Archive

May 2012

  • Political Turmoil and Economic Crisis

    • François Hollande, elected to the presidency of France on May 6, was... Read more

    April 2012

  • FAQs about the Occupy Movement and Marxist-Humanism

    • FAQs (and Far-Too-Infrequently Asked Questions) About the Occupy Movement... Read more

  • Help Support May Day 2012 in Haiti!

    • BATAY OUVRIYE Help Support May Day 2012 in Haiti! [Note added May 15, 2012: ... Read more

  • The Make-Believe World of David Graeber

    • [The version of the article below, posted on April 15 and further corrected... Read more

  • Audio: MHI’s Discussion with OWS Activists and Thinkers

    • “6 Months of Occupy Wall Street: Time for Theoretical & Practical... Read more

  • Video: MHI Panels at Left Forum 2012 on Harvey’s and Kliman’s Books

    • MHI sponsored two panels at the Left Forum, held in New York City at Pace... Read more

  • Papers from “David Harvey & Capitalist Accumulation”

    • [Below are three of the papers  given at this MHI panel, all in unedited... Read more

    March 2012

  • Plea from Iraq to Protest the Massacre of LGBT People

    • Dear Friends, We are writing you regarding the massacre against LGBT people... Read more

    February 2012

  • Women’s March Deepens Egypt’s Continuing Revolution

    • by Samah Selim The huge December 20 women’s demonstration against Egypt’s... Read more

  • Video: “The Failure of Capitalist Production” at Bluestockings

    • Andrew Kliman gave the first public talk in New York City on his new book,... Read more

  • Oppose Both U.S. and Iranian Governments!

    • MHI members in New York joined a Feb. 4 rally and march against U.S. sanctions... Read more

    December 2011

  • 4 Years After Crisis Began, New Ideas and New Revolts

    • Book exposes falling rate of profit while protests threaten economic-political... Read more

  • Russian Social Movement “Alternatives”: Awakened Sense of Dignity

    • By Andrey Kolganov and Aleksandr Buzgalin, reporting from Bolotnaya Square Why,... Read more

    November 2011

  • New Book: The Failure of Capitalist Production

    • The Failure of Capitalist Production: Underlying Causes of the Great Recession... Read more

  • Wolff on Wall Street

    • by Seth Weiss Richard Wolff, an economics professor who taught for many... Read more

    October 2011

  • South African Unemployed Movement Begins Occupation

    • [Ed. note: This group is affiliated with the South African Shack Dwellers... Read more

  • Wall Street Protests Marred by Anti-Semitism

    • Wall Street Protests Marred by Anti-Semitism by Seth Weiss While the Left... Read more

    September 2011

  • Beware of Left Anti-Semitism

    • Jew-Hatred Appears in Conspiracy Theories, Anti-Americanism, Lesser-Evilism,... Read more

  • Postone’s “Resolution” of Marx’s Imaginary Contradiction

    • Postone sees a contradiction between any account of abstract labor as... Read more

  • Condemn Libelous Attack on Marx Scholar

    • Fifteen scholars from eight different countries have called for the retraction... Read more

  • “What is the Future for the Youth of South Africa?”

    • Ed. Note:  We received this press release from the Abahlali baseMjondolo... Read more

  • N.J. Students Defeat Tuition Hike, Ally with Campus Workers

    • by Etta Martin, Rutgers student-activist The cost of college has risen... Read more

  • Roubini and Magnus on Underconsumption and Marx

    • A response to Mike West’s question on Roubini’s remarks, “including... Read more

  • No Increase in Employment in August

    • The U.S. Department of Labor reported today that nonfarm payroll employment... Read more

    August 2011

  • Libya and Egypt, Without Dictators, Face the Future

    • by Anne Jaclard Sunday, Aug. 28 – Libyan rebel forces have taken control... Read more

  • Verizon Strikers Battle Phone Company and Union

    • New York City – After two weeks on the picket lines, the Communication... Read more

  • Double-A-Plus Debt and the Double-Dip Recession Threat

    • by Andrew Kliman On August 5, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), one of... Read more

    July 2011

  • U.S. Economy Remains in Doldrums; Recovery Stalling

    • by Andrew Kliman, author of Reclaiming Marx’s Capital: A refutation... Read more

  • Nils Enar on Massacre in Norway

    • I guess you’ve heard about the terror and massacre in Norway.... Read more

  • More on “Value and Crisis: Bichler & Nitzan versus Marx”

    • The beginning of Andrew Kliman’s “Value and Crisis: Bichler... Read more

  • Urgent Appeal to Help East Africans Survive Famine

    • MHI just received the following information from a friend. If you would... Read more

  • Audio: Doug Lain interview with Andrew Kliman on his “Alternatives to Capitalism: What happens after the revolution?”

