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APPLE PIE OR APPLE CRUMBLE? — Brian Green | theplanningmotivedotcom

February 1, 2020

by Brian Green, 28th January 2020 [Source: theplanningmotivedotcom / APPLE PIE or APPLE CRUMBLE pdf] APPLE PIE or APPLE CRUMBLE? …

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The Debate on Marx’s Rate of Profit Thesis: Michael Heinrich vs. Michael Roberts & Me — Jack Rasmus | Jack Rasmus: Predicting the Global Economic Crisis

November 20, 2019

Originally posted on Jack Rasmus:
The debate among marxist economists has intensified once again. On the one side is the German…

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MODERN MONETARY THEORY (MMT) or MUDDLED MONETARY THEORY? — Brian Green | Theplanningmotivedotcom

September 2, 2019

Source: Theplanningmotivedotcom: Modern Monetry Theory (MMT) or Muddled Monetary Theory?.pdf MODERN MONETARY THEORY (MMT) or MUDDLED MONETARY THEORY? By Brian …

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China’s Yuan Breaks the 7 to $1 Band–The Global Currency War Has Begun — Jack Rasmus: Predicting the Global Economic Crisis

August 5, 2019

Originally posted on Jack Rasmus:
Over this weekend, China’s Yuan currency broke out of its band and devalued to more than…

Modern Money (Pt 2) — Sam Williams | A Critique of Crisis Theory from a Marxist Perspective

June 1, 2019

Originally posted on A Critique of Crisis Theory:
Political madness sweeps Washington As of mid-July, the U.S. media and bourgeois politics appear to be…

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A repost from December 2016 ==> Princes of the Yen: Central Banks and the Transformation of the Economy — Dr. Richard Werner / a film by Michael Oswald

February 27, 2019

I just finished reading a post over at Offguardian titled, “Globalization: The Endgame, ” by Frank.  In my opinion, Frank comes very …

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Capitalism: Competition, Conflict, Crises — Professor Anwar Shaikh | SOAS University of London

November 30, 2018

[Related reviews or critiques of Anwar Shaikh’s theorizing of capital : a) Capitalism and Anwar Shaikh ; and b) Three Books on Marxist …

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A new global credit crunch to come? — Michael Roberts | Michael Roberts Blog: Blogging From A Marxist Economist

August 3, 2018

Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog:
At the time of the general election in Turkey, I pointed out that Turkey was near…

South America’s ‘Made in the USA’ Growing Crisis–How Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela Are Destabilized — Dr. Jack Rasmus

June 11, 2018

Originally posted on Jack Rasmus:
Emerging market economies are heading for an economic implosion. From South America to South Asia conditions…

Vollgeld and the sovereign money initiative — Michael Roberts

June 11, 2018

Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog:
On Sunday, the Swiss voted down in a referendum a proposal known as sovereign money or…

David Harvey on monocauses, multicauses and metaphors — Michael Roberts

December 20, 2017

Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog:
Back last October, Professor David Harvey, presented an essay to the University of Izmir, Turkey in…

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Marxist theory of crisis: The nature of the current long depression – Michael Roberts | swpTvUk (Aug 7, 2014)

December 15, 2017

  You can find Michael Roberts’ blog here: Michael Roberts Blog: blogging from a marxist economist

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The Paradox of Financialized Industrialization — by Michael Hudson

July 29, 2017

Source: Michael Hudson / and a hat tip to Manda over at OffG for this . . . . . The Paradox of …

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A Brief History of Mass Theft

July 16, 2017

Originally posted on OffGuardian:
by Darren Allen Our institutionalised brand of democracy goes by the name of capitalism. In such…

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Some Videos: A) a lecture titled, “How to read Capital,” by Joseph Choonara; and B) 1 of a series of 4 lectures, this one on “the method of Marx’s analysis in Capital,” otherwise titled, “Marxist method in Capital,” by Paul Blackledge

March 21, 2017

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Shifting from Central Planning to a Decentralised Economy: Do We Need Central Banks? — Professor Richard A. Werner | Global Research

January 26, 2017

[Related — video presentation by Prof. Richard A. Werner:  Prof. Richard Werner – Banking Industry Exposed & Solutions Presented – …

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Why Trump Won—And What’s Next | Dr. Jack Rasmus

November 12, 2016

Why Trump Won–And What’s Next   November 9, 2016 by jackrasmus The following is my follow up article, soon published, …

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Why Socialism? — Albert Einstein | Monthly Review

May 30, 2016

Source: Why Socialism? :: Monthly Review. Albert Einstein is the world-famous physicist. This article was originally published in the first …

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Attacks on US Public Workers and Unions Intensify

January 30, 2016

Originally posted on Jack Rasmus:
The destruction of unions in the US has been going on for decades, steadily intensifying since…

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China-Canary in the Global Economy Coalmine? – print version

January 20, 2016

Originally posted on Jack Rasmus:
What’s happening in China? Is it becoming the locus of the next financial crisis? Some well…

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