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
Malthus painted green
28 Oct 2021
Are there too many people? Jack Conrad attacks crude overpopulation theories. They are more than useless: they are extraordinarily dangerous
A 2.7 degree wake-up call
28 Oct 2021
The UK government’s response is woefully inadequate. So keep your expectations about Cop26 really low, advises a worried Eddie Ford
Delusions of techno-fix
21 Oct 2021
Today’s capitalist politicians are unlikely to agree, let alone implement, the measures needed to stop runaway climate change. Jack Conrad argues that the fundamental problem lies at the level of the system itself. Nonetheless, as shown by the Soviet Union, more than the mere abolition of capitalism is needed. The associated producers must take control
The wealth of nature
14 Oct 2021
There are still those who merely offer a mirror image of bourgeois ideology, with the claim that workers create all the wealth. Jack Conrad argues that nature more than contributes: it is primary
Facing ecological meltdown
14 Oct 2021
Eddie Ford is not surprised to learn that Britain is one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries
A disaster foretold
07 Oct 2021
HGV drivers, petrol, empty supermarket shelves - Britain’s dependence on global supply chains has been badly exposed. Paul Demarty investigates
Marxist monetary theory
07 Oct 2021
It is profit, not government spending, that drives capitalist investment, writes Michael Roberts
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