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Capitalist crisis highlights

  • Lay-offs and closures / The day that P&O sacked all its staff: view from a worker in Dover

    When capital makes decisions about its profit margins, it is real people whose lives are destroyed.

    23 Apr 2022 ,
  • Lay-offs and closures / P&O sackings: Don’t make workers pay for the capitalist crisis

    The ferry company’s callous treatment of its employees reminds us yet again that the logic of the capitalist system is impervious to the needs of human beings.

    30 Mar 2022 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / Why should the working class pay the cost of the capitalist crisis?

    Profiteering, taxation, money printing, social provision cuts, interest rate hikes ... are all combining to transfer the burden of the crisis onto the backs of the poor.

    16 Mar 2022 , Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / Poverty stalks the land as ultrarich count the spoils

    Inequality is rising in Britain and in the world, the inevitable outcome of the workings of our much-praised market economy.

    3 Mar 2022 , Proletarian
  • USA / Insider dealing is just one of the ways US politicians get paid

    Only revolution can end the corruption of public life.

    28 Jan 2022 , Proletarian
  • Economy / BP’s ‘cash machine’ goes into overdrive as workers’ energy bills soar

    Britain’s energy monopolies are enjoying a profit bonanza as their rivals disappear and Ofgem fixes prices on their behalf.

    11 Jan 2022 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Crisis is inescapable while capitalism remains

    The working class’s historic role is to put an end to profit-driven capitalism and to build a new, socialist society in its place.

    4 Jan 2022 ,
  • Economy / Energy crisis: more millions to prop up the privateers

    Taxpayer cash will shore up monopoly profits while workers shiver this winter.

    14 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Health / Derisory pay offer covers further cuts as NHS privatisation reaches new heights

    National clapping and a George Cross have left nurses empty handed as the new health chief helps US profiteers move in.

    2 Dec 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / ‘Just in time’ reveals the fatal inadequacy of market mechanisms

    Global supply lines have been designed with profit maximisation, not the needs of the people, in mind.

    16 Nov 2021 , Proletarian
  • China / What do Evergrande’s troubles mean for the Chinese and world economies?

    No amount of state intervention can break the connection between overproduction crisis and the market.

    9 Nov 2021 , Lalkar
  • Pay and conditions / Keep on trucking: supply lines chaos as Covid and Brexit effects combine

    The obvious answer to the present shortage of skilled labour is to invest in training and to improve pay and conditions in the areas concerned.

    3 Sep 2021 , Proletarian
  • Working-class history / Remembering the 2011 youth uprising

    Ten years on, the poverty, inequality and injustice that led to an outpouring of rage on England’s streets have only worsened.

    6 Aug 2021 , Proletarian
  • World / Five Eyes become four as New Zealand distances itself from anti-China action

    Workers have no interest in going along with the wave of anti-China propaganda that is preparing the ground for a devastating war.

    20 May 2021 , Proletarian
  • Industry / FlyBe is dead, long live FlyBe

    Turns out all it takes to avoid the creditors is a slightly tweaked name and a fresh coat of paint.

    26 Apr 2021 ,
  • Industry / Cameron’s hand caught trapped in the till as Greensill collapses

    The collapse of yet another debt-laden house of cards has shone a light on the revolving door between career politicians and the corporations they serve.

    27 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • Industry / With ‘saviours’ like Gupta, who needs enemies?

    If you are rich enough, you can get richer still without spending a penny; it is the workers who pay when the vultures’ schemes collapse.

    9 Mar 2021 , Proletarian
  • Economy / GameStop stops Wall Street

    Activist amateur traders ‘driven by righteous anger’ very nearly broke at least one hedge vulture’s bank, causing panic on the stock exchange.

    2 Feb 2021 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Jobless figures mount as Paperchase is latest retail chain to fail

    As the economic crisis is exacerbated by repeated lockdowns, company after company is going to the wall.

    7 Jan 2021 ,
  • British politics / Crisis of legitimacy: trust in politicians and journalists keeps going down

    What does it say about our ‘democracy’ when those who are supposed to uphold it are some of the least trusted people in the country?

