Category: Economics/Class Relations

Italian Anarchist Federation : #Coronavirus and emergency – We do not forget which side of the barricade we are on

Communique by the Correspondence Commission of the Italian Anarchist Federation about the coronavirus and the state of emergency. Originally published by the Italian Anarchist Federation. Translated by Enough 14. In the face of this crisis, state and capital are showing, with unprecedented evidence, their immense limitations and their […]

Who is behind Joe Biden? Divisions in the ruling class

Some interesting analysis from a Marxist-Leninist perspective which argues that the primary division within the US ruling class is between the 19th-century model entrepreneurial bourgeoisie and the 20th-century managerial bourgeoisie. This is fairly in line with the “managerial revolution” thesis of James Burnham/Samuel Francis and even the critique […]

The Coming Global Debt Crisis?

By William S. Lind Traditional Right A spectre is haunting the world, the spectre of a world-wide debt crisis.  Could the coronavirus epidemic in China be the trigger? World debt levels, both public and private, have reached undreamed heights.  The United States is now running deficits of a […]

Free Marketers vs. Vulgar Libertarians

By Jake Recktenwald Rational Anarchy I recently stumbled upon this debate between Patrick Smith, a vulgar libertarian, and Mike Shipley, a comrade and libertarian who does great activist work. Smith, unsurprisingly, says some very dumb things that require rebuttal. This is not to say, of course, that Mike […]