Author: Stephen Maher

Stephen Maher is assistant professor of economics at SUNY Cortland and associate editor of the Socialist Register. He is the author of Corporate Capitalism and the Integral State: General Electric and a Century of American Power (Palgrave, 2022).

  • Trade Wars: NAFTA, China and the World Market

    Global imbalances are once again in the news on a daily basis, as the American current account grows, with trade surpluses in other zones and capital and credit flows growing … Watch video »

    Economy  •  January 13, 2019  •  Greg Albo, Stephen Maher, Anna Zalik and David Bush

  • Accountable Capitalism or Democratic Socialism?

    We need to challenge the logic of capital. Elizabeth Warren’s Accountable Capitalism Act only further entrenches it. Keep reading »

    Economy, USA  •  September 28, 2018  •  Stephen Maher

  • Crisis of the State, Crisis of the Left: Articulating Socialism After the Anarchist Moment

    The current period in the U.S. remains defined by the 2008 crisis and the economic policies and political forces it set in motion. This has now evolved into a growing crisis between the forms of governance, strategy, and administration that have defined the U.S.-led period of globalization and the state mechanisms of representation. Keep reading »

    Social Movements, Theory, USA  •  March 9, 2018  •  Stephen Maher

  • The Crises in the Gulf and Palestine

    The recent decision by President Donald Trump to relocate the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem amidst international condemnation has made the USA the only country in the world to officially recognize Israel’s illegal, unilateral annexation of that city. Presentations by Stephen Maher and Dan O’Hara. Recorded in Toronto, 1 February 2018. Watch video »

    Social Movements, War/Peace  •  February 10, 2018  •  Stephen Maher and Dan O'Hara

  • GE’s Switch

    The resignation of General Electric (GE) CEO Jeff Immelt last month is the latest sign of the broad restructuring of political and economic power currently underway in the United States. … Keep reading »

    Economy, USA  •  August 1, 2017  •  Stephen Maher

  • Against Liberal Nostalgia

    “Restore our democracy” has become a mantra among American progressives. Populist writers are desperately trying to shake people from their passivity amidst mounting political and ecological crisis. But in crafting … Keep reading »

    Theory, USA  •  December 19, 2016  •  Stephen Maher