracy at work’). After the movie there will be a…

Vor hundert Jahren, zu Weihnachten 1925, wurde Jan Appel aus dem Gefängnis entlassen – mit im Gepäck ein Manuskript, das er hinter Gittern verfasst hatte: Die Grundprinzipien kommunistischer Produktio...

The IDA (Initiative Demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung) has published a proposed solution to calculating the payout factor or “Factor of Individual Comsumption” (FIC) calculated when there are…

IDA responds to Robin Hahnel’s May 2025 critique of labor-time calculation, argueing that it remains the cornerstone of the growing debate on democratic, decentralized socialist planning.

YouTube video by Initiative demokratische Arbeitszeitrechnung (IDA)