EU politics
Marina Forti – In Genoa
Piece about the remarkable general strike for Gaza in Italy and the struggle of dockworkers in the country against genocide. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Geopolitics
Jeremy Corbyn – The Labour Party is the party of genocide
As the Labour party starts its annual conference, it’s former leader takes it to task for its role in the Gaza genocide, and vows to build a new party that can help bring it to […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Argentina: the chainsaw breaks down
Libertarian economics was always farcically out-of-touch with the realities of modern capitalism and it has proved as such in the case of Javier Milei, perhaps the world’s only libertarian head of state. Michael Roberts is […]
Finance
Branko Milanović – How to prevent an increase in income inequality due to new technologies
The introduction of labour-saving technology like AI reduces the percentage of income which goes to workers, unless government action is taken to ensure otherwise. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His […]
Austerity
Michele Barbero – France Is Deep in Debt but Failing to Tax the Superrich
Is a wealth tax the answer to Macron’s budget crisis? In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Ghada Ageel – Palestine is dying, including at the hands of the state’s that have chosen to recognise it
As Western politicians talk about recognising a Palestine state, here is a harsh dose of reality about the state of actually existing Palestine, where death and destruction is everywhere. Dr Ghada Ageel is a visiting […]
Geopolitics
Michael Roberts – The UN at 80: ignored and irrelevant
The UN is going the way of the League of Nations in the 1930s: unable to stop the imperialist powers from starting wars, it loses all purpose. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City […]
Solutions
J.W. Mason – A Future of Open Borders?
Thought-provoking and somewhat contrarian prediction of an open border world by 2035. J. W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York and a Fellow at the Roosevelt […]
Uncategorized
Ben Wray – Negotiating the Algorithm: Trade Union Manual
New study for the European Trade Union Confederation answers the following questions: Access the manual HERE.
Uncategorized
Andrew Murray – Your Party, their crisis, our hopes dashed?
The British left seems determined to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory. In the Morning Star. Read the article HERE.