Review of two books on social struggle, one on the 1930s and one on the anti-globalisation movement of the 2000s.
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The Two Souls of Democracy
A review of Tony Benn’s 2005 TV programme on democracy. It points out the democracy has many meanings and can, and is, used to justify elite rule.
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Review: Debunking Economics
Review of an excellent book on the weaknesses of neo-classical economics by post-Keynesian economist Steve Keen. An expanded second edition appeared a few years later.
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Review: After the New Economy
Review of an excellent book by Doug Henwood about the 1990s “New Economy” hype.
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Capitalism in crisis, again!
A few comments on the continuing crisis in the stock markets from the late 2000s, discussing how economic ideology contributed to it and how capitalism has always been based on socialising costs and risk while privatising profits.
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