By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Wednesday, 26 November. The original article can be found here. ************** The UK
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COP 30: it’s no joke
By Michael Roberts The usual joke about the United Nations Climate Change Conferences (COPs) is that each one is a ‘cop-out’. Each time there is
By Michael Roberts Chile has a general election today (16 November). Around 15m voters can take part in the first round to elect a new
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Historical Materialism 2025 part two – nature, rent, profit and AI
By Michael Roberts In this part two, I resume my review of the Historical Materialism conference in London with a look at some of the
By Joe Langabeer Nigel Farage recently gave a speech outlining his economic policies should Reform UK form a government. While he has previously hinted, during
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Historical Materialism 2025 part one: imperialism and war
By Michael Roberts Every year the Historical Materialism journal holds a conference in London. It is attended by (mostly) academics and students to discuss Marxist
By Michael Roberts Let the Financial Times sum it up: “US stocks ride AI hype and trade truce to 6-month winning streak S&P 500 and
By Michael Roberts The latest economic activity indicators called purchasing managers indexes (PMIs) confirm that the major economies are still crawling along – neither slipping
By Michael Roberts The US stock market continues to hit new record highs; the bitcoin price is also close to highs and the gold price
By Michael Roberts This week the price of gold in US dollars hit $4,000 per troy oz. This is an historic high (at least in