    7 Dec 2020 , Proletarian
  • Economy / Edinburgh Woollen Mill: the vultures circle

    Thousands of workers look set to lose their jobs, but the man whose fortune they made will have no trouble hanging onto his millions.

    19 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Book: Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State

    A meticulously researched exposure of outsourcing and corruption that falls short of finding either the true culprit or the way out for impoverished workers.

    3 Nov 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Insult to injury: government plans to cut Universal Credit boost

    Covid has exposed the injustice of below-poverty-line benefits. How will our rulers balance their need for cheap and desperate workers with maintaining social peace?

    29 Oct 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / FT spills the beans on private equity scam

    The super-rich are indulging in an orgy of speculation using the ‘free money’ of low-interest debt. Who pays?

    23 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Society / Thinktank warns of massive rise in destitution in the wake of Covid-19

    The wonders of capitalism: five million Britons predicted to become destitute this year.

    10 Aug 2020 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Rising inequality following the 2020 crisis of overproduction

    Mushrooming inequality has the capitalist class spooked, for they fear the consequences.

    29 Jul 2020 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Dilemma of the covid crash vultures

    Having maximised indebtedness in order to avoid paying taxes, vulture capitalists now find they are missing out on state aid during the crisis.

    29 May 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Jobless total rockets

    As the economic crisis bites, over a million workers in Britain have been forced precipitously onto the breadline.

    24 May 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / British Airways takes the money and runs

    The Covid-19 crisis is highlighting the necessity for public ownership of all our vital services.

    13 May 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / The corona pandemic and the capitalist world economic crash of 2020

    Our rulers are keen to convince us that the deepest depression in the history of capitalism is a random and unpredictable ‘black swan’ event.

    2 May 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / A call to arms: This May Day, fight together against imperialism

    Workers’ parties sign international revolutionary anti-imperialist manifesto.

    1 May 2020 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / Burying bad news: crash caused by overproduction not coronavirus

    The present economic crisis has been long in the making, but is being passed off as the result of the covid lockdown.

    29 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Hunger rising sharply as covid-19 lockdown combines with economic crash

    Why are we witnessing the obscene sight of workers going hungry in the midst of plenty?

    17 Apr 2020 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / RIP FlyBe

    The only rational way to ensure that vital infrastructure exists and is run for the benefit of all is public ownership.

    9 Mar 2020 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / FlyBe farce exposes lunacy of privately owned transport

    A hefty subsidy to the airline’s private owners may not be enough to save a vital service and thousands of jobs.

    22 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Industry / Car industry crisis pushes Peugeot-Fiat merger

    Workers rightly fear for their jobs as another round of ‘cost-cutting’ looms.

    15 Jan 2020 , Proletarian
  • Society / Debt survey shows inequality widening as rich get richer and poor get poorer

    As the gap between the super-rich and everyone else gets ever wider, it is clear that this system is overdue for a foreclosure of its own.

    5 Jan 2020 , Lalkar
  • Economy / QuickQuid – cut and run

    Having extorted millions from struggling austerity-hit families, the US-backed payday lender is pocketing its loot and getting out.

    30 Oct 2019 ,
  • Capitalist crisis / New recession will hit workers still paying the price of the last one

    The capitalist system is unable to find a way out of the downward spiral of overproduction, crisis, austerity and war.

    10 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
  • Industry / British Steel sold for ‘blood money’? A reply to the Morning Star

    Where should workers look for their salvation from the crises that destroy industry and jobs?

    26 Aug 2019 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Nissan to cull 12,500 jobs globally as Chinese car market stalls

    The crisis of overproduction continues to wreak havoc with workers’ lives.

    12 Aug 2019 ,
  • World history / The origins of World War Two

    How did WW2 come about? And when were the opening salvos really fired?

    11 Aug 2019 , Lalkar
  • British politics / Galloway, Farage and the Brexit party

    British workers are set to keep demanding Brexit at the upcoming EU elections.

    7 May 2019 ,
  • Divide and rule / Asda continues to flout equal pay rulings

    Automation and unequal pay are just two of the tools being used by retail giants to divide workers, reduce costs and win the cut-throat war of competition.

    14 Mar 2019 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Jobs massacre at Jaguar Land Rover confirmed

    Overproduction not Brexit is to blame. But if there really are too many cars in the world, what are workers to do?

