I'm trying to wrap my head around Marx's conception of Capitalist economic crises. He claims that these crises emerge every 7 years, and are caused by "the epidemic of overproduction." Is there any historical justification for this? (Especially in the modern era?)
posted by matkline on Feb 4, 2009 - 20 answers

How do Kosovar Albanians differ from Albanians in Albania? [more inside]
posted by jason's_planet on Jul 30, 2008 - 7 answers

Bookfilter: Recommend a good book on Leon Trotsky and Trotskyism. [more inside]
posted by boubelium on Jul 10, 2007 - 6 answers

Like, what are the main differences between Marx's Communism and Trotsky's Communism?
posted by xmutex on Jun 21, 2006 - 15 answers