In his new book, Power Systems, Noam Chomsky raises the question: why has the present economic crisis not evoked the sort of massive protest from the working class in the United States of America that the Great Depression of the 1930s did?

The left made strong advancements in the recent elections in France and Greece. These results came in the backdrop of a severe economic crisis which show no signs of dying out. Are these opportunities for revolutionary advancements for the left? Prof. Aijaz Ahmad and Prof. Prabhat Patnaik talk about these issues in a discussion chaired by Sudhanva Deshpande.

The left made strong advancements in the recent elections in France and Greece. These results came in the backdrop of a severe economic crisis which show no signs of dying out. Are these opportunities for revolutionary advancements for the left? Prof. Aijaz Ahmad and Prof. Prabhat Patnaik talk about these issues in a discussion chaired by Sudhanva Deshpande.

Newsclick presents its lecture series. The inaugural programme was on "20 Years after Fall of USSR". The panelists were Eminent Political Scientist Aijaz Ahmad, Eminent Economist Prabhat patnaik and CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat. This is Part-II of the three part series.