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The StateThe Special Demonstration Squad (SDS) was established in 1968 in Britain. At its inception it was a secret unit of undercover police officers created to [...]
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The StateAccording to the Roman poet Juvenal, the ancient Roman emperors aimed to placate their subjects with “bread and circuses”. It would seem that the capitalist [...]
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BritainTory chancellor Rishi Sunak’s screeching windfall tax U-turn was a vain attempt to cut across growing anger at falling living standards, and the mass protests [...]
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GermanyThe world has changed since the war in Ukraine began. Like the coronavirus – which not only shut down the world but also accelerated profound [...]
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Food povertyMore food is being produced than ever before, yet world hunger has been rising since 2015 and is now back to its 2005 level of [...]
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ObituaryFollowing a prolonged illness, comrade Segun Sango died on the evening of Monday 23rd May 2022, at the age of 64, leaving behind a wife, [...]
Economy

World Economy
Are cryptocurrencies ground-breaking assets for capitalism?
Cryptocurrencies have been hailed as innovative and ground-breaking assets that can have a transformative effect on the world economy. In the second article in our series ‘busting economic myths’, Socialist Party (CWI England & Wales) […]

World Economy
Volatility in world supply chains
The recent acute shortages of energy, goods, and labour in some sectors in the UK stem in large part from UK-specific capitalist failings. But the volatile world situation is part of the background to those […]

World Economy
‘Casino capitalism’ reaches new levels as inequality grows
Across the globe, at least 2.4 million people have now died from contracting Covid-19. Livelihoods have been wrecked and economies have crashed, with the world economy shrinking by over 4% and the UK suffering a […]