In this January 9th webinar, Rakesh Tikait discusses his experiences in India’s historic farmers’ struggles — what worked, what did not and lessons learnt, and future. Background Rakesh Tikait is from the state of Uttar Pradesh. He is the national spokesperson of Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU – literal translation Indian Farmers’ Union) and has been …
This webinar was organized by the International Manifesto Group in collaboration with the Group for Research and Initiative for the Liberation of Africa (GRILA). The webinar took place over Zoom and YouTube Live on Sunday, 12 December 2021 at 9:00AM EST. Here is video the entire event. Our discussion presented African and Chinese viewpoints, focusing …
By Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson Understanding of the dollar’s world role is dominated by the ideas of ‘dollar hegemony’ and ‘US hegemony’. In this paper, based on our extensive past work, we reveal how these ideas are ideologies, not theories. In their place, we reveal an understanding one that is theoretically sound and accords with …
In this session, Dr. Jenny Clegg explores how Mao adapted Marxist ideology to drive the Chinese peasant revolution from 1925-1949. This session took place 1 July 2021 at 7PM Britain / 2PM US Eastern and 11AM US Pacific. About this event One hundred years ago, on July 1st 1921, the Communist Party of China …
This is a conference organized by the Karl Polanyi Center, supported by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, and co-sponsored by the Geopolitical Economy Research Group and many other organizations. The conference will take place over Zoom from June 23-26, 2021. The conference is free of charge, but requires registration. Click here to register to attend this …
This presentation is from a meeting of the International Manifesto Group on Sunday, May 30th, 2021. The ongoing elections in Peru represents a complex instance of the divisions renting politics in Latin America: a revanchist right pitted against a groundswell of opposition to neoliberalism amid the pandemic. Ariela Ruiz Caro provides the essential background for …
This is the first webinar from Friends of Socialist China, a platform based on supporting the People’s Republic of China, and spreading understanding of Chinese socialism. The event was also organized by the Geopolitical Economy Research Group. This panel took place place over Zoom on Saturday 26 June, 9am US Eastern / 2pm Britain / 9pm China. …
This panel discussion was hosted by the International Manifesto Group on May 16, 2021. About this Event A critical part of understanding China today is understanding its social character: is it (state) capitalist or (market) socialist? What are the relevant facts? David Lane disinters the historical evolution of the term state capitalism to contest its …
In a meeting with the International Manifesto Group, Oscar Ugarteche provides updated analysis of debt problems G7 countries have incurred in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this seven-part, multi-week series in Canadian Dimension, Radhika Desai analyzes the COVID-19 pandemic, its political and economic ramifications in countries around the world, and its implications for the geopolitical economy of world capitalism. Radhika Desai is the Director of the Geopolitical Economy Research Group and a Professor of Political Studies at the University of …