Workers of All Countries, Unite!

Un recuerdo 11 de Septiembre 1973

May Day greetings!

Coming soon to this location: charming ruins.

In response to a question from Ed Cone in comments to a post of his about the AIG brouhaha, I offered a capsule summary of the type of economic and financial system I’d ideally like to see in place of existing arrangements: The short answer is that I’d favor an economy in which democracy did [...]

Viva Cuba Libre!

Truth be told, I’m not a great fan of Fidel Castro, and Cuba under his rule is not my idea of a socialist paradise. Nonetheless, the Cuban Revolution was a great victory in its time; the country has accomplished much that is admirable in areas like literacy and public health; and the mere fact that [...]

Change

Still waiting for the great leap forward

I voted (early) for Barack Obama. I did so in small part because, for all his limitations, an Obama administration is a less horrible prospect than the only plausible alternative, and in larger part because, having previously demonstrated my low standards by throwing away my vote on a parade of Democratic mediocrities, and facing the [...]

Capital, it fails us now!

Even though I’m sure it will end badly, I can’t help but regard this as good news.

Post-neo-liberalism, or the electoral logic of late capitalism?

It’s been nearly two decades since I last read Rudolf Hilferding‘s Finance Capital. Suddenly, it seems very timely again.