Posted: February 20th, 2010 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: News | No Comments »
In late December, Michel Husson, a Marxist economist, published a critique of my study of U.S. corporations’ profitability. His critique, “Les Coûts Historiques d’Andrew Kliman,” appears on the website of the Nouveau Parti Anticapitaliste
I have just completed a response to him, entitled “Masters of Words: A reply to Michel Husson on the character of the latest economic crisis.”
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Posted: February 19th, 2010 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: News | No Comments »
On Duménil and Lévy’s Cherry Picking of the Data
At last month’s Historical Materialism conference, Duménil denied that they cherry picked the data. I replied. Then we showed what the facts of the matter are.
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Posted: November 8th, 2009 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: News | No Comments »
We have just learned of the death of Chris Harman, Marxist thinker, editor of the International Socialism journal, and leading member of the International Socialism tendency and the (British) Socialist Workers Party. The announcement issued by the SWP Central Committee and my message of condolence are below.
Posted: October 23rd, 2009 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: Economic Crisis, Economics | Tags: persistent fall in profitability | 2 Comments »
In an October 16 article, “ISJ 124: Kliman and Choonara review” published on the website of the Permanent Revolution organization, Bill Jefferies criticizes my recent review of Chris Harman’s new book, Zombie Capitalism. Key points of contention have to do with the current economic crisis and its causes, so my response to Jefferies may be of general interest, and of interest to those who’ve read my new study of movements of profitability in the U.S. corporate sector. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: October 18th, 2009 | Author: Andrew Kliman | Filed under: News | 2 Comments »
I have just released a new study of the rates of profit of U.S. corporations, 1929-2007, with emphasis on the period since the early 1980s. Read the rest of this entry »