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. Minqi Li, "China, Peak Oil, and Neoliberalism's Demise," Monthly Review, April 2008. d. John Bellamy Foster, "The Financialization of Capital and the Crisis," Monthly Review, April 2008. e. Fred Magdoff, “The Explosion of Debt and Speculation,” Monthly Review, November 2006. f. The Editors, “The Stagnation of Employment,” Monthly Review, April 2004. g. Fred Magdoff and Harry Magdoff, “Disposable Workers,” Monthly Review, April 2004. h. Michael Leachman, “Losing Ground,” Oregon Center for Public Policy, September 2005. i. *The Debt Trap, New York Times, July 2008. j. *Chye-Ching Huang and Chad Stone, "Average Income in 2006 Up $60,000 for top 1 Percent of Households, Just $430 for Bottom 90 Percent," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, July 30, 2008. k. *Aviva Aron-Dine and Isaac Shapiro, “Share of National Income Going to Wages and Salaries at Record Low in 2006,” Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, March 29, 2007.

The Left Business Observer offers insightful commentary and analysis of contemporary economic developments at: http://www.leftbusiness observer.com/ The Economic Policy Institute has a wealth of data on the economy at: http://www.epinet.org/

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. James M. Cypher, "From Military Keynesianism to Global-Neoliberal Militarism," Monthly Review, June 2007. d. 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. e. *Kim Moody, "Corporatism, Neoliberalism, Free Trade, and the State," in Workers in a Lean World. [R] f. *Harry Magdoff, “A Letter to a Contributor: The Same Old State,” Monthly Review, January 1998. g. Jim Glassman, "The New Imperialism? On Continuity and Change in US Foreign Policy," Environment and Planning, 2005. [R]

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 December 2006). c. Michael Zweig, “Six Points on Class,” Monthly Review, July-August 2006. d. *Jeremy Brecher, “Strikes: The Long View from Below," WorkingUSA, Fall 2000. [R] e. Richard Edwards, Contested Terrain. f. Midwest Labor Center, Participating in Management. [R]

Some good business and labor cartoons can be found at: http://www.cartoonwork.com/ archive /workplace.htm 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: http://www.labourstart.org/

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. "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. Martin Hart-Landsberg, “After Seattle: Strategic Thinking About Movement Building,” Monthly Review, July/August 2000. b. 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] c. John Bellamy Foster, “The Renewing of Socialism,” Monthly Review, July-August 2005. d. Bertell Ollman, “The Utopian Vision of the Future (Then and Now): A Marxist Critique,” Monthly Review, July-August, 2005. *e. James Green, Chapter 5 (“Remembering Haymarket: Chicago 's Labor Martyrs and Their Legacy”) in Taking History to Heart, University of Massachusetts Press, 2000.

For an example of ongoing labor/community organizing visit the Labor/Community Strategy Center at: http://www.thestrategycenter.org /projects.html

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 (20%) 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. Four 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! 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. You must see me before writing your first thought paper. You may choose any four of the first six sections to write your thought papers; you cannot write on the last section. 3. Take-home Final Examination (20%) The content and due date of the take-home final will be announced during the term.