Political Turmoil and Economic Crisis

François Hollande, elected to the presidency of France on May 6, was the first candidate of the Socialist Party to win that post in 24 years. And the Greek electorate dealt a crushing blow to the conservative New Democracy Party as well as the social democratic PASOK. A party to its left, SYRIZA, which opposes the agreement to restructure Greece’s sovereign debt and the associated austerity measures, came in second to New Democracy in the election, and is now trying to put together a coalition government after New Democracy was unable to do so.

These developments may seem to be indicative of a shift to the left, but they are not. We need to be oppressively aware of the upsurge in popularity that the racist right-wing and even fascists are enjoying. Read More

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

Video: “The Failure of Capitalist Production” at Bluestockings

Andrew Kliman gave the first public talk in New York City on his new book, The Failure of Capitalist Production: Underlying Causes of the Great Recession, at Bluestockings Bookstore on Feb. 6, 2012. The activist bookstore was packed, and many in the audience engaged in the discussion. A video of the event is below.

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