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Exploitation
Exploitation
Why do we still have a gender pay gap?
On International Women's Day, Terina Hine looks at why the gender pay gap is still as wide as it was 25 years ago
Why is the labour theory of value so important? - explainer
Dominic Alexander explains the Marxist theory of where value comes from and why it's central to understanding how capitalism functions
Socialist Explainers: Short Answers to Big Questions
In this collection of socialist explainers, we’re giving quick responses to the questions that loom largest for us today
The morality of Squid Game - review
The brutal Squid Game is a huge hit. Lucy Nichols argues this is because people recognise the brutality in their everyday lives
Canada's role as a global exploiter
John Clarke assesses Canada's destructive role in the world
Zero support for workers as Labour backs employers on zero-hour contracts - Counterblast
Labour's ambivalence towards workers' rights alongside its embrace of the neoliberal status quo is set to backfire, argues Lucy Nichols
Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music - book review
Gerald Horne’s
Jazz and Justice
is an illuminating history of the material conditions of African-American Jazz musicians in its classic decades, finds Martin Hall
Marxism, the family and women's oppression - video
Lindsey German discusses where women's oppression comes from in capitalist society
Philip Green: greed and profit personified - CounterBlast
As Arcadia collapses, Phillip Green will continue to live the high life while the burden falls on the workers who put him there, argues Lucy Nichols
Why class matters - explainer
David McAllister explains what the working class is and why it's central to transforming society
BLM and the labour movement come together - Chris Smalls interview
Shabbir Lakha speaks to Chris Smalls in the US about the Strike for Black Lives, his organisation The Congress of Essential Workers and the possibilities for fundamental change
Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy Ways - review
Morgan Daniels reviews 'Rough and Rowdy Ways', the latest studio album from Bob Dylan
The Lie of Global Prosperity - book review
Donnelly’s
The Lie of Global Prosperity
shows how global institutions use bad data to promote the idea that poverty has declined due to neoliberal globalisation, finds Orlando Hill
Staff and workers still remain exposed - CounterBriefing 30 March
The attempt to look competent by providing regular updates the government is just trying to hide its inadequacies, says David McAllister
The sociopathic calculus of capitalism in a crisis
The ruling class is debating whether or not it's worth saving the lives of those it can no longer exploit; this is barbarism, writes Kevin Ovenden
The Debt System - book review
The Debt System
argues that international debt is a system of exploitation of poorer countries, which should be regarded as illegitimate, finds Phil Armstrong
Heineken In Africa: A Multinational Unleashed - book review
Olivier van Beemen’s meticulous exposure of Heineken’s activities in Africa show the damage done by neo-colonial capitalism, argues Ellen Graubart
Marxism in 30 minutes with John Rees - video
John Rees gives a presentation explaining what Marxism is and why it's still relevant at a London Counterfire public meeting
Old Gods, New Enigmas: Marx’s Lost Theory - book review
Mike Davis punctures many myths about Marx and shows how important the history of working-class struggle remains for today, finds Dominic Alexander
Climate chaos is the most political issue of our time, to stop it we need systemic change
Climate breakdown is a political issue, and to stop it we need to tackle it at the root, argues Jim Scott
Philip Green: an embodiment of the system not an anomaly
Philip Green is a particularly odious example of the exploitation endemic to capitalism, and our response needs to confront the system that enables him, argues Mona Kamal
Spy Kids: children being used for covert ops
New revelations of police and intelligence agencies using children as spies is a chilling practice of child exploitation argues Jamie Wright
The return of idealism: identity and the politics of oppression
The pervasion of identity politics limits our ability to truly liberate ourselves from oppression, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Against Capitalist Education
Against Capitalist Education
is a striking call for education to be freed of the straightjacket of the capitalist market, finds Phil Armstrong
Why theory matters if you want to change the world
Chris Nineham argues that theory is too important to be left in the hands of the enemies of change
Zero time, zero life. The secret diary of a zero hours worker
Zero hour contacts mean employees miss out on redundancy money, sick pay and pensions and can't get credit references, loans or mortgages
Work, Sex and Power
The entire human history of exploitation and oppression is vividly summarised in Willie Thompson’s
Work, Sex, Power
, finds Mike Quille