Michael Roberts is a Marxist economist from the United Kingdom. He has written several books including The Great Recession—a Marxist View, The Long Depression, Marx 200: a review of Marx’s economics and jointly with Guglielmo Carchedi as editors, World in Crisis. He also publishes Michael Roberts Blog at thenextrecession.wordpress.com.
How is the world economy doing as 2023 comes to an end? To answer that, we must remember that the “world” is made up of many parts, and not every major economy is doing as well as others.
Ah, the fash. They just never learn. They’re repeatedly told that they’ll always lose in Melbourne, yet every so often they insist on raising their heads.
At their factory in South Dandenong, the Yakult workers’ protest was a sight for sore eyes. A solid picket that turns around trucks and stops others from leaving the site is a rare thing in Australia today.
In the early hours of 5 June, according to the British Daily Telegraph, five key players in the Syriza government, meeting in the Maximus Mansion in Athens, took an important decision.