Capitalism

LeftStreamed - Recorded in Athens -- 14 January 2017:

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If You Don’t Understand the Second Product,
You Understand Nothing About Marx's Capital
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The following talk was given at the International conference "150 years
Karl Marx's Capital - Reflections for the 21st century" held in Athens,
Greece on January 14-15, 2017. Organized by the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung -
Athens Office in cooperation with Theseis, the conference discussed the

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1. Medications 

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