Capitalism

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
Architect or Bee? The Human Price of Technology

Mike Cooley’s Architect or Bee? put the case that a new organisation of technology could provide social good rather than profit. Orlando Hill welcomes the new edition
Marx’s Shakespeare

Marx was always alert to the dissident potential of a uniquely gifted voice, writes Sean Ledwith
They took the words right out of our mouth

Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football applauds Dortmund fans’ resistance to a European Superleague
Austerity Ecology And The Collapse-Porn Addicts

Austerity Ecology provides a valid critique of lifestyle greenism, but its techno-fix approach is no replacement for a mass movement for system change, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
China and the 21st Century Crisis

In his powerful book, Minqi Li argues that China will be the key battleground of the coming global class struggle, finds Sean Ledwith
Stock markets plunge: there may be trouble ahead

As stock markets tumble again, the recovery Osborne was boasting about rests on shaky foundations
Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement

Charlotte Cooper’s Fat Activism explores a long-standing social movement, revealing complex relationships with feminism, class and capitalism, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Hollywood takes on the bankers? Review of The Big Short

Mckay's film exposes the greed at the core of the system, but fails to tell the story of those most affected by the crisis
Enjoying It: Candy Crush and Capitalism

An extract from Alfie Bown's new book, Enjoying It
After the Paris climate talks: stay in the streets

A turning point in human history? Elaine Graham-Leigh takes a closer and more critical look at what the Paris talks really mean for our planet
Disaster capitalism: outsourcing violence in the UK

Corporations bleed what profits they can from disaster. Democracy is replaced by a business plan. An excerpt from Antony Loewenstein’s Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe
Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future

Can technology on its own bring about a better society, as Paul Mason’s PostCapitalism suggests, or do we need revolutionary politics, asks Sean Ledwith
Pro Bono?

Governments and corporate leaders want us to think that capitalist philanthropy is the way forward, but Mikkel Thorup’s Pro Bono is right to disagree, argues Dulcinea Wilkes
David Cameron and the rituals of the rich

The rituals and secret-keeping of Britain’s privately educated elites are a cornerstone of Conservative Party unity
The Mythology of Work: How Capitalism Persists Despite Itself

The mounting burden of work in our lives is what fuels the rise in inequality. We work so they get rich, but the answer is collective resistance, argues Orlando Hill
Cosmopolitan Fortunes: Imperial Labour and Metropolitan Wealth in Dickens’s Great Expectations | Part 2

In the second extract from Ignoble Displacement, Stephanie Polsky outlines the continuities of racism and imperialism from Dickens’ London to the present
Pro Bono: Celebrity Philanthropy - part 2

In the second extract from Mikkel Thorup, Pro Bono? the ideological function of celebrity and charity is analysed
Pro Bono: Celebrity Philanthropy - part 1

The relationship of celebrity philanthropy to capitalism is explored by Mikkel Thorup in the first of two extracts from his book Pro Bono?
South Africa after Marikana: an interview with Trevor Ngwane

South African socialist and anti-apartheid activist Trevor Ngwane is interviewed by Susan Newman
How Corrupt is Britain?

Lindy Syson finds that neoliberal capitalism extends corruption across society and the economy, reviewing the collection of studies, How Corrupt is Britain
Everyday sexism and capitalism

With the feminist movement on the rise, Elaine Graham-Leigh appraises contrasting approaches to challenging sexism and the place of women in today’s system
A Diet of Austerity: Class, Food and Climate Change

How and why the working class are being blamed for climate change, and what we can do about it
Nepal: an unnatural disaster

A rapid response is guaranteed when security or economic interests are threatened, but international donors have yet to honour the pledges made to Nepal writes Feyzi Ismail
Why one Guardian writer should be heading to Tesco’s this May Day

The Guardian May Day article misrepresents Marx and detracts from the critical lessons learned from his life and work argues Susan Newman
Blowing the Roof off the Twenty-First Century

The contradiction between capitalism and democracy, and the need for independent media, is well explored in McChesney’s Blowing the Roof off the 21^st Century, finds Peter Stauber
Stopping climate change: what do we mean by system change?