    • Number 99 in Doug Lain series of Diet Soap podcasts is an interview with... Read more

  • Workshop/Classes on Current Events and the Dialectical Method

    • Learn about Revolutionary Journalism with Marxist-Humanists Workshop/Classes... Read more

    June 2011

  • Video: “Marx’s Capital and the Economic Crisis”

    • A video recording of the panel “Marx’s Capital and the Economic... Read more

    May 2011

  • Libya and the Left

    • This article represents a minority position within MHI. For MHI’s... Read more

  • Support Libyan Rebels While Opposing U.S./NATO Intervention

    • MHI here discusses the reasons for its opposition to the U.S./NATO bombing... Read more

  • Audio: Kliman on “The ‘Stagnant Pay’ Myth & Capitalist Production”

    • Geoffrey McDonald and Andrew Kliman gave presentations during the “Dimensions... Read more

    April 2011

  • Nawal El Saadawi on “Women, Egypt, and Revolution”

    • Nawal El Saadawi, the world-renowned Egyptian socialist-feminist, author,... Read more

  • Video: “Is an Emancipatory Communism Possible?”

    • “Is an Emancipatory Communism Possible?” A talk by Allan Armstrong Recorded... Read more

  • Farmers in Dominican Republic Demand Re-Distribution of Land

    • Puerto Plata, D. R. — Dozens of leaders of the farmers’ movement... Read more

  • India Imprisons Dr. Binayak Sen for Life for Human Rights Activities

    • Vijay Ravikumar, a graduate student at Rutgers University, addressed the... Read more

  • Adventures in the New Economy: The New Home-Work

    • by Tiffany Goldman In the “New Economy,” many of the available and... Read more

  • International Women’s Day 2011: Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Ukraine, Peru

    • It was great to see so many women’s celebrations and protests on and... Read more

    March 2011

  • Video: “Crisis, Austerity, and Resistance in the Euro Zone: A View from Finland”

    • Crisis, Austerity, and Resistance in the Euro Zone: A View from Finland A... Read more

  • Video: “The Great Recession & Its Aftermath” at the 2011 Left Forum

    • The Great Recession & Its Aftermath Recorded March 19, 2011 at the... Read more

  • Video: “Is Socialism Possible?” (Panels I & II) at the 2011 Left Forum

    • Is Socialism Possible? (Panel I) Recorded March 19, 2011 at the Left... Read more

  • MHI Editorial: Japan Suffers Triple Disaster, World Holds its Breath: What Should Humans Build?

    • Our condolences go to the Japanese people, whose death toll from so-called... Read more

  • 3/22 (NYC): Talk on “Crisis, Austerity & Resistance in the Euro Zone”

    • Crisis, Austerity, and Resistance in the Euro Zone: A View from Finland A... Read more

  • Join MHI at the 2011 Left Forum

    • Join us at the 2011 Left Forum! Marxist-Humanist Initiative is sponsoring... Read more

  • 4/13 (NYC): “Is an Emancipatory Communism Possible?” A talk by Allan Armstrong

    • Is an Emancipatory Communism Possible? A talk by Allan Armstrong Wednesday,... Read more

    February 2011

  • Iranian Students Call for Mass Demonstration in Tehran to Support Egyptian People

    • Ed. Note:  We received the following call from the Union for Advancement... Read more

  • Value and Crisis: Bichler & Nitzan versus Marx

    • By Andrew Kliman, author of Reclaiming Marx’s “Capital”:... Read more

    January 2011

  • MHI hails drive for freedom & democracy in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen

    • MHI supports the widespread aspirations of the masses throughout the Middle... Read more