    16 Jan 2019 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Carillion: lawyers make hay whilst workers wait for pay

    As workers try to get recompense for lost jobs and wages, the whole crooked business of outsourcing is being exposed to view.

    14 Jan 2019 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Defend Brexit and manufacturing jobs

    Overproduction in the car industry is being blamed on ‘Brexit uncertainty’ in an effort to justify reversing the EU referendum result.

    9 Jan 2019 , Birmingham Worker
  • Industry / Interserve: dead men walking?

    How can the outsourcing racket, which sucks the public purse dry while failing to deliver decent services, finally be put an end to?

    4 Jan 2019 , Lalkar
  • Economy / Trade tariffs and trade wars

    Hostility to China unites the imperialist powers despite the conflicting interests between them.

    5 Aug 2018 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / Capita poised to follow Carillion down the tubes

    Yet more proof of Marx’s observation that under capitalism profit is privatised and debt is nationalised.

    1 Mar 2018 , Lalkar
  • Leaflets / Housing: a crisis of capitalism

    What must be done in order to provide decent homes to all workers?

    1 Mar 2018 ,
  • British politics / Theresa May’s election U-turn

    Proposed new laws to curb strike action by key public-sector workers were hastily ditched as Corbyn's popularity rose during the election campaign.

    1 Dec 2017 , Proletarian
  • France / French elections produce … more of the same!

    An opportunity further to upset the applecart in Europe has been lost, but the imperialists’ glee is likely to be short-lived.

    1 Jun 2017 , Proletarian
  • Trade unions / The fight-back of the low-paid

    ‘Precarious’ workers are doing it for themselves.

    1 Jun 2017 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Birmingham council in financial crisis

    A strike by binmen and other workers is inevitable.

    1 Apr 2017 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / Tata: the vultures circle

    While the capitalist crisis continues to destroy workers' lives, our union leaders are still trying to push us down the blind alley of support for British imperialism.

    1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
  • Lay-offs and closures / BHS workers facing loss of jobs and pensions

    This is not the ‘unacceptable face’ of capitalism; capitalism itself is unacceptable.

    1 Jun 2016 , Proletarian
  • Social wage / Budget 2016: attacking the poor will not fix the economy

    Chancellor Osborne is finding that there is no escape from the world capitalist economic crisis.

    1 Apr 2016 , Proletarian
  • USA / The rise of Donald Trump: a revolt against the establishment

    The anger of poor white workers in the US may be misdirected for now, but it is real and it is growing.

    1 Apr 2016 , Proletarian
  • Capitalist crisis / The rich are getting richer but fewer

    As the gap between the rich and poor widens, some of the rich find themselves being kicked downstairs.

    1 Apr 2016 , Proletarian
  • British politics / Health warning: capitalism kills

    Latest assaults on society’s most helpless.

    1 Feb 2016 , Proletarian
  • Greece / Greece: Syriza caves in

    Grexit is inevitable, despite the capitulation of Greece’s government to the austerity demands of the European bankers.

    1 Aug 2015 , Proletarian
  • Greece / Crunch time for Syriza?

    The bloodsuckers are running out of ways to keep Greece paying out. The imminent explosion will rock the world’s financial systems.

    1 Jun 2015 , Proletarian
  • Energy / Imperialism’s oil game

    What will be the outcome of the law of unforeseen consequences?

    1 Dec 2014 , Proletarian
  • Divide and rule / Rage against capitalism: working-class youth fight back

    The working class needs a general staff that can enable it to direct its anger in a constructive way.

    9 Aug 2011 ,
  • Theatre / Play: The Power of Yes by David Hare

    Explaining nothing, this play is aimed merely at letting off some steam without getting any nearer to a solution to society’s systemic problems.

