Capitalism & Crisis > Nature of crisis
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
Preparing for the second wave
12 Jan 2012
December saw huge protests in Moscow and St Petersburg against the rigging of the elections to the duma. Mark Fischer asked Russian socialist Boris Kagarlitsky about their significance
Playing the blame game
22 Dec 2011
With hundreds of billions of debt due to be repaid in the first quarter of next year, writes Eddie Ford, the euro zone crisis has not gone away
Cameron in the court of King James
22 Dec 2011
The prime minister's speech on the King James Bible ticks every reactionary box going, argues James Turley
Cameron's Euro veto con trick
15 Dec 2011
Despite the deepening rift between the Tories and Liberal Democrats over Europe, writes Eddie Ford, both are committed to further attacks on the working class
Slaughter by austerity butchers
08 Dec 2011
The "Merkozy" plan for greater "fiscal union" looks set to be another failure, writes Eddie Ford
Budget assault ups the ante
08 Dec 2011
Almost all Italian parties have fallen in behind the attacks fronted by the new government of technocrats, reports Toby Abse
Marx's spectre haunts the wealthy and powerful
01 Dec 2011
The ruling class has no workable strategy for rescuing the system, argues Hillel Ticktin
Has capitalism reached the end of the line?
17 Nov 2011
Mike Macnair spoke to the November 12 CPGB aggregate on the Marxist understanding of the crisis. This is an edited version of his speech
Referendum gamble plunges euro still deeper into crisis
03 Nov 2011
European leaders are stumbling from one crisis to another, writes Eddie Ford
Euro: disaster beckons
27 Oct 2011
Another summit, another failure. Despite repeated attempts to 'stop the rot' and save the euro there is still no sign of a 'comprehensive plan', writes Eddie Ford
The crisis is financial, it is not economic
13 Oct 2011
Taking issue with Mike Macnair, Arthur Bough insists that the global economy remains in a long-wave upswing and advocates the setting up of workers' cooperatives
Euro storm clouds gather
29 Sep 2011
World leaders are now frantically trying to cobble together a plan to prevent a catastrophic collapse of the euro zone, writes Eddie Ford. But it could be too little, too late
Facing the grim reaper
22 Sep 2011
Everyone can see the danger of a crash, from the IMF to the Financial Times. But, asks Eddie Ford, where is the Marshall Plan or New Deal?
Mired in sleaze, Berlusconi reaches end of the road
22 Sep 2011
Italy's crisis is not purely economic, writes Toby Abse. The corruption of the political elite has contributed to its credit downgrading
Tinkering at the edges
15 Sep 2011
The Vickers report confirms that it is the system itself that is bankrupt, writes Eddie Ford