Counter-theses on Decomposition
This text is by a young comrade from France who adheres to the general positions of the communist left without being formally a member of...
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The ICC's concept of social decomposition: a critique
“A new epoch is born! The epoch of the dissolution of capitalism, of its inner disintegration.” (Third International, 1919) “The...
New book out now! The British Communist Left, 1914-45 Available on Amazon Paperback £8 ebook £4
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Marx's 'general law' in capitalism's descent 2 - what are the key drivers of a surplus population?
By MH. A continued serialisation of a chapter from the new book 'Capitalism's Endgame', which is an attempt to deepen the understanding...
New book out now!
Catastrophic heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and massive flooding; a global pandemic and a war in Ukraine that threatens famine and...
Marx's 'general law' in capitalism's descent 1 - is the working class today still growing?
By MH. A serialisation of a chapter from the forthcoming book 'Capitalism's Endgame', which is an attempt to deepen the understanding of...
On the ICC's schema of decomposition, the formation of blocs and the class struggle
Some thoughts on the ICC’s public meeting of 02/07/2022 by Lars Torvaldsson [In response to a request for comments at its recent public...
Debate: understanding the decline of a mode of production, part 2
The changes in capitalism at the start of the 20th century By Link This is a corrected version of the original text which contained too...
The post-war boom and "The Great Acceleration" of capital's descent
If capital’s dynamism is the necessary starting point for understanding the nature and the consequences of its growth in decadence, then...
Debate: Understanding the decline of a mode of production
Introduction by Link This is a response to a text by CMcl that appeared on the website, A Free Retriever's Digest (AFRD) [1], entitled...
New book: A Critique of Luxemburg's Theory of Accumulation
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What effect did Stalinism's collapse have on the class struggle?
Striking miners protest in 1989: part of the largest wave of workers' struggles in Russia since the revolutionary wave of 1917-21....
New book: An update of Luxemburg's 'What is Economics?'
An Update of Luxemburg's 'What is Economics': Economics is Still a Peculiar Science Kindle Edition by Phillip Sutton (Author) Format:...
The role of the bourgeois counter-offensive in the fall of Stalinism
The Wall comes down: the bourgeois counter-offensive in the west hastened the fall of the Stalinist regimes In a previous text we...
The 'Ridley Plan': how the British state played a leading role in the 1980s capitalist offensive
Extract from the 'Ridley Plan'' (Economy: Report of Nationalised Industries Policy Group (leaked Ridley report) | Margaret Thatcher...
The bourgeois counter-offensive in the 1980s
“The changes of capitalism since the 1980's are usually explained by a twofold revolution, in computers and in finance. These undeniable...
Debate on Luxemburg: Overproduction v the falling rate of profit
Since the 1970s, debates between organisations of the Communist Left on the explanation for capital’s historic crisis have tended to be...
Suggestions for an immediate programme if the working class takes power
by Link Extract from “Bordiga and the Big City”, International Review no. 166: “We refer to the text written by Amadeo Bordiga in 1953...
Bordiga and the Big City: A Critique
Vision of future vertical green city by Italian architect Paolo Soleri By Marin Jensen This is a response to an article published by the...
Debate on Luxemburg: Key problems with her theory
By Link This text is also a product of the recent online discussion of Luxemburg's theory on the ICC's forum. Introduction I agree with...
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