Introduction In 1949, Ted Grant wrote his seminal “Against the Theory of State Capitalism” [1], a polemic against Tony Cliff who argued that the Soviet Union was “state capitalist” and that the bureaucracy constituted a new ruling class through th... read more
In recent issues of the Weekly Worker a controversy between Arthur Bough1, on the one side, and Bruce Wallace and Steve Dobbs2, on the other, has developed over some interesting questions. To begin with, let me say that Arthur Bough should at least take... read more
Introduction (Steve Dobbs) Over the last few months, it seems that every man and his dog have declared themselves a Marxist. Last month we saw the New York Times ask “Was Marx Right?”, with a series of replies from various left commentators. This mont... read more
Introduction This article was prompted by Geoff Jones’ comments to our initial document “What Is the Cause of the Current Capitalist Crisis?”. This article is concerned with specifically answering the following points (highlighted in bold) from Comr... read more
ANDREW KLIMAN, JAN 24 2014 Recent statistics indicate that the second round of the double-dip recession in the Eurozone and the United Kingdom has ended, and that economic growth in the United States has improved.[1] Not surprisingly, policymakers have ... read more