Crisis theory/theories - Roland Simon Roland Simon of TC attempts to reconcile the underconsumptionist crisis theories of orthodox Marxism with those theories based on the tendency of the rate of profit to fall.
Capitalism's Dismal Future - Paul Mattick An essay about the current crisis of capitalism adapted from Paul Mattick's book Business as Usual: The Economic Crisis and the Failure of Capitalism.
New York '75 and Wisconsin '11: The Lessons of Austerity As struggles against austerity spread from Wisconsin to Indiana to Ohio and elsewhere, it is crucial…
Crisis activity and communisation - Bruno Astarian Through the lens of recent struggles in Greece and Bangladesh, Bruno Astarian examines what distinguishes proletarian activity in times of…
Elephant on a skateboard - S Artesian S Artesian writes for Insurgent Notes on how the very mechanism of capital accumulation becomes a barrier to its own accumulation.
Are the cuts necessary, and does it matter? Oisín Mac Giollamóir responds to a debate on whether UK capitalism ‘needs’ to make the cuts.
Decline as a Concept - and Its Consequences - Hillel Ticktin This article produces a summary of a theory of decline of capitalism.
A Marxist Political Economy of Capitalist Instability and the Current Crisis - Hillel Ticktin Hillel Ticktin on a Marxist political economy of the financial crisis of 2008-9 and…
Capitalism - further reading guide libcom's guide to further reading on capitalist economics, crisis and the history of capitalism.
International liquidity crisis and class struggle: first approximation - Loren Goldner 1998 article looking at the relationship between 'international liquidity' and the world financial crisis.
