Posts tagged: political-economy

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  Video: Silvia Federici — #MeToo and the New Forms of Capital Accumulation

  Silvia Federici on the links between changes in the global economy and increasing violence against women. 

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  Mapping Social Reproduction Theory

  Tithi Bhattacharya offers an introduction to the methods, insights, and strategic implications of Social Reproduction Theory. 

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  Yanis Varoufakis’s Account of the Greek Crisis: a Self-Condemnation — Part Five: The Varoufakis-Tsipras Line was Doomed from the Word "Go"

  In his book Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis gives us his version of the events that led to the Tsipras government’s shameful capitulation in July 2015. In the fifth part of a series of articles analyzing the book, Eric Toussaint looks at the earliest days of the Tsipras government. 

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  Video: Spiraling Out of Control — Nancy Fraser and David Harvey on the Fate of Capitalism in the Twenty-First Century

  Nancy Fraser and David Harvey discuss the future of capital and capitalism. 

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  Yanis Varoufakis’s Account of the Greek Crisis: a Self-Condemnation — Part Four: Varoufakis Surrounded Himself with Defenders of the Establishment

  In his book Adults in the Room, Yanis Varoufakis gives us his version of the events that led to the Tsipras government’s shameful capitulation in July 2015. In the fourth part of a series of articles analyzing the book, Eric Toussaint traces how Varoufakis selected advisors more sympathetic to the financial establishment than the Syriza program. 

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  Against the Neoliberalism Taboo

  Rather than be discarded, the term "neoliberalism" needs to be defined with greater precision. 

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  Are We Heading for Another Economic Crash?

  Responses from Wolfgang Streeck, Cédric Durand, Susan Newman, David M. Kotz, Mingqi Li, Mary Mellor, Andrew Ross, Tim Di Muzio, Dario Azzellini, Ying Chen, Richard Murphy, Michael Roberts, Lena Rethel, and Heikki Patomäki.

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  In Memory of James O’Connor (1930-2017)

  Joan Martínez Alier, Stefania Barca, Roberto Sciarelli, Salvatore Engel Di Mauro, Marica Di Pierri and A Sud, and Emanuele Leonardi reflect on the life and work of James O'Connor. 

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  Sellouts in the Room: Éric Toussaint on the Greek Debt Crisis and Syriza Capitulation

  Éric Toussaint, the spokesman of the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt (CADTM) and scientific director of the Greek Debt Truth Audit Commission, describes the findings of the commission and the legal avenues available to Greece for the repudiation of a significant portion of its debt.

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  Democratizing Care

  Johanna Brenner considers a variety of strategies by which caregiving might be socialized outside the institutions of family and household.

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  Like Chopping Onions: At the World’s Largest Security Expo

  Tear Gas author Anna Feigenbaum visits Milipol. 

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  Video: David Harvey, Nancy Holmstrom, Ajay Singh Chaudhary on 150 Years of Marx's Capital

  David Harvey, Nancy Holmstrom, and Ajay Singh Chaudhary discuss the enduring relevance of Capital.