To address climate change, many people agree we have to change the system. But what does ‘changing the system’ mean, and how can we do it?
Why We Can’t Afford the Rich

Why We Can’t Afford the Richis a compelling condemnation of the current global elite for its destructive impact upon society and the planet, as well as its obscene wealth, argues Sean Ledwith
Football’s Minority Movement

In the face of the Premier League’s conspicuous consumption Mark Perryman wonders where the fans’ fury might end up?
Economics of the 1%

Economics has been hijacked by ‘econfakers’ and it is up to the true economists to rescue it, argues Orlando Hill
Homelessness: the scandal that's become part of the Christmas festival

Norbert Lawrie looks at why each Christmas thousands of homeless people - including children - endure things that no one should have to experience in this day and age
The Establishment: And how they get away with it

Owen Jones’ The Establishmentis a valuable dissection of the networks of power and ideology, but the concept of the ruling class adds a needed dimension, argues Sean Ledwith
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate

System change not climate change: ultimately revolutionary change is needed. This is the message of Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh
Capitalism: A Ghost Story

Arundhati Roy’s essays depict Indian society in all its extreme inequality, but also show how some of the poorest people in the world have been fighting back, finds Dominic Alexander
Capitalism and social democracy in crisis: an interview with John Bellamy Foster

Following the fantastic global demonstrations for action on climate change a few weeks ago, which saw hundreds of thousands protest around the world, we republish this interview between Bill Blackwater and Marxist ecologist John Bellamy Foster
Not if, but when‏ - the next crisis approaches

James Meadway: reports from the last few weeks say that the world economy is on course for another financial crisis - with Britain dangerously exposed
Green Capitalism: Why It Can’t Work

The urgency of action on climate change is undeniable, but Green Capitalism: Why It Can’t Work, shows clearly why capitalism is the problem, argues Marienna Pope-Weidemann
The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South

Internationalism is not only possible, it is the necessary answer to the neoliberal assault analysed in Vijay Prashad’s, The Poorer Nations, argues Samir Dathi
UK undead: 10 reasons democracy is dying

Alastair Stephens looks at how democracy in the UK is dying at the hands of the neoliberal ruling elite
PolyluxMarx: An Illustrated Workbook for Studying Marx’s Capital

PolyluxMarx is an innovative and valuable introduction to Marx’s Capital, finds Sean Ledwith, despite a few disagreements in method and theory
Hell’s Kitchen and the Battle for Urban Space: Class Struggles and Progressive Reform in New York City

The history of the working class of Hell’s Kitchen, New York, explored through the prism of subjectivities of space, is a project that promises more than it is able deliver, in Joseph Varga’s Hell’s Kitchen and the Battle for Urban Space
Stitched up: The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion

Tansy E. Hoskins' Stitched Up dissects fashion’s vampiric relationship with the planet and with our bodies to uncover what makes it so damaging.
Corporate Europe: How big business sets policies on food, climate and war

Richard Allday welcomes David Cronin’s devastating critique of the corporate interests driving EU policy, including the new ultra-neoliberal TTIP proposals, in Corporate Europe
Ten reasons to get active and stop TTIP

Marienna Pope-Weidemann on how TTIP is a direct assault on every legislative victory won by progressive forces since the Second World War
Britain's economy: one shock away from another crash

James Meadway writes on the growing danger of a new crash facing the debt laden British economy
Marxism and the crisis - a strategy for the left

John Rees looks at the left's analysis of the crisis and outlines a strategy for resisting our rulers attempts to make us pay for it

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Capitalism

Capitalism

Against Capitalist Education is a striking call for education to be freed of the straightjacket of the capitalist market, finds Phil Armstrong

Mike Cooley’s Architect or Bee? put the case that a new organisation of technology could provide social good rather than profit. Orlando Hill welcomes the new edition

Marx was always alert to the dissident potential of a uniquely gifted voice, writes Sean Ledwith

Mark Perryman of Philosophy Football applauds Dortmund fans’ resistance to a European Superleague

Austerity Ecology provides a valid critique of lifestyle greenism, but its techno-fix approach is no replacement for a mass movement for system change, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

In his powerful book, Minqi Li argues that China will be the key battleground of the coming global class struggle, finds Sean Ledwith

As stock markets tumble again, the recovery Osborne was boasting about rests on shaky foundations

Charlotte Cooper’s Fat Activism explores a long-standing social movement, revealing complex relationships with feminism, class and capitalism, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

Mckay's film exposes the greed at the core of the system, but fails to tell the story of those most affected by the crisis

An extract from Alfie Bown's new book, Enjoying It

A turning point in human history? Elaine Graham-Leigh takes a closer and more critical look at what the Paris talks really mean for our planet

Corporations bleed what profits they can from disaster. Democracy is replaced by a business plan. An excerpt from Antony Loewenstein’s Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe

