Silicon Valley Bank: how capitalism creates banking crises
Following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, Eillis Rae examines how capitalism’s nature causes financial disasters to occur.
An introduction to Marxism-Leninism
Eben Dombay Williams gives an introduction to Marxism-Leninism, and looks at the role of Britains Young Communists
“Green capitalism” means extinction
Chris Lickley examines the failures of so-called “green capitalism”, and stresses the urgent need for governments and corporations to tackle global warming
Building social cohesion in Britain
Dean Cairns writes about the capacity left for modern Britain to achieve better social cohesion
Capitalism and pollinator decline
“What is rational according to the economic logic of capitalism is by no means rational for people or the environment”, writes Ciaran Gallagher as he explains why so many pollinators are being wiped out
From prices, to wages and the environment: State Monopoly Capitalism is the enemy of working people
YCL General Secretary Johnnie Hunter examines Britain’s further fall into the so-called ‘Cost of Living’ Crisis’, and the response of young communists amongst the chaos
Bezos and Branson space bonanza: Innovation or vanity project?
Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson have the resources to lift millions of people out of poverty. By leeching off the sweat and blood of the thousands of workers of Amazon and Virgin respectively, the pair have amassed fortunes that exceed that of entire nations.
The failures of the 50+1 model
Howard Green critiques English football fans’ calls for the Premier League to adopt the Germany’s corporate football model.
Big tech and monopolies
Julian Jones examines what the record gains of big tech companies during the COVID-19 pandemic mean for the Marxist understanding of capitalism, monopolisation and crisis in 2020.
Book@Bedtime: Das Kapital and Capitalism Today by Robert Griffiths
Martin Graham, convener of the Communist Party’s Economic Commission, reviews an exposition of Marxist political economy.