The Second World War: A Marxist History
A summary of an exemplary work of Marxist scholarship. (More such summaries here.)
Down But Not Out: The Unemployed in Chicago during the Great Depression
This is a Ph.D. dissertation in the field of U.S. labor history. See www.wrightswriting.com/ for more Marxist scholarship.
The Pretension of "Class Consciousness"
Capitalism's New Economy: The Working Class
On re-reading this piece, what is striking about the picture of the working class in capitalism's self-styled service economy in 2006 is how much it resembles the situation today. After decades of capitalist restructuring in the face of problems stemming from the declining rate of profit (problems by no means confined to the economy of the UK) there are now recognisable constants in the socio-economic profile of the 'restructured' working class.
Capitalism's New Economy: The Illusion of a Productive Economy
Capitalism's New Economy: The Booming Financial Sector
Review of Akala’s ‘Natives. Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire.’ July 2019
Capitalism's New Economy: The Value of Capitalist Services
This second article in our series examines what is meant by ‘services’ and their apparently key role in the richest capitalist states where moving away from production of commodities is regarded as essential to economic advancement. Indeed, despite the setback of the 2007/8 financial crash, World Bank figures show that ‘services’ represent a higher proportion of GDP for the world economy as a whole. For the UK 77.4% of GDP was attributed to ‘services’ in 2018.