Richard Wolff “Capitalism Hits the Fan, A Marxian View”
“Intensifying solvency concerns about a number of the largest U.S.-based and European financial institutions have pushed the global financial system to the brink of systemic meltdown,” says IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The G-7 leaders (minus Russia) are scrambling to find a collective solution.
Above is a Marxist take on the situation from Richard Wolff. Wolff is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the editor of the journal Rethinking Marxism. Wolff presents a passionate analysis delivered with a measure of self-congratulating “We told you so” glee. Wolff’s take can be boiled down to American consumers borrowing and borrowing in order to consume. I think Wolff’s concluding statement is more important. The global economic crisis has opened up a space to criticize the dominance of free market capitalism and offer alternative solutions. It’s a rare moment indeed when you can ..read more
