julio 30, 2011 Article and Chapters / English
How ridiculous! Or is it? John Holloway 1. The anguish of the world has intensified. Since September 11th, capital has celebrated its orgies, showing a violence and arrogance surpassing anything we have experienced in recent years. More than ever, it seems that the dynamic of capitalism is leading with terrifying speed to the destruction of […]
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John Holloway Where is Class Struggle Today? Perhaps the biggest argument against Marxist theory today is not that it is wrong in its criticism of capitalism but that it is wrong in insisting on the importance of class struggle. The evils of capitalism are plain for all to see, but where is the class struggle […]
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or Mephistopheles: Not Saint Francis of Assisi Toni Negri’s work is enormously attractive, not only for its own merits, but because it responds to a desperate need. We are all looking for a way forward. The old state-centred model of revolution has failed catastrophically, reformism becomes more and more corrupt and barren, yet revolutionary change […]
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A Comment on Simon Clarke’s Comments John Holloway Why does Simon want to narrow the scope of Marxism? I All of Simon’s comments are directed towards narrowing the scope of Marxism and the understanding of class struggle. The central thrust of Simon’s argument is to limit the significance of the concept of fetishism. He does […]
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