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A weapon for the movement
10 May 2012
Comrades in London are beginning their collective study of Marx's Capital. Jack Conrad introduces what is still an unequalled work
UK downgrade: No alternative to stagnation
28 Feb 2013
Britains credit rating may have been downgraded, writes Eddie Ford, but in reality that was more a judgement on the state of the world economy
Austerity: The madness of a dying system
29 Nov 2012
The ruling class has no alternative to austerity and the drive to create a pristine capitalism. Not only is that impossible, but, as shown by South Africa, the working class is beginning to revolt. This is an edited version a speech by Hillel Ticktin, editor of Critique, on November 17
UK Economy: Bumping along the bottom
01 Nov 2012
Whilst the UK economy is officially no longer in a recession, writes Eddie Ford, it remains in deep trouble
Economic crisis: Awarded for services rendered
18 Oct 2012
The EU has been given the Nobel Prize, but quite clearly the whole project is in danger of falling apart, writes Eddie Ford
Economy: Troika demands yet more austerity
04 Oct 2012
The euro crisis could trigger nationalist disintegration, warns Eddie Ford
Crisis, theory and politics
27 Sep 2012
Nick Rogers interviews Andrew Kliman, New York-based Marxist economist and author of The failure of capitalist production1
Rooted in capitalism
16 Aug 2012
Nick Rogers responds to Arthur Bough
Stuck in the neoclassical world
26 Jul 2012
Nick Rogers bases his economic analysis on a reality which had ceased to exist even in Engelss time, writes Arthur Bough
Value, profit and crisis
05 Jul 2012
Nick Rogers reviews Andrew Kliman The failure of capitalist production Pluto Press, London, 2012, pp256, £17.99
Economic woes and new scandals
28 Jun 2012
The labour 'reforms' have finally been pushed through parliament, but president Napolitano could be brought down over alleged Mafia contacts. Toby Abse reports
Haunted by danger of collapse
28 Jun 2012
Another week, another summit. Yet, writes Eddie Ford, with five euro countries now members of the bailout club and Germany declining to foot the bill, there is a distinct danger that the euro will collapse
Taking up extreme opposition
21 Jun 2012
The victory of the troika's patsies in the Greek elections should be met with determined class resistance - across Europe, argues Paul Demarty
High noon for the euro
21 Jun 2012
The G20 summit has seen desperate, last-minute moves to prevent debt catastrophe engulfing Spain and Italy, writes Eddie Ford. But is it just more rhetoric?
Planless G8 leaders face abyss
24 May 2012
Angela Merkel and the European Central Bank seem determined to resist calls for Eurobonds and a 'Marshall Plan'-style stimulus package, says Eddie Ford
A weapon for the movement
10 May 2012
Comrades in London are beginning their collective study of Marx's Capital. Jack Conrad introduces what is still an unequalled work