Discerning the obvious: “Desert Island Economics”
Source: Existential Comics Ayn Rand and Murray Rothbard are free market, capitalist libertarians. They essential believed that we would be the …
Tag Archives: Karl Marx
Marxist theory of crisis: The nature of the current long depression – Michael Roberts | swpTvUk (Aug 7, 2014)
You can find Michael Roberts’ blog here: Michael Roberts Blog: blogging from a marxist economist
A re-post: Reading Marx: On the ‘Reduction’ of ‘Skilled Labour’ to ‘Unskilled Labour’ — by Norm
Norm’s note: I’m merely re-posting this because there appears to be some interest in it, or rather, in the content of …
Lenin’s relevance for today — John Molyneux | SWPTV
What needs to be done? “Be at the races!” Related: (Source of everything below: Marxists internet Archive) Written: August – September, 1917 …
The Paradox of Financialized Industrialization — by Michael Hudson
Source: Michael Hudson / and a hat tip to Manda over at OffG for this . . . . . The Paradox of …
A Brief History of Mass Theft
OffGuardian by Darren Allen Our institutionalised brand of democracy goes by the name of capitalism. In such a system the …
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
Frederick Engels’ “Synopsis of Capital” | Marxists Internet Archive
Norm’s note: I’m beginning to read through Frederick Engels’Synopsis of Capital. Since this blog is as much for myself as …
Racism, Equal Opportunity, and Capitalism — written by Norm
[Note: I’m re-posting this from Jan 2016 — well, to remind myself what on the whole is my position on …
Reading Marx: Where Does Profit Come From? (And Why The ‘Rate of Profit’ Must Fall) — Norman Pilon | Taking Sides
Norm’s note: in my humble opinion, although many so-called leftists decry the structural imperfections implicit in the economic system that we …
Understanding Marx: an excerpt from Paul Mattick’s “Economic Crisis and Crisis Theory” (1974) | Marxists Internet Archive
Source: Marxists Internet Archive Excerpted from: Economic Crisis and Crisis Theory. Paul Mattick 1974 2. Marx’s Crisis Theory The stagnation …
A thought on Culture as an Integral Part of the Conditions of Existence — written by Norman
Men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it under …
Marxism, Conspiracy, and 9–11* | Journal of the Research Group On Socialism and Democracy Online
Marxism, Conspiracy, and 9–11* Posted on September 17, 2011 by sdonline Introduction Back at the time of the initiation …
Paulo Freire, Antonio Gramsci, and Vladimir Lenin, among others? “Gramsci, the Prison Notebooks and philosophy — Chris Harman | International Socialism”
Norm’s note: Of Antonio Gramsci, Paulo Freire has written, . . . I only read Gramsci when I was in exile. I …
Marx Myths and Legends. Introduction — Andy Blunden
(Andy Blunden’s Writings / Andy Blunden’s Home Page) Andy Blunden April 2005 Marx Myths and Legends. Introduction This article was originally drafted …
Capitalism: Then as Now?
Karl Marx. Capital Volume One Part VIII: Primitive Accumulation Chapter Twenty-Six: The Secret of Primitive Accumulation We have seen …
The Saker interviews Michael Hudson | The Saker
[Source: The Saker (Hat tip to Information Clearing House for this.)] Dear friends It is my immense privilege and honor to submit to you …
A Synopsis of Marx’s Concept of “Value” and how “Abstract Labour” Determines the Magnitude of all “Exchange-Values” in a Non-arbitrary Way – at least according to Norm
[Norm’s note: ( 15 April 2018) I only just discovered this piece by Patrick Murray, “Avoiding Bad Abstractions: A Defense of …
Advice To The Reader On Reading Marx: An Excerpt From Louis Althusser’s 1971 Preface To Capital, Volume One — Louis Althuser | Marxist Internet Archive
Source: Marxist Internet Archive Louis Althusser 1971 Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays Preface to Capital Volume One Written: March 1969; First Published: …
Part 1 of Marx’s Introduction to his “Grundrisse”
Source: Marxist Internet Archive Karl Marx’s Outline of the Critique of Political Economy (Grundrisse) Production, Consumption, Distribution, Exchange (Circulation) (1) …
