Category: Theory
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The Euro Crisis and the European Fiscal Pact
The following Bullet is from an important speech by Sahra Wagenknecht [translated by Samuel Putinja], newly elected co-vice president and important theoretician of the German radical party Die Linke, during … Keep reading »
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Political Crisis, the Left and the Possibility of a New Historical Bloc
The combination of economic crisis, social devastation and open political crisis in ‘weak links’ of the European Project such as Greece has raised the possibility of social and political change. … Keep reading »
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Lessons of the Comintern Experience
Toronto — 12 May 2012. Presentations by: Helen Scott, University of Vermont – Rebuilding the International: Rosa Luxemburg and the Comintern John Riddell – The Workers’ Government: Fiction, Pseudonym or … Watch video »
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The Dirty Picture of Neoliberalism
India’s New Economic Policy The Bollywood movie The Dirty Picture (apparently) runs on three things: entertainment, entertainment and entertainment. The dirty picture of neoliberalism runs on three things, as well: class, … Keep reading »
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Lenin and Occupy
Many socialists have cheered Lars Lih’s demolition of the textbook interpretation of Lenin’s work in Lenin Rediscovered (2008) without examining how many of our own preconceptions on the subject are … Keep reading »
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Capitalist Life-Crises and The North American Left: Problems and Prospects
The struggles across the Middle East and North Africa and on-going resistance to austerity in Europe catalysed a fightback in North America – the Occupy Movement – that no one … Keep reading »
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Greece: From Despair to Resistance
On Sunday 12 February 2012 the people of Greece, in demonstrations and street fights all over the country expressed in a massive, collective and heroic way their anger against the … Keep reading »
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Deutscher Prize Lecture 2011
London — 11 November 2011. History versus Theory:a Commentary on Marx’s Method of Capital The 2010 Deutscher Memorial Prize was awarded to David Harvey for his book The Enigma of … Watch video »
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Crisis as Capitalist Opportunity
Ursula Huws is, amongst other things, the director of the social and economic research consultancy Analytica. In conjunction with the most recent edition the Socialist Register – The Crisis and … Keep reading »
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Political Crisis in Italy and Greece: Marx on ‘Technical Government’
In recent years Karl Marx has again been featured in the world’s press because of his prescient insights into the cyclical and structural character of capitalist crises. Now there is … Keep reading »
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The Failure of Liberal Democracy
Gáspár Miklós Tamás interviewed by Matthew Brett while on a speaking tour of North America, September 2011. Watch video »
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Occupy Wall Street: Beyond the Rhetoric
One of the distinguishing features of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement is its apparent lack of central leadership. Not only does the movement seem leaderless; it does not appear … Keep reading »