Here’s Michael Roberts, one of the most serious Marxist economists, on the stock market crash. He seems to think it’s a warning but does not portend an immediate crisis.
Stock market crash: 1987, 2007 or 1937?
Nunes Memo: Tempest in a teapot or tip of the iceberg?
So now a new furor has broken out over the House Intelligence Committee breaking precedent and releasing its “Nunes Memo”. Is this just a tempest in a teapot, or is it the […]
“Whoppers of Boss Tweet”
Whoppers of Boss Tweet by Raymond Nat Turner Whoppers of Boss Tweet… A thief a thug Clown in a rug A tweet deceit A lie a cheat— Embellish, embroider: a lying disorder… […]
Trump’s State of the Union Speech: Can he keep up the happy face?
“Trump Tries Taking a New Role: Optimist”. So read the headline of the Wall St. Journal’s report on Trump’s State of the Union speech. It is largely accurate, and Trump’s speech is […]
“What is to be done?” by Lenin: a podcast
At this time, when the US capitalist class is in turmoil over a president they don’t control, it’s useful to look at Lenin’s “What is to be done?” This little book might […]
War between US and Turkey?
Just 48 hours ago, we raised the question of whether we had turned the corner on a period of world reaction, a period dominated by sectarian conflict and war, and were on […]
On the Brink
We republish here a commentary by Roger Silverman in London, Britain: ON THE BRINK REVIEWING WORLD PERSPECTIVES: AN INTRODUCTION The world today is in turmoil. The US diplomatic journal Foreign Policy […]
Have we turned the corner?
“Across the Middle East, poor and working class people are voicing outrage at systems they view as rigged. Protests erupted in cities across Iran starting in late December, triggered at least in part by […]
Interview with a Turkish Socialist
Interview with a Turkish Socialist Jan 21, 2018 Republished from the Alliance of Middle East Socialists: The Alliance of Middle Eastern Socialists strongly opposes Turkey’s latest land and air attacks on Afrin […]
Boot and Shoe restaurant workers walk off job
On the same day as the women’s march in Oakland, workers at the Boot and Shoe Restaurant just a mile or so away walked off the job. They were linking up their […]