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Episode 626: Time and Capitalism w/ Jonathan Martineau

March 5th, 2026  |  1 hr 24 mins

abstract time, capitalism, clock, clock-time, time, timing

We spoke to Jonathan Martineau about the concept of time, its relation to society and more specifically, capitalism. What is abstract time and how is it correlated to capitalist production and labour relations? What is the role of clocks, watches and the world standard time historically and logically in the constitution and establishment of a labour market and global capitalism? And what conclusions can we draw from that for resistance?

You can find Jonathan Martineaus book, "Time, Capitalism and Alienation" here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/924-time-capitalism-and-alienation