Capitalism Follow

The panic that spread through financial markets at the start of this week exposed the volatility of the system (see page 3).  For all the talk of “recovery” capitalism is fragile.

The ideas of nationalism and borders have only developed with the growth of capitalism in the past 400 years, writes Dave Sherry

Protesters marching in London this Saturday will say it is time to act on climate change. They are right.

Not all workers are exploited in the same way—but capitalism still needs their work, and that gives them power to hit back

Laura Miles argues that we won’t win LGBT liberation until we get rid of capitalism—and to do that we have to look towards workers’ solidarity and struggle

As Toffs and Tories panic about land reform, Raymie Kiernan says their vast estates are stolen goods that we must take back

Youth worker Dean Ryan looks behind the headlines to show how capitalism pushes young people to crime

There are more than twice as many billionaires in the world today as there were five years ago. 

The Ebola crisis which has already killed 5,000 people in west Africa could be halted with £600 million - and the world's top 85 billionaires are getting £50,000 a second

The Ebola outbreak in west Africa has cost thousands of lives. Ken Olende looks at how inequality and the legacy of colonialism lie behind the crisis. Marcia, an aid worker in Sierra Leone, writes exclusively from the front line

The movement in Hong Kong has the potential to light the tinder box in China. Sally Kincaid looks at its relationship to mainland China and what this crisis could mean for its rulers

Historian Marcus Rediker spoke to Ken Olende about the struggles that took place aboard the ships of early capitalism