Economic Crisis Archive

2012

  • 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

  • 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

    2011

  • New Book: The Failure of Capitalist Production

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Value and Crisis: Bichler & Nitzan versus Marx

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

    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

  • Proposal for a Network for the Circulation of Theoretical Struggles

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

  • Critique of Nov. 6 Economic Crisis Conference Announcement

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

  • Lies, Damned Lies, and Underconsumptionist Statistics

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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    2009

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

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

  • Reply to Bill Jefferies & the Permanent Revolution Organization

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

  • “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

  • Why They Won’t Do Away with Speculation

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Unrelenting Decline in US Home Prices

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

  • Cherry Picking Peaks and Troughs

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

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

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