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Was Mao a Bukharinist?: The “Three-Line Struggle” in Economic Debates Preceding the Great Leap Forward
Matthew Strupp, September 3, 2020
Matthew Strupp examines economic debates in China during the leadup to the Great Leap Forward and assesses comparisons made between Mao and Bukharin. Reading: Cliff Connolly. Read Article.
The Korean Miracle’s Rural Legacy
Alex Witherspoon, November 30, 2022
Alex Witherspoon, Yu Zhou, and Alle Fang give an account of socialist agriculture in rural North Korea, arguing that the difficulties faced by the country's economy have been primarily caused by deteriorating trade conditions. Read Article.
In Defense of Unequal Exchange: Critique of Paul Cockshott’s First Worldist Ignorance
Rob Ashlar, July 19, 2023
Rob Ashlar offers a rebuttal to Paul Cockshott's attack on the theory of unequal exchange. Read Article.
On the Indetermination of Wages and its Consequences
Salmin Biao, September 6, 2023
Salmin Biao makes an intervention into the ongoing debate over unequal exchange. Read Article.
From Charnel-House to Breadbasket: Legacies of South America’s Forgotten Holocaust
Jaime Litvak, March 12, 2025
In the 1860s, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay decimated Paraguay’s population in a genocidal, scorched-earth military campaign known today as the War of the Triple Alliance. Jaime Litvak argues that Paraguay's defeat in the war played a key role in thwarting autonomous economic development in post-Independence Latin America. Read Article.