After decades of proudly poclaiming the era of globalisation, today we see trade wars instead of free trade, and misery instead of prosperity. In this talk, Niklas Albin Svensson discusses the reasons behind the collapse of free trade, what it would mean for the world economy and what attitude we should take towards it.
This week marked 158 years since the publication of Karl Marx’s Capital – a monumental work uncovering the inner workings and contradictions of the capitalist system. Here, we republish Adam Booth’s preface to the newly-released third edition of Understanding Marx’s Capital.
The Haitian Revolution was the first successful slave revolt in history. Its history shows the great revolutionary potential of the oppressed masses. Simultaneously, it teaches great lessons about the fight against imperialism. Here, Keelan Kellegher explains the revolt and draws out key lessons for us to learn today.
In this episode of Marxist Voice, Nelson Wan explains Ted Grant’s article ‘Will there be a slump?’, and how the Marxist method allows us to understand capitalist crisis today.