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Michael Roberts is a Marxist economist who worked in the City of London for more than 40 years and writes on economic…
Michael Roberts
Michael Roberts worked in the City of London as an economist for over 40 years. He has closely observed the machinations of global capitalism from within the dragon’s den. At the same time, he was a political activist in the labour movement for decades. Since retiring, he has written several books: The Great Recession – a Marxist view (2009); The Long Depression (2016); Marx 200: a review of Marx’s economics (2018); and jointly with Guglielmo Carchedi as editors of World in Crisis (2018). He has published numerous papers in various academic economic journals and articles in leftist publications.
This article was written before the results of South Africa’s election were known. It now appears that the ANC’s share of the…
In 2023, U.S. real GDP grew by 2.5% after inflation – much better than expected. This has been heralded by the media…
Michael Roberts is a political activist and economist who worked in the City of London where he closely observed the machinations of…
The G7 governments have a problem. The war in Ukraine against Russia is not won. It looks set to be a long…
It’s a question of political will and political action
Governments have turned a blind eye to tax havens in order to protect corporate profitability
The Greeks have fired a warning shot across the bows of the IMF and the Eurogroup, hinting that they may prefer to default rather than be forced into further concessions
The debt liability is there forever – like the proverbial albatross on the back