Finance
Cedric Durand – After AI
Analysis of the AI boom. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Global economy
Geopolitics
Nima Alkhorshid, Michael Hudson, Richard Wolff – How US Security became a Global Risk
An exploration of what the new US National Security Strategy will mean for the world. NIMA ALKHORSHID: Hi, everybody. Today is Thursday, December 11th, 2025, and our dear friends, Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson, are here with […]
Finance
Ivan Radanović – Review: The Great Global Transformation, by Branko Milanović
Milanović’s new book, which will be released on 6 November, charts the decline of neoliberalism and the rise of what he calls ‘national market liberalism’. Ivan Radanović is an economist at the National bank of […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Depression and creative destruction
Capitalism is stagnant because, rather than unprofitable firms going bust to create space for new upstarts, debt is being used to keep ‘zombie’ companies alive and maintain political stability. Michael Roberts is an Economist in […]
Finance
Michael Roberts – Trump’s slump
Trump’s high-stakes gamble to turn around American manufacturing is likely to fail and at the same time trigger a global slump. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – A whiff of stagflation
Inflation is rising while growth is flat-lining, and there are also signs of a US stock market bubble. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – How the mainstream abandoned universal economic principles
As neoliberal principles are abandoned, so is any conception of a set of global economic rules which serves everyone. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: […]
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark – Welcome to Tariff Land: The Retreat of ‘Free Trade’
The return of protectionist policies in the United States and Europe shows that free trade ‘values’ were only strong while the West was winning. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures […]
Finance
Branko Milanović – The third framing
The Washington Consensus is dead, and with nothing on the way to replace it the law of the jungle may return. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is […]
EU politics
George Kerevan – The American ruling class is shifting towards Trump
Beneath the tumult and polarisation of American politics lies serious divides among the US ruling class about how to govern capitalism. George Kerevan is a Scottish journalist and economist, and a former SNP MP. Cross-posted […]