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
A weapon for the movement
10 May 2012
Comrades in London are beginning their collective study of Marx's Capital. Jack Conrad introduces what is still an unequalled work
Getting close to the edge
03 May 2012
With the UK officially entering a double-dip recession and European voters turning against austerity, writes Eddie Ford, crisis is everywhere
Charities up in alms
19 Apr 2012
George Osborne's tax changes have been criticised for threatening charity in this country - if only, laments Paul Demarty
Expecting the unexpected
12 Apr 2012
The euro crisis never went away. But resistance to austerity is certain to intensify, says Eddie Ford
Pouring oil on stormy waters
05 Apr 2012
The government's supposed 'Thatcher moment' has backfired spectacularly, writes Eddie Ford
Moralistic gesture politics
29 Mar 2012
What has David Cameron been drinking? Michael Copestake takes a look
Revenge of trickledown economics
29 Mar 2012
George Osborne's budget shows that we are not 'all in it together', writes Eddie Ford
Value, prices and probabilities
22 Mar 2012
What is the connection between value and price? Moshé Machover concludes his discussion of the labour theory of value
The centrality of labour-power
15 Mar 2012
Moshé Machover begins his examination of the labour theory of value by looking at the preliminaries
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
Neither advocate nor oppose
01 Mar 2012
What should be the attitude of Marxists to Keynesianism? Arthur Bough responds to Mike Macnair
A small victory against workfare
01 Mar 2012
With the government forced into a humiliating climbdown on workfare, Laurie Smith looks at where the welfare system is going and the Left response
Clear economics, weak politics
23 Feb 2012
Mike Macnair reviews Paul Mattick 'Business as usual', Reaktion Books, 2011, pp126,
Global fight for reforms
16 Feb 2012
Mike Macnair concludes his article on the alternative to nationalistic Keynesianism
Danger of default catastrophe remains
16 Feb 2012
Greece's economy has been driven into almost unprecedented depths by the relentless austerity measures, writes Eddie Ford