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We have had [in England], ever since 1876, a chronic state of stagnation in all dominant branches of industry. Neither will the full crash come; nor will the period of longed-for prosperity to which we used to be entitled before and after it. A dull depression, a...
The European Environment Agency recently released a report on progress towards the “green economy” in Europe. The EEA defines the “green economy” as one in which “the environmental, economic and social policies and innovations enable society to use resources...
Correction (February 3, 2010)--Passage on Himalayan glaciers in paragraph 5 of article originally published January 2010. This article was written for presentation at the Workshop on Marxist Theory and Practice in the World Today, Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and...
Although all too familiar with the hard, even bitter, kind of South African political “debate” on the left and centre-left that too often turns potentially comradely exchange into a mind-numbing dialogue of the deaf, even I was a little taken aback by the tenor of...
This is a reconstruction from notes of a talk delivered at a teach-in on "The Capitalist Crisis and the Environment" organized by the Education and Empowerment Working Group, Occupy Wall Street, Zuccotti Park (Liberty Plaza), New York, October 23, 2011. It was based...
John Maynard Keynes keeps a main influence on the current economic thinking. Even if the neo-liberal movement dominated over the last decades, the Keynesian ideas remain enduring, especially at times of recession. When the subprime mortgage crisis started, it was...
John Maynard Keynes keeps a main influence on the current economic thinking. Even if the neo-liberal movement dominated over the last decades, the Keynesian ideas remain enduring, especially at times of recession. When the subprime mortgage crisis started, it was...
In this supplement on ‘Marxism and renewal in the 21st Century, we explore new sources of Marxism in an effort to enhance theoretical analysis. This may serve as a basis for shaping new anti-capitalist politics and envisioning alternatives (such as ecosocialism,...
This article is an extended version of a talk delivered at the Marxism 2011 Conference, University College of London, July 3, 2011. It is no secret today that we are facing a planetary environmental emergency, endangering most species on the planet, including our own,...