Nov. 4 talk: “Swedish ‘Socialism’: Not what it used to be, but then again it never was”

September 19, 2009 by MHI  
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Marxist-Humanist Initiative and the New SPACE (New School for Pluralistic Anti-Capitalist Education) are proud to present a talk by Swedish Marxist Daniel Ankarloo in New York City on Wed. Nov. 4. Entitled “Swedish ‘Socialism’ – Not what it used to be, but then again it never was,” the talk will begin at 7:00 p.m. and be followed by discussion. The location is TRS Inc. Professional Suite, 11th floor, 44 East 32nd Street, Manhattan (between Madison & Park Aves.) A contribution is requested. Read More

Let’s Get Real

By Andrew Kliman.

A correspondent from Canada has asked whether I think that “value”-oriented economic systems are a dead end, and that there should instead be production for need. I think the notion of “production for need” is a complex and difficult one, as I discuss in the middle of the following article I wrote a few years ago. (A veiled critique of the article and my reply follow the article itself.) Read More