Revenge of a Citibank worker
Submitted by Steven. on Aug 1 2016 14:45
An IT worker with Citibank was jailed last week for deliberately downing 90% of the bank's network, following an unfavourable review with a manager.
The failures of atmospheric commodification
Are carbon markets just another wave of capitalist accumulation, or is there an inkling of hope that in commodifying the atmospheric commons we will stave off catastrophic climate change?
Genesis and we
Supply and demand. What comes first? The issue story is primary, not a primitive response like: "If the society needs, we produce» or «We consume because we have that opportunity»
An angry person's guide to finance - Jack Copley
A layperson's guide to the complex and frustrating financial world - from a Marxist perspective.
Class composition and US direct investments abroad - Ferruccio Gambino
Article originally written for Zerowork 3 in December 1974 about class composition and American investments abroad.
Worker sabotage in a financial services call centre
An inspiring first person account of employee sabotage in a pensions call centre, where workers helped customers recoup forgotten pension benefits at the cost of the company in response to bullying management.
Spanish banks occupied
Submitted by working class s... on Jul 11 2013 13:53
Hundreds of activists from the Platform for Mortgage Victims (PAH) have occupied a branch of the Banco Popular Bank, and the BBVA bank, both in Barcelona.
Autonomisation, financialisation, neoliberalism
Submitted by Alasdair on Jan 7 2013 21:34
An overview of the way in which with increasing autonomisation of finance capital, models come to shape the real economy and influence its restructuring.
Debt: the first 5000 years - David Graeber
David Graeber maps out the history of debt from ancient civilisations to current times, suggesting it has been one of the great catalysts for social and political strife throughout.
Credit crunched – working in financial services during the 2008-2009 crash
Submitted by Recomposition on Jan 23 2012 23:42
This article comes from a comrade who is a member of the Solidarity Federation in the UK. He describes the article as “An account of working for a credit company during the financial crisis, as well as workers’ attempts to resist speed-ups and workload increases.”
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