Readings ([R] means on Reserve; * means extra):

I. Marxism: Theory

a. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto, “Introduction,” “Marxism in a Nutshell,” “The Annotated Communist Manifesto," and the “Afterword.” b. Sheila Rowbotham, "Dear Mr. Marx: A Letter from a Socialist Feminist," in Socialist Register 1998, The Communist Manifesto Now. [R] c. Michael Lebowitz, Build It Now: Socialism For the Twenty-First Century, Chapter 1 ("The Needs of Capital versus the Needs of Human Beings"). [R]

A collection of Marx and Engels’ writings can be found at: http://eserver.org/marx/ A collection of Lenin’s writings can be found at: http://www.marxists.org/archive/ lenin/

II. Marxism: Strategy and Tactics

a. Rick Fantasia, Chapter 1 ("Culture and Consciousness") and Chapter 2 ("Corporate Action and the Bounds of Solidarity") in Cultures of Solidarity. [R] b. John Bellamy Foster, “Marx and Internationalism,” Monthly Review, July/August 2000. c. David Harvey, Spaces of Hope, Chapter 2 (“The geography of the Manifesto”), Chapter 3 (“’Working Men of all Countries Unite!’”), Chapter 4 (“Contemporary gobalization”), and Chapter 5 (“Uneven geographical developments and universal rights”). [R]

III. The Economy

a. David Harvey, A Short History of Neoliberalism . b. *John Bellamy Foster, "Monopoly Capital and the New Globalization,” Monthly Review, January 2002. [R] c. John Bellamy Foster, “The Financialization of Capital and the Crisis,” Monthly Review, April 2008. d. John Bellamy Foster, “The Financialization of Accumulation,” Monthly Review, October 2010. e. Thomas I. Palley, “The Limits of Minsky’s Hypothesis,” Monthly Review, April 2010. f. John Bellamy Foster and Robert W. McChesney, “Listen Keynesians, It’s the System!,” Monthly Review, April, 2010. g. *Anwar Shaikh, “The First Great Depression of the 21st Century,” Socialist Register 2011, [R] h. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “Working Blues,” Reports From The Economic Front, June 3, 2010. i. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “Labor Market Blues,” Reports From The Economic Front, September 19, 2011. j. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “One Nation Divisible,” Reports From The Economic Front, September 5, 2011. k. Noam Chomsky, “The Center Cannot Hold,” ZNet, April 20, 2010. l. Richard York, Brett Clark, and John Bellamy Foster, “Capitalism is Wonderland,” Monthly Review, May 2009.

For detailed data on earnings see The Economic Policy Institute Blogs worth following: Dollars and Sense Beat the Press Reports From The Economic Front Economic Policy Institute

IV. The State

a. Michael Parenti, "Popular Sovereignty vs. The State," Monthly Review, March 1995. [R] b. Fred Block "The Ruling Class Does Not Rule," Socialist Review, May-June 1977. [R] c. John Bellamy Foster and Hannah Holleman, “The Financial Power Elite,” Monthly Review, May 2010. d. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “Deficits And The Military,” Reports From The Economic Front, November 25, 2011. e. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “A Seat At The Table of Power,” Reports From The Economic Front, September 26, 2011. f. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “Market Outcomes And Political Power,” Reports From The Economic Front, August 25, 2011. g. ALEC exposed. h. Ken Silverstein, "Labor’s Last Stand: The Corporate Campaign to Kill the Employee Free Choice Act," Harper’s Magazine, July 2009. i. Chad Terhune and Keith Epstein, "The Health Insurers Have Already Won," Business Week, August 6, 2009, j. Devin Leonard, "Tom Donohue: Obama’s Tormentor," Business Week, November 3, 2010. k. *Martin Hart-Landsberg, “Popular Mobilization and Progressive Policy Making: Lessons from World War II Price Control Struggles in the United States,” Science and Society, 2003. l. *Harry Magdoff, “A Letter to a Contributor: The Same Old State,” Monthly Review, January 1998.

