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Un recuerdo 11 de Septiembre 1973
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May Day greetings!
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Change
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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 [...]
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Capital, it fails us now!
Even though I’m sure it will end badly, I can’t help but regard this as good news.
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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.
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