Capitalism and Marxism

Capitalism and Marxism

Rosa Luxemburg, revolutionary fighter for workers and oppressed

January 17, 2019 Emma Rose
One hundred years ago, on January 15, 1919, counterrevolutionaries murdered Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, founders of the German Communist Party. Rosa Luxemburg is often overlooked as one of history’s most important Marxist thinkers. She […]
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Lesson of France 1968: Workers must declare themselves in power

January 12, 2019 Sam Marcy
The year 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the May 1968 uprising of workers and students in France. In light of the Yellow Vests protest movement shaking France today and the continued relevance of the […]
Capitalism and Marxism

Decisive question in France 1968: Revolutionary or reformist leadership?

December 30, 2018 Sam Marcy
The year 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of the May 1968 uprising of workers and students in France. In light of the Yellow Vests protest movement shaking France today, and the continued relevance of the […]
Capitalism and Marxism

Stock market decline worst since 1930s. Where is this going?

December 24, 2018 Gary Wilson
The Wall Street stock market closed December 21 with its worst weekly drop in more than seven years. The fall continued on December 24, losing more than 650 points. The S&P 500 ended a brutal […]
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Kurdistan: The struggle in historical perspective

December 23, 2018 Sam Marcy
On Dec. 19, 2018, President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw U.S. ground troops from Syria by mid-January 2019. This long overdue acknowledgement of the defeat of imperialism’s strategy to dismember the Syrian Arab Republic […]
Capitalism and Marxism

Revolutionary situation in France 1968: Which road for the mass struggle?

December 21, 2018 Sam Marcy
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the May 1968 uprising of workers and students in France. In light of the Yellow Vests protest movement shaking France today, and the continued relevance of the lessons […]
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Bloodsucking capitalists: a U.S. specialty

December 17, 2018 Stephen Millies
Besides steel, another vital industry for developed societies is machine tools. These include lathes, drill presses, gear cutters and milling machines ― the machines that make or form machine parts. U.S. industry helped pioneer external […]
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What’s the matter with GE?

December 7, 2018 Stephen Millies
General Electric had $122 billion in revenues last year. But in June it was kicked off the Dow Jones Industrial Average. GE’s replacement was Walgreens Boots Alliance. A few decades ago, Walgreens was just a […]
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It wasn’t mistakes, it’s capitalism

December 7, 2018 Stephen Millies
GE’s mess isn’t really the result of faulty boardroom decisions. Capitalism’s inner workings — whose laws were discovered by Karl Marx — guaranteed it. Why did Jack Welch and his successor Jeffrey Immelt bet the […]