Economist Michael Roberts examines how gold has come to be traded at all time high prices.
Tag: Analysis
Helsinki at 50: Cooperation or Crashing at Full Speed
Fifty years after the Helsinki Final Act, and with the world standing at another crossroads, President of the European Left reflects on what we can learn from the spirit of co-operation.
When is a black hole not a black hole?
Steve Howell looks at how the government is enthusiastically signing up to plans for increased military spending- despite its claims of a fiscal 'black hole'.
Andy Burnham fires the starting pistol on the next Labour leadership contest – what’s the state of play inside the party? The Red Weekly
Following Andy Burnham's intervention on the Government's deeply unpopular first year, Ben Liao, for our Red Weekly Column, analyses what's brewing in the future battle for the Labour leadership.
The Spring Statement Combines Austerity with Dangerous Military Spending
A Spring Statement which delivers for arms manufacturers but leaves the most vulnerable to suffer - analysis by Michael Burke.
Military spending is warping our economy to serve Trump imperialism – The Red Weekly Column
In our Red Weekly Column, Labour Outlook’s Sam Browse writes on the proposal to lift military spending to 5% of GDP.
Book Review: Recollections of the Miners’ Strike
Peter Latham on Hilary Cave's book 'Recollections of the Miners' Strike': a fascinating account of her experience of the dispute from inside the NUM.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon: “So What Now?”
Jean-Luc Mélenchon's new book considers the crossroads faced by humanity, and puts forward a vision for a new chapter in global history.
Welfare not Warfare: the case against higher military spending
CND Vice President Kate Hudson sets out the case for a strong campaign against increased militarism.
The Attacks on Us All – Solidarity US
US-based activist group Solidarity details the offensive being launched against on civil liberties by the Trump administration.