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10 years since the financial crash
The socialist answer to capitalist crisis
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World Economy: Ten years since the crash
All is not well with capitalism. Economic jitters parallel political volatility. Stock market highs in December turned to mass share sell-offs in February. Colossal personal and governmental debt stalks the system, limiting the capitalists’ room […]
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The robot bubble: New technology, new crisis ahead
The IMF in its latest prognosis praises what it sees as a stable growth of the world economy. Yes, there are some risks the IMF says, not least the political ones. But the crisis has […]
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Marx’s Capital at 150: an unequalled analysis and critique of capitalism, still relevant today
The Daily Mail reacted with predictable hysteria when, in May 2017, John McDonnell stated: “You can’t understand the capitalist system without reading Marx’s Das Kapital.” When asked to immediately condemn his shadow chancellor, Labour leader […]
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World Economy: Capitalism buffeted by choppy waters
Bosses strive to offload cost of crisis on working class – a struggle for system change is needed
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World Economy: ‘Biggest danger to capitalism is capitalism’
Steel plant to close after a century of production, raw material prices collapsing, China’s economy slowing, the ongoing euro crisis…
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World economy: Growth engines becoming brakes
Sharp downturn in BRIC countries
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Economy: What low oil prices cost the world economy
The sudden plunge of oil and gas prices has underlined the volatility in the world capitalist economy
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Car industry: Closure of Opel factory in Bochum – why no uproar?
Defend all plants and jobs – save factories through nationalisation – for a 30-hour week at Opel/Vauxhall without loss in pay
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World economy: “Central banks are flying blind”
Increasing concerns and contradictions