Editors' Blog
A New Marxist IQ for the French and Greek Elections by Norman Markowitz
The defeat of center and center right austerity governments in France and in Greece, while by no means a clearcut victory for new pro working class policies in these countries, is a defeat for finance capital and their political servants, who thought that they could transfer in the "Euro Zone"...
A New Marxist IQ for May Day by Norman Markowitz
May Day is a great day for a Marxist IQ. The correct numbers for last week's IQ are at the bottom of the page, so here goes.
'There are Marxists in India?'
Economist Prabhat Patnaik says moving back to an economic 'golden age' is impossible, so we must invent new solutions.
Krugman on Bernanke
Krugman takes Bernanke to task for a) too little buying of long term assets (thus lowering long term interest rates); and b) not setting a higher inflation target (encouraging corporations to NOT sit on their money)--both policies Bernanke as professor argued were necessary tools to fight depression.
Education Slowdown Threatens U.S.
The emerging train wreck of US Education is the surest sign that the crisis in US capitalism still underway is far deeper and more fundamental than a cyclical phenomenon. It suggests that, perhaps for the first time in US history, our society is not able to reproduce itself at a higher cultural or economic level.
