Capitalism & Crisis > Finance capital
The centrality of labour-power
15 Mar 2012
Moshé Machover begins his examination of the labour theory of value by looking at the preliminaries
Technocrats and bankers take over
17 Nov 2011
As the entire establishment falls in behind the new cabinet of bureaucrats, writes Toby Abse, Italian workers must prepare for the attacks that lie ahead
EU leaders have no answers
10 Nov 2011
As Greece and Italy edge closer to the brink, Eddie Ford looks at the latest developments
Big bazooka or water pistol?
20 Oct 2011
As the European leaders gather in Brussels on October 23, it could be last chance saloon for the euro zone, writes Eddie Ford
Death by a thousand cuts
13 Oct 2011
With the clock ticking on the euro zone and the UK in danger of slipping in another recession, there is still no sign of 'bold vision' or a 'comprehensive strategy' from the ruling class, argues Eddie Ford
Saving labour or capital?
06 Oct 2011
Does the rate of profit tend to fall? The traditional Marxist argument upon which this theoretical proposition is based is badly flawed, argues Moshe Machover
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 just a study aid
22 Apr 2010
Andrew Coates reviews David Harvey's 'A companion to Marx's Capital' Verso, 2010, pp320, £10.99
In another world
10 Dec 2009
Alistair Darling's pre-budget report includes a 'supertax' on bankers' bonuses. James Turley calls for more
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
Triggers and real causes
13 Sep 2007
The reluctancy of the big five banks in the United Kingdom to lend money to each other shows how fragile the whole system of global finance capital really is, says Jim Moody
Debt crisis looms
02 Aug 2007
Last week a minor tremor shook the world of investments. Shares on the world's stock exchanges started to wobble and many fell markedly, causing some alarm in the financial sector. Jim Moody comments
Corruption and irrationality
19 Jul 2007
Jim Moody comments on the trial of Conrad Black, which highlights the enigma of 'capital without capitalists'
Origins of fortress west
14 Jun 2007
What is the connection between the development of capitalism and restrictions on the movement of labour? In the first of two articles Mike Macnair traces such restrictions back to feudalism
Who gets what and why
17 May 2007
Chris Gray (New Interventions) reviews Tim Harford's The undercover economist Little, Brown 2006, pp288, £17.99