  • Women’s Diminished Right to Abortion May Soon be Gone

    • The start of 2011 is a dire time for civil rights and liberties, including... Read more

  • MHI Editorial: Public Employees Under Attack: Support Workers Fighting Austerity but Get Real About Capitalism

    • The recent economic crisis and continuing recession-like economy have rendered... Read more

    December 2010

  • Marx’s Struggle against Defamation: 150th Anniv. tribute to “Herr Vogt”

    • by Andrew Kliman, author of Reclaiming Marx’s “Capital”:... Read more

    November 2010

  • Economic Crisis Conference Featured Wide Participation and Debate

    • One hundred and fifty people came — from New York, New Jersey,... Read more

  • Post-Conference Discussion: Add your voice now!

    • Marxist-Humanist Initiative convened a conference on “The Economic... Read more

  • The “New” South Africa: Poor People’s Movements Defy ANC Policies

    • I. Shack Dwellers Movement Fights for Land and Housing S’bu Zikode,... Read more

  • British Students Protest Austerity Plan to Triple University Tuition

    • Tens of thousands of British students took to the streets last week in... Read more

  • Note from Germany on Current Social Movements

    • Discussions on the economic crisis are going on in many places. However,... Read more

  • Proposal for a Network for the Circulation of Theoretical Struggles

    • Capitalism’s most severe financial crisis since the 1930s and the Great... Read more

    October 2010

  • Critique of Nov. 6 Economic Crisis Conference Announcement

    • By Stephen Block (Montreal). Marxist-Humanists need to find their way... Read more

  • “One Nation Working Together” Rally Oct. 2

    • On October 2, approximately 175,000 people from across the United States... Read more

    September 2010

  • MHI Editorial: We Protest, We Condemn

    • NYC demonstration at the Federal Building against the FBI raids, Sept.... Read more

  • Reply to Kevin Anderson

    • by Andrew Kliman. On September 11 (see below), I posted the following comment... Read more

  • 11/6: Conference on “The Economic Crisis & Left Responses”

    • Click here for the Conference Program It includes biographies, abstracts... Read more

  • Lies, Damned Lies, and Underconsumptionist Statistics

    • By Andrew Kliman, author of Reclaiming Marx’s “Capital”:... Read more

  • Argentina: The Problem is Not the Debt

    • by Juan Kornblihtt. Editor’s note:  We were sent the following article... Read more

  • What is Marxist-Humanist Internationalism?

    • What is Marxist-Humanist internationalism? Although a full answer requires... Read more

  • Letter from Nicaragua, September 2010

    • Note: I visited Nicaragua in 1981, two years after the Sandinista revolution... Read more

  • Video: Panel on the “Future of World Capitalism” Book Series

    • A video recording of a panel at the 2010 Left Forum at Pace University... Read more

  • MHI Editorial: Welcome to With Sober Senses

    • Welcome to With Sober Senses, the new on-line publication of Marxist-Humanist... Read more

  • Dialogue on Alternatives to Capitalism

    • MHI is proud to initiate a section of our new publication entitled “Alternatives... Read more

  • Karl Marx & the State

    • By David Adam. In April 1917, the Russian anarchist Voline met Leon Trotsky... Read more

    August 2010

  • What Must be Changed in order to Transcend Capitalism

    • A forum organized by The Commune and Marxist-Humanist Initiative was held... Read more

  • MHI to hold second Annual Conference

    • Marxist-Humanist Initiative will hold its 2010 Annual Conference in New... Read more

  • Haitians Struggle against Continued Occupation amidst Earthquake’s Devastation

    • By Anne Jaclard. July 28 marked the 95th anniversary of the start of the... Read more

    June 2010

  • IMHO Attempts to Usurp Shared Principles

    • On June 3, the Marxist-Humanist Initiative (MHI) published a letter sent... Read more

  • Transcending Capitalism: London forum organized by The Commune and MHI

    • What must be changed in order to transcend capitalism? Joint Forum organized... Read more

  • Marxist-Humanist Initiative Joins with the International Marxist Humanist Organization!

