Chris Harman: ISJ 118: From the credit crunch to the spectre of global crisis: Review (part 2)
In the second part of our review of Chris Harman's recent article in ISJ 118, Bill Jefferies looks in more detail at Harman's argument that the credit crunch has arisen out of a "savings-investment gap"....
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An Injury to One is an Injury to All – Stop the Deportation of Mohammad Hussain
Many of you will know Mohammad Hussain from Doncaster. He is a big man with a big heart. Mohammad was one of the organisers and stewards on the 3 Day Dignity Not Detention march last October.The march ended with a protest outside Lindholme detention centre. Now Mohammad is inside Lindholme. He is threatened with deportation to Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan this Wednesday 14th May from Heathrow Airport at 17.05.
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Chris Harman: ISJ 118: From the credit crunch to the spectre of global crisis: Review (part 1)
Chris Harman of the SWP writing in the latest issue of International Socialism (ISJ 118) attempts to unearth the roots of the current credit crunch that started in August 2007 with the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US. In a time of such financial turmoil and a probable recession in the US, what does this tell us about the state of global capitalism today?...writes Graham Balmer...
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Debate on the global economy between Hillel Ticktin of Critique and Bill Jefferies of PR
The debate starts at 11am on Sunday May 11.
Diorama Centre,
25B Vyner Street,
London E2
(just south of Regent's Canal)
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A workers’ army built from scratch
To make a revolution we will have to smash the existing armed forces and build our own, democratic workers state.
“It can’t be done”, is the response we are often met with. But it can - it was. In this article on the Red Army, built during the Russian Revolution, Colin Lloyd shows how it was done, and how, against the odds, the armed power of the working class defeated a powerful counter-revolution
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Livingstone out; Labour to follow?
Livingstone’s defeat, the collapse of Labour’s support countrywide and the revitalisation of the Tories under the aegis of a clique of Eton-educated public school toffs is nothing if not a salutary lesson....writes Tony Jones...
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Support Bolton School Strike
A school in Bolton is taking strike action after the council announced its planned closure as part of an academy program. 94% of members voted for Yes to discontinuous strike action against the change of employer. The first day of strike action is this Thursday 8th May. Rush messages of support to the Withins staff... writes Jason Travis
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PR 2008 Event - 27-29 June - University London Union, London (Provisional Timetable)
Permanent Revolution 2008 event Friday 27th-29th June Provisional Timetable
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May 1968 to May 2008: The Struggle Continues
International Workers Day provided the opportunity for French workers and youth to demonstrate that the fighting spirit of May 68 is still alive and kicking in France, despite President Sarkozy’s desire to shut the door on legacy of that magnificent moment in working class history, writes Christina Duval.
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US recession confirmed by latest data
The speculation is over. The latest data by the US government agencies confirm that in the first three months of this year the USA economy has been in recession. Keith Harvey reports...
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The Financialization of Capital and the Crisis: John Bellamy Foster: Review
John Bellamy Foster is the foremost proponent of a Marxist theory of crisis known as under-consumptionism. In the April 2008 issue of Monthly Review, Bellamy Foster reviews the present sub-prime crisis and subsequent credit crunch in order to vindicate this theory....writes Bill Jefferies....
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PR8: Out Now!
The Democratic Party is going through one of its periodic bouts of enthusiasm and “renewal”. The young, photogenic Barack Obama has declared that his campaign is motivated by “the fierce urgency of now” – whatever that means....write PR Editors...
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Permanent Revolution 7 now available to download
Permanent Revolution 7 (Winter 2007) is now available to download:
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