Counterfire’s Yonas Makoni spoke to Marxist economist Michael Roberts about the real drivers of the cost of living crisis, the failures of the capitalist system and the alternatives we must fight for
Michael Roberts will be speaking at Counterfire’s Revolution! festival on 25-26 June. Find out more and book here.
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