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
No alternative within capitalism
20 May 2010
What does the bail-out of Greece mean for international capital? Hillel Ticktin spoke to Yassamine Mather
Not just a study aid
22 Apr 2010
Andrew Coates reviews David Harvey's 'A companion to Marx's Capital' Verso, 2010, pp320, £10.99
Obama's healthcare triumph is a con
15 Apr 2010
Jim Creegan looks at the devious manoeuvring carried out by Obama and the Democratic leadership
Whatever happened to the leisure society?
18 Feb 2010
According to a new report, society would benefit if the working week was reduced to 21 hours, writes Eddie Ford. Unsurprisingly, not everyone agrees
Quake: no act of god
21 Jan 2010
Millions around the world were appalled at the death and devastation in Haiti. James Turley puts the calamity into context
In defence of long waves
14 Jan 2010
Arthur Bough replies to Mike Macnair on the nature and prospects of contemporary capitalism
World politics, long waves and the decline of capitalism
07 Jan 2010
Are we facing a new 'long slump' like the 1930s or is the recent financial crisis merely a blip in a larger picture of capitalist expansion? And how does the decline of capitalism fit into the picture? Mike Macnair examines the issues
In another world
10 Dec 2009
Alistair Darling's pre-budget report includes a 'supertax' on bankers' bonuses. James Turley calls for more
Not explaining the crisis
10 Dec 2009
David Osler reviews Chris Harman's 'Zombie capitalism: global crisis and the relevance of Marx', Bookmarks, 2009, pp401, £16.99
Metaphor for neoliberalism
03 Dec 2009
Dubai collapse points to continuing crisis, writes James Turley
Political response needed
26 Nov 2009
James Turley expects a sudden rise in the pitch of industrial struggle after the general election
Whatever happened to those green shoots?
05 Nov 2009
Once again, says James Turley, it has not been a good couple of weeks for Alastair Darling and Gordon Brown
Anglo-American solutions and imposing discipline
06 Aug 2009
Peter Manson spoke to Hillel Ticktin about the economic crisis
Marxism and the inequality of nations
09 Apr 2009
Mike Macnair analyses 'world-system' theory and looks at Boris Kagarlitsky's attempts to overcome its weaknesses with his analysis of Russia
Studying the past to grasp the future
02 Apr 2009
Mike Macnair reviews Boris Kagarlitsky's Empire of the periphery: Russia and the world system London 2007, 384pp, £35