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
Sugar-coated Satan sandwich
04 Aug 2011
Obama has signed up to a vicious cuts programme that takes the US to the brink of a double-dip recession. Eddie Ford examines the debt deal
Facing debtgeddon
28 Jul 2011
Greece has defaulted in all but name and the US treasury is only days away from running out of funds. Eddie Ford looks at the ongoing crisis
Political suicide or managed decline?
21 Jul 2011
With the sovereign debt contagion spreading, the euro facing existential crisis, the possibility of a US default and gold prices hitting record highs there is a real possibility that capitalism is heading for a further sharp downturn. But, asks Jack Conrad, does Keynesianism offer a way out?
Contagion spreads to the core
21 Jul 2011
The escalating euro zone crisis and the possibility of the US defaulting on its deficit could trigger another global economic meltdown, writes Eddie Ford - and yet more attacks on the working class
Euro zone crisis spreads from periphery to core
14 Jul 2011
Toby Abse looks at the interplay between economics and politics after 'Black Friday'
An ethical revolution of the mind
02 Jun 2011
Esther of Democracia Real Ya spoke to the Weekly Worker
Striking together
02 Jun 2011
Ben Lewis looks forward to a bold show of mass opposition to austerity on June 30
Beyond disunity
24 Mar 2011
In seeking to prop up their crisis-ridden system, the capitalist class is united around cuts, cuts and more cuts. If we are to fight back and win, our class must also unite, argues Ben Lewis
Not our solution to their crisis
24 Mar 2011
The economic crisis is far from over. But does Keynesianism offer a way out? No, argues Jack Conrad. Keynesianism is thoroughly elitist, anti-working class and pro-capitalist
The leadership of 'events'
03 Mar 2011
Andrew Coates unravels Slavoj Žižek's 'communist hypothesis'
Enfield cross-section
27 Jan 2011
Last week Enfield Alliance Against the Cuts was founded. Robin Jackson is the campaign's secretary
Practical Hackney
27 Jan 2011
Bev James gives the latest from the Hackney Alliance to Defend Public Services
Hull anger
27 Jan 2011
Anti-cuts protestors brought Hull city council to a standstill. Bob Bright was there
Northampton long haul
27 Jan 2011
Hannah Phipps on the fight against cuts in Northampton
The pull to the left
27 Jan 2011
Ed Ball's promotion to shadow chancellor gives Labour the Keynesian option, argues James Turley