Economics
Economics
Economics
Michael Roberts – WAPE 2026: Adam Smith, imperialism and financialisation – and an award
A closer look at the work of the Adam Smith Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Last week, the 19th Congress of the World Association […]
Climate Crisis
Ann Pettifor: On Converging and Systemic Crises… and Operation Economic Fury
What is happening to the US dollar? Why has the Federal Reserve set up a ‘pawnshop’ on its estate? Why do Japan’s low rates of interest threaten the US? Why are Europeans angered by US […]
Climate Crisis
Jonathan Cook – A dying West is eating its children. Yet we still can’t imagine life without capitalism
Our unwillingness to think about how to change our reality may simply be the noise of capitalism speaking through us. It’s time to find value in something more than a new iPhone or pair of […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – The strange case of China’s urban consumption
Why are the rich not consuming? Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His latest book, The Great Global Transformation: National Market Liberalism in a Multipolar World, was published November 2025. Cross-posed […]
Climate Crisis
John Bellamy Foster, Lynn Fries – Why “Albert Einstein’s ‘Why Socialism?’”?
John Bellamy Foster reflects on the enduring relevance of Einstein’s “Why Socialism?” in this fourth segment of our series on ecology and materialism. Marx’s foundations of ecological materialism are blended with the work of natural […]
Economics
Economics
Michael Roberts – Japan: caught between inflation and slump
“All roads are now leading to ‘stagflation’, where inflation rises, but economies do not expand. This is the story for Japan, Europe and even the US” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]
Economics
Alastair Crooke, Chris Hedges – Why the Iran War Won’t End Soon
9 August 2026 Trump’s reckless war on Iran is threatening global economic collapse — as the region breaks out into a matrix of conflagrations, Trump seemingly has no way out. The United States and Israel’s […]
Economics
The Kyiv Independent: Russian attacks on critical Ukrainian energy infrastructure destroy key facilities ahead of winter
Russian attacks against Ukraine on Aug. 7 targeted critical energy sites operated by state oil and gas company Naftogaz, shutting down production at several facilities, the firm reported. The targeted sites were owned by the […]