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Freedom and de-alienated labour

January 24, 2017February 12, 2017 sanjay perera

by Jeff Noonan
While there is still absolute deprivation of basic needs, this crime is not caused by lack of productive capacity, but inequality in the appropriation of natural resources and social wealth. Continue reading Freedom and de-alienated labour

The sharing economy: an alternative to capitalist exploitation?

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016 sanjay perera

by Jeff Noonan
Sharing is an unambiguous good only when it stems from caring, and what is shared is life-valuable, i.e., it meets a real need. Continue reading The sharing economy: an alternative to capitalist exploitation?

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“Karl Marx was right”: A debate

December 29, 2015 sanjay perera

“Karl Marx Was Right”: A debate (2013) Continue reading “Karl Marx was right”: A debate

David Harvey: The 17 contradictions of capitalism

November 3, 2015November 3, 2015 sanjay perera

David Harvey is the Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Continue reading David Harvey: The 17 contradictions of capitalism

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The Communist Manifesto: insights and problems

May 5, 2015 sanjay perera

by Murray Bookchin It is politically restorative to look with a fresh eye at The Manifesto of the Communist Party (to use its original title), written before Marxism was overlaid by reformist, postmodernist, spiritual, and psychological commentaries. From an examination … Continue reading The Communist Manifesto: insights and problems

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On Marxism

April 21, 2015April 21, 2015 sanjay perera

by Louis Althusser Marxism constitutes one of the main currents of contemporary thought. By now, there is no counting the works that set out to expound, combat, or even ‘supersede’ it. It is already no easy task to find the … Continue reading On Marxism

Can capitalists afford recovery? Three views on economic policy in times of crisis

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014 sanjay perera

by Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler Economic, financial and social commentators from all directions and of various persuasions are obsessed with the prospect of recovery. The world remains mired in a deep, prolonged crisis, and the key question seems to … Continue reading Can capitalists afford recovery? Three views on economic policy in times of crisis

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The ‘Failure’ of Communism: a ‘Fall’ narrative

October 28, 2014November 4, 2014 sanjay perera

by Roland Boer Communism has ‘failed’, or so the common observation goes. More often, one hears the opinion that the Soviet Union ‘failed’, or that the communist countries of Eastern Europe did so as well. But what does ‘failure’ mean … Continue reading The ‘Failure’ of Communism: a ‘Fall’ narrative

Aspects of the Russian revolution

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014 sanjay perera

by John Reed I. What is Bolshevism? Bolshevism is the Social Revolution to which Socialists have looked forward for more than half a century. It is the inevitable struggle which must accompany the transition of society from Capitalism to Socialism. … Continue reading Aspects of the Russian revolution

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Keynes is Dead; Long Live Marx!

September 23, 2014September 23, 2014 sanjay perera

by Ismael Hossein-zadeh Many liberal economists envisioned a new dawn of Keynesianism in the 2008 financial meltdown. Nearly six years later, it is clear that the much-hoped-for Keynesian prescriptions are completely ignored. Why? Keynesian economists’ answer: “neoliberal ideology,” which they … Continue reading Keynes is Dead; Long Live Marx!

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