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SHOULD SOCIAL MOVEMENTS BE ORGANIZED in a horizontal, spontaneous, and decentralized manner so that every member can equally participate? Or should movements be structured hierarchically with clear leadership so that they can act decisively in response to changing circumstances?
The following remarks were given at the Communist Party of Great Britainā€™s Communist University on August 22nd, 2019.
Andrew Kliman, professor emeritus of economics at Pace University, is the author of The Failure of Capitalist Production: Underlying Causes of the Great Recession (2012) and Reclaiming Marxā€™s ā€˜Capitalā€™: A Refutation of the Myth of Inconsistency (2007). Many of his writings are available at his personal website akliman.squarespace.co and With Sober Senses, Marxist-Humanist Initiativeā€™s publication. On July 22nd, 2019 Emilio F. and Jason R. interviewed Prof. Kliman. What follows is an edited transcript of the interview.
The following is an edited transcript of a panel that took place at the Left Forum in New York City on June 30, 2019, discussing Hal Draper's 1973 essay ā€œAnatomy of the Micro-Sectā€.