    1 Oct 2009 , Proletarian

Capitalist crisis topics

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  • Covid-19
  • CPGB-ML
  • Drive to war
  • Inequality
  • Leninism
  • Marxism
  • Overproduction crisis
  • Planned economy
  • Ukraine war
  • Cold war
  • George Galloway
  • Sanctions
  • Trade war
  • Ferries
  • Logistics
  • Retail sector
  • RMT
  • Supply lines
  • Anti-imperialism
  • British imperialism
  • Eastern Europe
  • Libya war
  • Nato
  • Stop the War
  • US imperialism

Capitalist crisis video

  • USA / To US workers: ‘Only class politics can save us from the ramaging monopolists’

    The looting of countries abroad and the forcing down of pay and conditions at home are both caused by the same drive for maximum profit.

    29 Apr 2022,
  • Ukraine / Comrade Ella on Kalima Horra: How did the world react to the Ukraine conflict?

    Could it be that the salvoes of the west’s psychological and trade wars are actually backfiring badly?

    27 Apr 2022, Proletarian TV
  • World TV / Imperialist war threatens Russia, China and the world

    What is it that lies at the root of the constant ramping up of imperialism’s war drive against Russia and China?

    5 Apr 2022, Proletarian TV
  • World TV / Comrade Joti on RT’s CrossTalk: ‘Crystal Ball 2022’

    What can the vaccine rollout and the Afghan defeat tell us about the nature of monopoly capitalism?

    19 Jan 2022, Proletarian TV
  • Capitalist crisis / Comrade Joti on RT’s CrossTalk: ‘What reset?’

  • Capitalist crisis / Covid has laid bare the capitalist dystopia in which we are already living

  • Capitalist crisis / The unenviable plight of the self-employed

  • Health / Comrade Ranjeet on MoATS: ‘The government has failed the people’

  • Health / Coronavirus: Cuts to health and social care crippled covid response

  • Capitalist crisis / Comrade Joti on RT’s CrossTalk: ‘No Trust’

  • Health / Coronavirus: NHS privatisation and the US second wave

  • Health / Coronavirus: NHS is 72 but drugs companies are still rinsing the system

  • World TV / Comrade Joti on RT’s CrossTalk: ‘Rethinking globalism’

  • Health / Coronavirus: The truth about ‘overpopulation’ and ‘herd immunity’

  • Health / Coronavirus: What do the experts say?

  • Theory TV / Marxism in the 21st century: is it still relevant?

  • Economy / Can the food crisis be solved?

  • Capitalism or communism TV / Capitalism can’t save the planet

  • Theory TV / Harpal Brar on the state and revolution

  • Theory TV / What is Marxism? 2. Marxist economics

  • Capitalist crisis / Economics 101: Capitalism

Capitalist crisis theory

  • Theory / Is inflation good for you?

    What is really at the root of the inexorable rise in prices?

    5 Dec 2021, Proletarian
  • Theory / Yanis Varoufakis and Diem25: erratic Marxism and consistent anticommunism

    It is scientific socialism that workers need, not plausible lies about how to ‘fix’ social democracy, the EU, and capitalist imperialism itself.

    3 Dec 2021, Lalkar
  • Theory / Modern monetary theory: is there a magic money tree?

    Those who would change the world must first understand it: Marxist economics is the antidote to bourgeois voodoo.

    22 Oct 2020, Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / The oil slump and its ramifications

    In attempting to retain domination over the oil market, Saudi Arabia has alienated its most important ally, supporter and protector.

    19 May 2020, Lalkar
  • Capitalist crisis / The economic crisis and coronavirus

    In fighting capitalist exploitation and the war danger, workers will ultimately seek a way out through socialist revolution.

  • Lay-offs and closures / Job cuts and factory closures; the car industry in Britain

    As automation and overproduction combine to wipe out industrial jobs, what is the answer to this seemingly insoluble problem?

  • Science and technology / Right to repair: a threat to monopoly superprofits

    Apple are using their monopoly to rob workers by designing their phones and laptops to break. It’s wasteful, anti-environment and anti-worker; it’s capitalism!

  • Capitalist crisis / Trump’s trade wars

    US tariffs have increased the uncertainty in an already volatile system, and represent a new milestone in its aggressive policy towards China.

  • Capitalist crisis / Trump and US capitalism in perspective – interest rates and the Federal Reserve

    The US government is rolling big in the capitalist casino.

  • Theory / Time to face it: capitalism must go!

    Only a planned economy designed to meet people’s needs can solve the problems of disease, poverty, inequality, war and environmental degradation.

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