    • The March 4, 2010 announcement of the formation of the International Marxist-Humanist... Read more

    May 2010

  • Appearance and Essence: Neoliberalism, Financialization, and the Underlying Crisis of Capitalist Production

    • By Andrew Kliman, author of Reclaiming Marx’s “Capital”:... Read more

    April 2010

  • MHI Invites Anarchists to Debate

    • MHI issued the following invitation to anarchists to debate on April 17... Read more

  • Video: “Economics & Politics of the Current Crisis” @ the Left Forum

    • A video recording of a panel, “Economics & Politics of the Current... Read more

    March 2010

  • Hudis Falsely Represents MHI Position on Relationship of Philosophy to Organization

    • Marxist-Humanist Initiative (MHI) strongly objects to an essay by Peter... Read more

  • April 6 Talk: “The Relevance of Marxist-Humanism Today”

    • The Relevance of Marxist-Humanism Today: A Raya Dunayevskaya Centenary... Read more

  • Appeal to Aid Kenyan Women and Children

    • Editor’s note: We received the following letter from a friend who is... Read more

    February 2010

  • Reply to Michel Husson on the character of the latest economic crisis

    • By Andrew Kliman. In late December, Michel Husson, a Marxist economist,... Read more

  • 21st Century Capitalism: On Venezuela’s Nationalization of the Oil Industry

    • By Fernando Dachevsky, Grupo de Investigación de la Historia Económica... Read more

  • Showdown at the HM Corral

    • By Andrew Kliman On Duménil and Lévy’s Cherry Picking of the Data At... Read more

  • Audio: “Roots of the Economic Crisis” @ Historical Materialism 2010 in NYC

    • On January 15th, Andrew Kliman gave a talk on the “Roots of the Economic... Read more

    January 2010

  • 1/15: Talk on the Roots of the Economic Crisis @ Historical Materialism 2010 in NYC

    • Please join us at the 2010 Historical Materialism Conference in NYC for... Read more

    December 2009

  • Video: “Temporal Value Theory at a Moment of Capitalist Crisis”

    • The Marxist-Humanist Initiative sponsored and participated in several panels... Read more

  • Iraqi Women Still Fighting for Freedom and Equality

    • By Anne Jaclard. Exclusive interview by MHI with Yanar Mohammed, president... Read more

    November 2009

  • Ian Macdonald, 1957-2009

    • We mourn the untimely loss of our British comrade Ian MacDonald, who died... Read more

  • Audio: Nov. 4 Talk on Swedish “Socialism”

    • On November 4th, 2009 the Marxist-Humanist Initiative and the New SPACE... Read more

  • Chris Harman, 1942-2009

    • By Andrew Kliman. We have just learned of the death of Chris Harman, Marxist... Read more

    October 2009

  • Reply to Bill Jefferies & the Permanent Revolution Organization

    • By Andrew Kliman. In an October 16 article, “ISJ 124: Kliman and... Read more

  • The Self-Thinking Idea Does Not Mean You Thinking

    • A new statement by the Marxist-Humanist Initiative, followed here by... Read more

    September 2009

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

    • Marxist-Humanist Initiative and the New SPACE (New School for Pluralistic... Read more

  • Let’s Get Real

    • By Andrew Kliman. A correspondent from Canada has asked whether I think... Read more

    August 2009

  • “I’ll never again be able to do anything other than laugh” — a comment by Sparky

    • The following was originally posted on August 20 by Sparky as a comment... Read more

  • Letters on Afghanistan election: “the people are betrayed”

    • By Anne Jaclard. Two letters from Afghanistan on today’s election –... Read more

  • MHI to hold first Annual Conference

    • The Marxist-Humanist Initiative will hold its first Annual Conference in... Read more

    July 2009

  • July 25 Demonstrations in 110 Cities Support Iranian Protests

    • July 25 was a “Global Day of Action for Iran” that saw demonstrations... Read more

  • Why They Won’t Do Away with Speculation

    • By Andrew Kliman. Don’t be fooled by all of the hand-wringing and... Read more

  • On “New Passions and New Forces”: Marxist-Humanism’s Break from both Spontaneism and Vanguardism

    • By Andrew Kliman. In a April 18, 1976 piece, “Our Original Contribution... Read more

