Editors' Blog
Class and Crisis, notes
A class doesn't necessarily know what its own interests are, but it acts on its own interests, or what it thinks they are.
Class warfare and the U.S. Presidency
This new graph from Slate.com via VisualizingEconmics.com by way of Socialist-Economics shows income growth between 1948 and 2005:
"Tea Party" Politics: Something Old or Something New?
Many foreign observers across the political spectrum have long considered the U.S. to be the most media saturated society in the world.
The Goldberg flap: Journalist declares Castro "sane" and "moral"
After Fidel Castro stirred up some controversy last week with an offhand comment made to The Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Goldberg about ineffectiveness of Cuba's socialist "model," Goldberg thinks the former Cuban president may have sought to alleviate some controversy within Cuba's governing institutions by "walking back" his comment.
Cuba looking for a "reset" with the U.S.?
After Fidel Castro stirred up some controversy last week with an offhand comment he made to The Atlantic journalist Jeffrey Coldberg about ineffectiveness of Cuba's socialist "model," Goldberg thinks the former Cuban president may have sought to alleviate some controversy within Cuba's leading institutions by "walking back" his comment.
The Secret World of the Chinese Communist Party?
The New York Review of Books for 9-30-10 has an interesting article by Ian Johnson, former Beijing bureau chief for the WSJ, reviewing Richard McGregor's THE PARTY: THE SECRET WORLD OF CHINA'S COMMUNIST RULERS. I don't know how secret it can be if there is a whole book about it. There are some interesting facts revealed in this review that readers of our sites will find useful.
E. coli might give us the right kind of gas, say scientists
This new post at ScienceDaily.com shows how scientists are working on changing the genetic structure of the malevolent bacteria E. coli "to produce biodiesel fuel derived from fatty acids."
The importance of the Steelworkers' recent steps
The United Steelworkers this week filed a petition with the US Trade Representative "identifying a broad array of Chinese policies and practices that threaten the future of America’s alternative and renewable energy sector." According to a USW statement:
Some Questions and Answers About the September 11 attacks
This is ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. I have written about the attacks before, from the immediate aftermath on, on many occasions. These are some questions and possible answers that I think are of special importance for our readers as we try to use Marxism as a tool of analysis to relate the past to the present.
Fidel: "The Cuban model doesn't work for us anymore"
Inspired by a new article at People's World on Fidel Castro's first major public appearance in about four years, I am now catching up on my reading of Jeffrey Goldberg's recent trip to Cuba where he met with former President Fidel Castro over a three day period.