Can technology on its own bring about a better society, as Paul Mason’s PostCapitalism suggests, or do we need revolutionary politics, asks Sean Ledwith

Governments and corporate leaders want us to think that capitalist philanthropy is the way forward, but Mikkel Thorup’s Pro Bono is right to disagree, argues Dulcinea Wilkes

The rituals and secret-keeping of Britain’s privately educated elites are a cornerstone of Conservative Party unity

The mounting burden of work in our lives is what fuels the rise in inequality. We work so they get rich, but the answer is collective resistance, argues Orlando Hill

In the second extract from Ignoble Displacement, Stephanie Polsky outlines the continuities of racism and imperialism from Dickens’ London to the present

In the second extract from Mikkel Thorup, Pro Bono? the ideological function of celebrity and charity is analysed

The relationship of celebrity philanthropy to capitalism is explored by Mikkel Thorup in the first of two extracts from his book Pro Bono?

South African socialist and anti-apartheid activist Trevor Ngwane is interviewed by Susan Newman

Lindy Syson finds that neoliberal capitalism extends corruption across society and the economy, reviewing the collection of studies, How Corrupt is Britain

With the feminist movement on the rise, Elaine Graham-Leigh appraises contrasting approaches to challenging sexism and the place of women in today’s system

How and why the working class are being blamed for climate change, and what we can do about it

A rapid response is guaranteed when security or economic interests are threatened, but international donors have yet to honour the pledges made to Nepal writes Feyzi Ismail

The Guardian May Day article misrepresents Marx and detracts from the critical lessons learned from his life and work argues Susan Newman

The contradiction between capitalism and democracy, and the need for independent media, is well explored in McChesney’s Blowing the Roof off the 21st Century, finds Peter Stauber

To address climate change, many people agree we have to change the system. But what does ‘changing the system’ mean, and how can we do it?

Why We Can’t Afford the Richis a compelling condemnation of the current global elite for its destructive impact upon society and the planet, as well as its obscene wealth, argues Sean Ledwith

In the face of the Premier League’s conspicuous consumption Mark Perryman wonders where the fans’ fury might end up?

Economics has been hijacked by ‘econfakers’ and it is up to the true economists to rescue it, argues Orlando Hill

Norbert Lawrie looks at why each Christmas thousands of homeless people - including children - endure things that no one should have to experience in this day and age

Owen Jones’ The Establishmentis a valuable dissection of the networks of power and ideology, but the concept of the ruling class adds a needed dimension, argues Sean Ledwith

System change not climate change: ultimately revolutionary change is needed. This is the message of Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

Arundhati Roy’s essays depict Indian society in all its extreme inequality, but also show how some of the poorest people in the world have been fighting back, finds Dominic Alexander

Following the fantastic global demonstrations for action on climate change a few weeks ago, which saw hundreds of thousands protest around the world, we republish this interview between Bill Blackwater and Marxist ecologist John Bellamy Foster

James Meadway: reports from the last few weeks say that the world economy is on course for another financial crisis - with Britain dangerously exposed

The urgency of action on climate change is undeniable, but Green Capitalism: Why It Can’t Work, shows clearly why capitalism is the problem, argues Marienna Pope-Weidemann

Internationalism is not only possible, it is the necessary answer to the neoliberal assault analysed in Vijay Prashad’s, The Poorer Nations, argues Samir Dathi

Alastair Stephens looks at how democracy in the UK is dying at the hands of the neoliberal ruling elite

PolyluxMarx is an innovative and valuable introduction to Marx’s Capital, finds Sean Ledwith, despite a few disagreements in method and theory

The history of the working class of Hell’s Kitchen, New York, explored through the prism of subjectivities of space, is a project that promises more than it is able deliver, in Joseph Varga’s Hell’s Kitchen and the Battle for Urban Space

Tansy E. Hoskins' Stitched Up dissects fashion’s vampiric relationship with the planet and with our bodies to uncover what makes it so damaging.

Richard Allday welcomes David Cronin’s devastating critique of the corporate interests driving EU policy, including the new ultra-neoliberal TTIP proposals, in Corporate Europe

Marienna Pope-Weidemann on how TTIP is a direct assault on every legislative victory won by progressive forces since the Second World War

James Meadway writes on the growing danger of a new crash facing the debt laden British economy

John Rees looks at the left's analysis of the crisis and outlines a strategy for resisting our rulers attempts to make us pay for it

The contradiction between capitalism and democracy, and the need for independent media, is well explored in McChesney’s Blowing the Roof off the 21^st Century, finds Peter Stauber