Tag Archives: Marxism

A country on strike – And a thinker!

Posted den april 9, 2023 av ivarjordre

Frederic Lordon: the French thinker celebrating strikes Massive strikes and protests are leading intellectuals in France, like Frederic Lordon, to come to more hopeful conclusions A mural of Frederic Lordon painted in 2016 (Picture: thierry ehrmann on Flickr) By Alex Callinicos … Les meir →

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A global recession hurts capitalism

Posted den juli 15, 2022 av ivarjordre

Energy: the recession trigger? There is confusion among mainstream economists and policy-makers on whether the major economies are heading for a recession, or are already in a recession; or will avoid one altogether.  The majority view, at least in the US, … Les meir →

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The fatal survival-kit of man in jeopardy

Posted den april 18, 2022 av ivarjordre

Climate change and wars As the ugly war in Ukraine drags on, with more lives lost and atrocities (apparently) committed, energy and food prices hit yet more highs.  The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the UN publishes a monthly global … Les meir →

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The end of dollar dominance?

Posted den mars 30, 2022 av ivarjordre

The end of dollar dominance? Last summer when the US fled Afghanistan, I wrote a post on the history of US dollar dominance  I argued then that the US dollar would remain the dominant world currency for the foreseeable future, but that … Les meir →

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The economic war between the US-led NATO group and Russia and the real war in Ukraine – Who is fooling who?

Posted den februar 28, 2022 av ivarjordre

Russia: from sanctions to slump? The economic war between the US-led NATO group and Russia is hotting up alongside the real war in Ukraine itself.  In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the US and Europe have upped the … Les meir →

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What will happen in world capitalism 2022?

Posted den januar 1, 2022 av ivarjordre

Forecast for 2022 At the beginning of each year, I make an attempt to forecast what will happen in the world economy for the year ahead.  The point of making any forecast at all is often ridiculed.  After all, surely … Les meir →

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Significant fall in profitability continues in US-capitalism

Posted den desember 6, 2021 av ivarjordre

The US rate of profit in 2020 Once again, it is time to look at what is happening to the rate of profit on capital in the US.  I do this every year and the official US data are now available … Les meir →

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Small Investors Hits Big Hedge Funds Hard on Wall street!

Posted den januar 29, 2021 av ivarjordre

Stop the game – I want to get off! Michael Roberts Blog ‘Hedging’ used to be a way reducing the risk of selling or buying.  Farmers waiting for their harvest to come in are uncertain about what price per bushel they … Les meir →

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It’s not a question of ending thievery but ending capitalism!

Posted den september 14, 2019 av ivarjordre

Theft or exploitation?- a review of Stolen by Grace Blakeley by michael roberts All our wealth has been stolen by big finance and in doing so big finance has brought our economy to its knees.  So we must save ourselves from big … Les meir →

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The World Economy on the Edge of Crisis?

Posted den januar 20, 2019 av ivarjordre

From amber to red? by michael roberts Today’s news that the German economy, the powerhouse of Europe, had narrowly avoided a «technical recession» in the second half of 2018 is another red light flashing for the world economy.  In 2018, German real … Les meir →

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