By Michael Roberts The inflation rate for consumer prices in the US has clearly peaked and is falling steadily. The latest figure for year-on-year inflation
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By Michael Roberts In some ways, the radical sessions at ASSA (Allied Social Science Associations) were disappointing. As far as I could tell there were
By Michael Roberts As usual, there were hundreds of sessions and papers at this year’s ASSA 2023, the annual conference of the American Economics Association
Polycrisis and depression in the 21st century
By Michael Roberts ‘Polycrisis’ is the buzz word among leftists right now. The word expresses the coming together and interlocking of various crises: economic (inflation
By Michael Roberts At the end of every year, I attempt to make a forecast on what will happen in the world economy in the
By Michael Roberts Can global capitalism endure? William Robinson tries to answer this question in his book entitled with the same question. Robinson is professor
By Michael Roberts Every year, I analyse the US rate of profit on capital. This is because the US data is the best and most
By Michael Roberts John Michael Roberts (no relation) is Professor of Sociology and Communications at Brunel University London. In his new book, Digital, Class, Work:
Planning and the climate
By Michael Roberts The only way humanity has a chance of avoiding a climate disaster will be through a global plan based on common ownership
By Michael Roberts On December 6, US president Joe Biden joined Morris Chang, founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in Arizona for a symbolic