capitalism

Phil Hearse reviews William I Robinson’s new book “Epochal Crisis: the Exhaustion of Global Capitalism,” saying if you want to understand what is going on in the world, then read this.

At the level of the global economy, the Iran war appears deeply irrational. It has disrupted trade, raised energy prices and fed inflation. Yet it continues. Dmitry Pozhidaev explains why.

John Clarke — Epstein’s network was real and horrific, but the forces shaping war, empire, and capitalism run far deeper.

Adam Hanieh discusses how understanding oil’s place in world capitalism is key to grasping geopolitical dynamics, reviving vital climate struggles, and challenging the structural interests underpinning the system.

William Jefferies takes two new books by Andy Blunden as a jumping off point to re-examine the relationship between Hegel’s “Logic” and Marx’s “Capital”.

Ian Angus talks about capitalism, metabolic rifts, degrowth and ecosocialism.