Economics
Frédéric Lordon – Awaiting the Crash?
On the AI bubble. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Global economy
Finance
Michael Roberts – Iran and the US: a ceasefire that lasts?
There are no guarantees that an Iran-US deal will ever come to fruition, either way the economic damage to the global economy is real and lasting. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts – Solving the ‘economic problem’
How we can stop runaway climate breakdown while tackling global inequality is perhaps the great challenge of our epoch. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael […]
Finance
Michael Hudson – Postponing the World’s Financial Winter, But For How Long?
A long read on the consequences of the current Strait of Hormuz crisis. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Announcing that “A whole civilization […]
Finance
Michael Hudson, Ben Norton – The oil shock that could break the global financial system
It’s difficult to overestimate the extent to which this war is re-making the world order. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ben Norton is editor of the […]
Geopolitics
Michael Roberts – All roads lead to stagflation
Whether Trump decides to retreat or doubles down on the Iran war, the global economy is heading for the double-headed python of stagflation. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific […]
Finance
Cedric Durand – After AI
Analysis of the AI boom. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
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 […]