For more information on power structure research see the work of G.William Domhoff at: http://sociology.ucsc.edu/ whorulesamerica/index.html

V. Class Structures and Struggles

a. John Bellamy Foster, “Aspects of Class in the United States : An Introduction,” Monthly Review , July-August 2006. b. G. William Domhoff, Wealth, Income and Power, September 2005 (updated November 2010). c. Michael Zweig, “Six Points on Class,” Monthly Review, July-August 2006. d. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “Wealth Inequality,” Reports From The Economic Front, October 24, 2011. e. Richard Edwards, Contested Terrain. f. Midwest Labor Center, Participating in Management. [R]

For insightful commentary on the trade union movement read Labor Notes A overview of general strikes (thoughout the world) can be found at: http://www.sonic.net/~figgins/ generalstrike /index.html A wonderful daily record of labor activism throughout the world can be found at LabourStart

VI. Political Economy in Action

a. Edward Boorstein, Allende’s Chile: An Inside View. b. James Cockcroft, “9-11 of the Peoples: Chile 30 Years Later,” October 2003. c. Louis Proyect, "Salvador Allende, " September 3, 2007. d. Manuel Larrabure and Carlos Torchia, “‘Our future is not for sale’: The Chilean Student Movement Against Neoliberalism," The Bullet, September 6, 2011. e. "New Kissinger 'Telcons' Reveal Chile Plotting at Highest Levels of U.S. Government," The National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 255, September 2008.

VII. Building Movements and Visions

a. Leo Panitch, “Rebuilding the Left in a Time of Struggle,” The Bullet, April 14, 2011. b. Steven Greenhouse, “Occupy Movement Inspires Unions to Embrace Bold Tactics,” New York Times, November 9, 2011. c. Pham Binh, "Occupy and the Tasks of Socialists," Unrepentant Marxist, December 14, 2011. d. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “After Seattle: Strategic Thinking About Movement Building,” Monthly Review, July/August 2000. e. Eric Mann, “A Race Struggle, A Class Struggle, A Women’s Struggle All At Once: Organizing on the Busses of L.A.,” in Socialist Register 2001, Working Classes, Global Realities. [R] f. Mark Rudd, “What It Takes to Build a Movement,” Counterpunch, December 25-27, 2009. g. Michael Lebowitz, “Reinventing Socialism and Recovering Marx,” conference paper, May 2010. [R]. h. John Bellamy Foster, “The Renewing of Socialism,” Monthly Review, July-August 2005. i. Bertell Ollman, “The Utopian Vision of the Future (Then and Now): A Marxist Critique,” Monthly Review, July-August, 2005.

For an example of ongoing labor/community organizing visit the Labor/Community Strategy Center For more on the Occupy Movement see Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Portland

GRADING POLICY

Accommodations: If you have a disability that may impact your academic performance, you should request accommodations by submitting documentation to the Student Support Services Office located in Albany 206 (503-768-7156).  Once that office notifies me of the accommodations for which you are eligible we can meet to decide how best to proceed.  You should begin this process as soon as possible. Academic Integrity: According to the Lewis & Clark College 's Academic Integrity Policy: Acts of academic dishonesty involve the use or attempted use of any method or technique enabling a student to misrepresent the quality or integrity of his or her academic work. Academic dishonesty with respect to examinations includes but is not limited to copying from the work of another, allowing another student to copy from one's own work, using crib notes, arranging for another person to substitute in taking an examination, or giving or receiving unauthorized information prior to or during the examination. Academic dishonesty with respect to written or other types of assignments includes but is not limited to: failure to acknowledge the ideas or words of another that have consciously been taken from a source, published or unpublished; placing one's name on papers, reports, or other documents that are the work of another individual, whether published or unpublished; flagrant misuse of the assistance provided by another in the process of completing academic work; submission of the same paper or project for separate courses without prior authorization by faculty members; fabrication or alteration of data; or knowingly facilitating the academic dishonesty of another. Please be aware, the penalties for violating this policy are severe. Ignorance is no excuse. Your grade in Radical Political Economics will be based on your performance in the following three categories (with percentage weighting): 1. Attendance and Participation (15%) You are expected to attend every class, prepared to participate fully in discussions or exercises; missed classes will affect your grade. If special circumstances arise requiring you to miss a class, you should notify me (if possible) before the class session. 2. Three Thought Papers (60%) A thought paper represents your attempt to extend, critically analyze, or concretize a concept, debate, or position presented in the readings, class discussions, or lectures during one of our sections.  Your papers must be no longer than four typed pages and will be due at the beginning of class, two class sessions after the end of the section you have chosen for commentary.  If you miss this deadline you have missed your chance to write on this section. No late thought papers will be accepted! You must see me before writing your first thought paper. At least one of your thought papers must be written on one of the first three sections. You cannot write a thought paper on the last section. Your grade on each paper will be based on the importance of the topic/issue you address and the thoughtfulness and originality of your comments; summary of material discussed during the class section, no matter how well done, is not desired and will be poorly rewarded.  Additional explanation of thought papers will be offered in class. 3. Take-home Final Examination (25%) The content and due date of the take-home final will be announced during the term.