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Author: Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts is a Marxist economist and author of several books including The Great Recession: a Marxist view (2009); The Long Depression (2016); and Marx 200: a review of Marx’s economics (2018). He has published numerous papers in academic economic journals and articles in leftist publications. His blog can be found at The Next Recession.

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    Guest Posts

    Covid and Fictitious Capital

    In 2020, output, investment, and employment plummeted across the world, but the opposite was true for the stock and bond ...
    Michael Roberts
    January 27, 2021
    0
  • Guest Posts

    What’s in Store for the Economy under Biden?

    As Biden begins the first day of his presidency, the United States still faces near record levels of COVID cases ...
    Michael Roberts
    January 21, 2021
    0
  • Europe

    The Brexit Deal: A Marxist Analysis

    As the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, British capitalism will suffer. But as Marxist economist Michael Roberts argues, the ...
    Michael Roberts
    January 4, 2021
    0
  • Ideas & Debates

    Perspectives for 2021: Interview with Michael Roberts and Claudia Cinatti

    The year of the coronavirus pandemic is drawing to a close. What are the trends in the economy, the political ...
    Claudia Cinatti
    Michael Roberts
    December 15, 2020
    1
  • Guest Posts

    A Credit Crash Ahead?

    With the promise of a vaccine on the horizon, many sectors of capital are hoping that the world economy will ...
    Michael Roberts
    December 4, 2020
    0
  • Guest Posts

    G20: The Debt Solution

    The G20 summit took place virtually this past weekend, with the G20 leaders discussing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic ...
    Michael Roberts
    November 25, 2020
    2
  • Guest Posts

    The Social Composition of the Anti-Trump Vote

    It took days of counting votes, but the 2020 election finally ended. Biden won because workers, ethnic minorities, young people ...
    Michael Roberts
    November 10, 2020
    0
  • Guest Posts

    Returning To Normal?

    With over tens of millions unemployed in the US and economies slowly reopening after the coronavirus pandemic, where are we ...
    Michael Roberts
    June 10, 2020
    1
  • Guest Posts

    Marx’s Capital, 150 Years Later

    British economist Michael Roberts takes a look at the implications of Karl Marx's major work, 150 years after its first ...
    Michael Roberts
    July 19, 2017
    2
  • Europe

    The Impact of Brexit

    British economist Michael Roberts writes about the immediate and long-term consequences of the Brexit.
    Michael Roberts
    June 29, 2016
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LGBTQ+

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    Apr 19, 2020
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U.S. Debates

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    May 30, 2020
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    Mar 5, 2020
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Women

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    Aug 20, 2019
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    May 29, 2020
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History

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    Apr 12, 2020
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