    June 2009

  • Public Meeting, July 8 in London: Andrew Kliman on “Causes and Implications of the Economic Crisis”

    • Andrew Kliman on “Causes and Implications of the Economic Crisis” Wednesday... Read more

  • Letter of Iranian academics worldwide to UN Secretary General

    • His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon Secretary General of United Nations 3 United... Read more

  • Street Battles in Tehran

    • According to a post on the English-language website of the Worker-communist... Read more

  • Support the Iranian Masses; Workers Call for a Global Day of Action June 26

    • The brave Iranians demonstrating against the ruling regime deserve our... Read more

  • Marx’s Marxism or Undifferentiated Totality? A further reply to Chris Cutrone

    • By Andrew Kliman. “[T]he existing society isn’t just capital.” — Andrew... Read more

  • Critical Thoughts on Critical Theory

    • Critical Thoughts on Critical Theory: A Reexamination of the Holistic Critique... Read more

  • Confronting Capitalism’s Economic Crisis, Meeting & 4-part Seminar

    • UPDATE: Video for the June 23 meeting is now available. Confronting Capitalism’s... Read more

    May 2009

  • Reply to Chicago Political Workshop, Chris Cutrone, and Principia Dialectica

    • On plagiarism, Postone, and “the” present. By Andrew Kliman. Dear... Read more

  • Unrelenting Decline in US Home Prices

    • By Andrew Kliman. The latest Case-Shiller home price figures, which came... Read more

  • About New York

    • By Anne Jaclard. May Day 2009: Immigrants, Jobs, and Politics in a Time... Read more

  • Nitzan and Bichler on “critical discourse” and anti-”economism”

    • Two leftist political scientists, Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler,... Read more

  • The Concreteness of Marxist-Humanism

    • By Anne Jaclard. The author examines Dunayevskaya’s method of concretizing... Read more

  • Cherry Picking Peaks and Troughs

    • Why Marxist Economists Dismiss Marx’s Law of the Tendential Fall... Read more

  • Left Forum 2009: Politics of the Contemporary Student Left

    • Panel presentation at Left Forum 2009: “Turning Points,” Pace University,... Read more

  • April Unemployment & Employment Stats: “less disastrous than before”

    • By Andrew Kliman, Author of Reclaiming Marx’s “Capital“: A refutation... Read more

  • Fictitious Capital and the New-Fangled Schemes of Public Credit

    • The text of talk by Marx’s theory of fictitious capital, capital... Read more

  • How (Not) to Respond to the Economic Crisis

    • By Andrew Kliman, Author of Reclaiming Marx’s “Capital“: A refutation... Read more

  • Brief Comments on the Relationship between Marxism and the Hegelian Dialectic

    • By C. S. This article originally appeared in May of 2008 in Marxist-Humanism... Read more

  • Audio: “Building Solidarity with Iraq’s Civil Resistance” at the 2009 Left Forum

    • The National Organization for the Iraqi Freedom Struggles (on the web at NO-IFS)... Read more

    April 2009

  • Left Forum 2009: “Concretizing Marx’s Alternative to Capitalism”

    • The Marxist-Humanist Initiative, along with the New SPACE, sponsored the... Read more

  • Rasmussen asked, “Which is a better system – capitalism or socialism?”

    • By Andrew Kliman. A Rasmussen poll conducted earlier this month found strong... Read more

  • On the Roots of the Current Economic Crisis and Some Proposed Solutions

    • By Andrew Kliman, Author of Reclaiming Marx’s “Capital“:... Read more

  • Theorizing Women’s Liberation Before, During, and After the Revolution

    • A talk by Anne Jaclard at the Anarchist Book Fair, New York City, April... Read more

  • Marx, Proudhon, and Alternatives to Capital

    • By Seth Weiss. Marx’s critical dialogue with the work of the French... Read more

  • Recommended Left Forum Panels

    • The following are descriptions of four panels that the Marxist-Humanist... Read more

  • Why a New Organization?

    • As the global capitalist economy spirals ever deeper into the most severe... Read more

  • Statement of Principles

    • As the worst economic slump since the Great Depression calls into question... Read more

  • By-Laws

    • “The Absolute Method works out a correct Notion (Concept) from the... Read more