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
Secret world of the elite
07 Oct 2021
Access capitalism and mammoth corruption have been laid bare by the Pandora papers, writes Danny Hammill
Addressing the central issues
30 Sep 2021
Foppe de Haan returns to his differences with Mike Macnair on the question of the ‘professional-managerial class’
A political system test
23 Sep 2021
Joe Biden is attempting to reverse US imperial decline through a neo-Keynesian turn, argues Jim Creegan
Combating the Capitalistocene
23 Sep 2021
With global temperatures in danger of increasing to 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels by 2025, Eddie Ford fears that governments might actually do something - at our expense
Class, state and constitution
16 Sep 2021
Rising classes have to reshape states in their own interests. Mike Macnair explores the revolutionary origins of capitalist modernity
Profits first and foremost
05 Aug 2021
What causes slumps? Michael Roberts takes issue with those who imagine individual decisions and interest rates are key
At the tipping point
05 Aug 2021
Can the bourgeoisie be forced to adopt climate socialism? Highly unlikely, but we should not rule it out in principle. Eddie Ford highlights the necessity of a minimum programme
Leopard and its spots
22 Jul 2021
With or without monopolies, the basis of capitalist exploitation remains the same, argues Michael Roberts
Accumulation of misery
08 Jul 2021
The economy is in deep trouble. Poverty, inequality and personal debt are increasing. Esen Uslu urges the left to do more than blame Erdoğan’s hapless government
Threat of a new slump
01 Jul 2021
There has been much exaggerated talk of the dangers of inflation. But, if interest rates rise, Michael Roberts sees the zombie corporations getting into real trouble
From G7 to D11
17 Jun 2021
Carbis Bay was more about creating a US-led anti-Chinese alliance than vaccinating the world or saving the planet, maintains Eddie Ford
Decline in profitability
03 Jun 2021
Capitalism’s productivity failure can best be explained by Marxist theory, writes Michael Roberts
Where is America going?
03 Jun 2021
Has there been a social democratic turn following Joe Biden’s victory? Now, after all, his administration promises not only to tax the rich, but help the poor. Then there is China, the EU and the so-called third world. This is an edited version of the talk Hillel Ticktin gave to the May 27 Online Communist Forum
Inflation and financial risk
13 May 2021
Covid-19 has blown a big hole in the theories of mainstream economists, Michael Roberts explains
Coefficients and inequalities
06 May 2021
The distribution of income reveals marked differences, but, as shown by Michael Roberts, it is wealth that is the real give-away