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.
Ben, Lotta, Mia, and Peter sit down to discuss Lenin’s masterpiece: The State & Revolution. Written just before the events of October 1917, it is the sharpest analysis of the state, and a rebuttal of reformist and anarchist illusions.
In his masterpiece ‘Imperialism’, Lenin explained how the monopolies and banks rule over us, engendering conflict, chaos, and crisis. Today’s tumultuous situation is proof of this analysis. We need a revolution to expropriate the billionaires.
Across Europe, governments are hiking up ‘defence’ spending, whilst carrying out cuts and attacks on workers to pay for it. Rob Sewell explains the economics behind this ‘military Keynesianism’, and why it provides no way out for the capitalist system.