Marxist economics
Accumulation of wealth at one pole is, therefore, at the same time accumulation of misery, agony of toil, slavery, ignorance, brutality, mental degradation, at the opposite pole
- Karl Marx
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The Soviet economy: how it worked, and how it didn’t
In this talk, Adam Booth uncovers the dynamics and laws of the early Soviet economy, providing insight into the potential of economic planning today, and a glimpse of what a future communist society might look like.
Wealth taxes are no solution – we must fight for revolution
With inequality widening and austerity sharpening, calls are growing for greater taxes on the wealth and profits of the elites. But demands to ‘tax the rich’ do not tackle the root of the problem. Instead, we must expropriate the billionaire class.
Workers and viewers foot the bill as streaming boom turns to bust
After years of frenzied, debt-fuelled investment into on-demand content, the media industry is now facing an almighty crash, with studio staff, creative workers, and streaming customers paying the price. The chaos of capitalism is to blame.