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Econospeak Everything You Would Learn about Marxism If You Were Subjected to Two of My Lectures Peter Dorman | Professor of Political Economy, The Evergreen State College Magpie's Asymmetric Warfare Unfrequently Asked Questions: Marx and Marxism (i) Magpie International Socialist ReviewMarx and Engels...and Darwin? The essential connection between historical materialism and natural selection Ian Angus MROnlineKarl Marx: India’s freedom struggle too was influenced by Marxism...

One ring to rule them all.East Asia Forum (Australia)China’s state media is going global Zi Yang, RSIS also I wonder how they are going to explain China's rise only after abandoning Mao's strict Marxism-Leninism for Deng's introduction of markets. Socialism with Chinese characteristics, I guess. Defend Democracy Press Meeting Marx: Chinese youth dig Marxism’s appeal Xinhua

This paper discusses the Marxist and Marxisant versions of the FH and argues that they misconceive the actual workings of modern capitalism leading to an explanatory blind alley. The spectacular ballooning of the financial system during the recent decades of weak profitability and accumulation does not constitute a new epoch, let alone a new capitalism. Instead it constitutes a well-known capitalist reaction in periods of weak profitability. This does not preclude the proliferation of new...

Must-read. What we have there, then, are two different conceptions of a JG. On the one hand, it might be a policy which helps capitalism function better (Keynes). But on the other, it might be a form of transitional demand – a policy which whilst fulfilling human needs is one that cannot actually be sustainably adopted by capitalism and is instead a stepping stone towards socialism (Marx). I’m honestly not sure which it is. I would not put it in terms of capitalism and socialism but...

Positive. Michael Roberts BlogMarx and Keynes in BerlinMichael Roberts The ConversationKarl Marx: ten things to read if you want to understand him James Muldoon, Lecturer in Political Science, University of Exeterand Robert Jackson, Lecturer in Politics, Manchester Metropolitan University Negative. BloombergRemember Marx for How Much He Got Wrong Noah Smith, Contributor Grasping RealityUnderstanding Karl MarxBrad DeLong | Professor of Economics, UCAL Berkeley Neutral Collège de...

Marx gets and update with Chinese characteristics. In contemporary China, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, the scientificity and truthfulness of Marxism has been fully tested, its people-oriented approach fully implemented, and its openness and epochal character fully manifested. Xi's thought therefore is a development of Marxism, which is applicable to today's China. Ecns —China DailyXi's thought a development of Marxism Zhang...

Welcome the new kid on the block.John LauritsModern Money Systems: Understanding the Monetary Mechanics of Value Part 1Modern Money Systems: Understanding the Monetary Mechanics of Value Part 2ht Richard in the comments

As the 200th anniversary of Marx’s birth gets closer, a host of conferences, articles and books on the legacy of Marx and his relevance today are emerging – including my own contribution. The most interesting was a speech last week by the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney in his homeland of Canada.... Michael Roberts BlogMarx 200: Carney, Bowles and VaroufakisMichael Roberts See also The Guardian — The Long ReadYanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points...

Good analysis of utopian versus utopianism. Short and important. The difference is that between ideal and real.  If the core assumptions are unrealistic and infeasible, then the consequent conceptual model will be "utopian" in the pejorative sense, and the project unachievable — "pie in the sky." If there is a disconnect between the ideal and the real, then it's utopianism. If the assumptions are realistic and feasible, then the conceptual model will be "utopian" in the positive...

Review of Henryk Grossman, Capitalism’s contradictions: studies in economic theory before and after Marx, edited by Rick Kuhn, published by Haymarket Books.Michael Roberts BlogGrossman on capitalism’s contradictions Michael Roberts