Teslokraty: Capitalism without Democracy?

The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation is one of the largest political education institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany, and part of the broader international democratic socialist movement. On 17 April 2024 they hosted a conference on green capitalism, focused on answering the below questions.

With the negative outcome of a residents' survey on the expansion of the Tesla factory, a forest occupation and an attack on the power supply, the events in and around Grünheide have reached a temporary climax. Has the "final stage of green capitalism" proclaimed by some critics really been reached here? Or, looking back on the developments of the last four years, could there not also be talk of a final stage of parliamentary democracy? What will remain of it when economic development emancipates itself from democratic decision-making? Isn't that what right-wing libertarians and Big Tech billionaires have been dreaming of for years: capitalism without democracy?

What's next for the socio-ecological transformation? What capital does the climate have? Who limits corporate power? What is union busting? How do you get to the stars via rough paths? Will we live forever? And is it true that Elon Musk is not allowed in the Berghain club?

More information on the event can be found here.