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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UK economy: Running on empty
Amidst all of the Brexit chaos and Tory disarray, the Office for Budget Responsibility has sent a shockwave through British political and business circles with its latest economic forecasts – and, in particular, its sobering analysis about the persistent problem of low productivity in the UK. Josh Holroyd looks at the interminable problems facing British capitalism and its Tory representatives.
Marx’s Capital: Chapter 4-11 – Exploitation, wages, and profits
In part three from our “Capital in a Day” series, Natasha Sorrell – a teacher in Sheffield – discusses where profits come from within capitalism: the unpaid labour of the working class.
Marx’s Capital: Chapters 2-3 – Money
In this video from our recent “Capital in a Day” event, Ben Gliniecki discusses the origins, societal role, and future of money.