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
Mick Philpott: Class war offensive on benefits
11 Apr 2013
The Tories and their allies in the media have made full use of the tragic death of six children to attack welfare in general, writes Michael Copestake
EU bailout: After Cyprus, who next?
28 Mar 2013
Of course, writes Eddie Ford, the troika bailout is unique and exceptional - just like all the others
UK downgrade: No alternative to stagnation
28 Feb 2013
Britains credit rating may have been downgraded, writes Eddie Ford, but in reality that was more a judgement on the state of the world economy
Italy: More of the same
24 Jan 2013
There will be another round of cuts and austerity, whoever wins the general election, writes Toby Abse
Italy: The end of Mario Monti?
20 Dec 2012
Toby Abse reports on the latest manoeuvres in Rome
Starbucks tax: A system built for playing
13 Dec 2012
The Starbucks tax fiasco tells us much more about Britain than greedy corporations, reckons Paul Demarty
Austerity: The madness of a dying system
29 Nov 2012
The ruling class has no alternative to austerity and the drive to create a pristine capitalism. Not only is that impossible, but, as shown by South Africa, the working class is beginning to revolt. This is an edited version a speech by Hillel Ticktin, editor of Critique, on November 17
November 14 strikes: Europe unites to resist austerity
22 Nov 2012
As the EU slips into recession, November 14 gave us a taste of what is possible, argues Eddie Ford
EU budget: ‘Official communists’ welcome Miliband’s conversion to austerity
08 Nov 2012
Europhobes of all political hues have tasted blood following the coalition governments defeat over the EU budget, writes Eddie Ford
Pay: Living wage farce
08 Nov 2012
Minimum pay should be determined by workers commissions, argues Michael Copestake
UK Economy: Bumping along the bottom
01 Nov 2012
Whilst the UK economy is officially no longer in a recession, writes Eddie Ford, it remains in deep trouble
EU summit: Berlin demands yet more austerity
25 Oct 2012
The October 18 EU summit was another exercise in procrastination, argues Eddie Ford, and Spain shows the worst is almost certainly not over
Economics of the madhouse
25 Oct 2012
Hillel Ticktin reviews: Paul Krugman' End this depression now!', Norton, New York, 2012, pp272, £14.99
Keynes: The great saviour and his leftwinger converts
18 Oct 2012
Capitalism is in terminal decline. So why, asks Jack Conrad, do so many on the left advocate not socialism, but increased government spending, deficit financing and Keynesian solutions?
Economic crisis: Awarded for services rendered
18 Oct 2012
The EU has been given the Nobel Prize, but quite clearly the whole project is in danger of falling apart, writes Eddie Ford