Capitalism & Crisis
The decline of money
01 Mar 2012
If we are to understand the present crisis we need to grasp the decaying relationship between money, production and value. Hillel Ticktin discusses the growth of fictitious capital and impossibility of getting money to make money
Vanquishing the demons
25 Jun 2015
What is the role of fictitious capital in the current recession? Chris Gray examines the connection and proposes a series of economic demands
In service of humanity?
04 Jun 2015
Can robots and artificial intelligence be subordinated to human need? Yassamine Mather examines the issues
Devotees of a dead Scotsman
21 May 2015
Was Adam Smith the champion of ‘free market and classical liberal views’? Chis Gray thinks not
Facing up to stagnation
14 May 2015
The latest US figures are indicative of a continuing problem, writes Yassamine Mather
Heading for a crash?
14 May 2015
Michael Roberts comments on the speculation surrounding China’s latest growth figures
Close down financial casinos
30 Apr 2015
Flash crashes, high-frequency trading and chicanery - ‘spoofing’ is just a symptom, writes Michael Roberts
The lucky generation and the historic limits of capital
12 Mar 2015
Optimism amongst mainstream economists is clearly misplaced, argues Michael Roberts
The debt is illegitimate
19 Feb 2015
Yassamine Mather looks at the background to the Greek crisis
Dodgy bankers, dodgy clients
19 Feb 2015
Under both the Tories and New Labour, Britain became one vast tax haven - a playground for the super-rich. Eddie Ford looks at the HSBC scandal
The spectre of deflation
22 Jan 2015
Will falling prices help stimulate the economy? Michael Roberts argues that, on the contrary, profits will be squeezed
Resisting Renzi’s attacks
18 Dec 2014
Workers booed members of the centre-left PD off the platform during the rallies that followed last week’s 24-hour strike. Toby Abse reports
Troika demands more blood
18 Dec 2014
Eddie Ford thinks it is irresponsible to spread illusions in a Syriza-led government
No more the victim
18 Dec 2014
Anne McShane reports on the resistance to water charges.
‘March of history’ and the question of agency
13 Nov 2014
Immanuel Wallerstein, Randall Collins, Michael Mann, Georgi Derluguian, Craig Calhoun Does capitalism have a future? Oxford University Press, 2013, pp192, £14.99
Agony and the ecstasy
23 Oct 2014
The current growth of the UK economy is unsustainable, says Michael Roberts. Indeed, there is a danger of another slump