Michael Albert is a child of the coordinator class, the son of a well-heeled attorney. That class privilege was a necessary component of his ability to produce the economic theory of participatory economics — the only economic model that is both a necessary and sufficient condition for the liberation of the working class.

I actually give Mike great credit for this.

However, at the end of the day, Mike was never going to betray his class. From the coordinator class he came, and to the coordinator class he returned.

Nick Cruse (@SocialistMMA) never went to college. He’s a poor black guy from the hood who made more money selling cars than he makes posting on Twitter and making videos on YouTube. But in 2025, unlike Mike, Cruse actually has relevant things to say:

Who you gonna call?