economic crisis

World economy: “Hard landing” nightmares are back

While crisis and recession are common under capitalism, the contours of global capitalism have changed dramatically since 2008. There’s a real danger that in this new era of imperialist conflict, things could spiral completely out of control. Chris G...

China’s nightmare economy

Xi Jinping promised the “China Dream” but the economic reality has become a nightmare. In this Editorial feature we present three articles addressing the state of China’s economy.  Socialist magazine editorial part 1 of a 3-part series When Preside...

Potential for explosive struggle as British capitalism braces for recession

Sunak’s claim to be a safe pair of hands in the current economic crisis will fall apart under the impact of a prolonged downturn. This will in turn exacerbate the splits in the Tory Party making this a government of permanent crisis. Editorial of So...

China: The Deepest Crisis for 30 Years

This is an abridged version of an article from the upcoming issue (number 8) of Socialist World, the political and theoretical journal of International Socialist Alternative. Vincent Kolo, chinaworker.info A succession of economic and political dis...

Oil prices collapse

The spectre of deflation Tony Wilsdon, Socialist Alternative (ISA USA) The collapse in oil prices in the second quarter of 2020 will be a further accelerator of the deepening world economic depression. The New York Times writes: “Just a few month...

EU in crisis and COVID-19

The €540 billion fund is not the ‘game changer’ that the headlines suggested Finghín Kelly, Socialist Party (ISA Ireland) Last week saw a major clash between eurozone finance ministers with a 16 meeting ending in a deadlock before a face-saving m...

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The First Palestinian Intifada: Lessons For Today

December 29, 2025. Zuhair Al-Anhar, Socialist Alternative US In December 1987, after 20 years of horrific occupation, the movement for Palestinian li...

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