Radicalising the Agenda: the Left’s Response to the Crisis

Since the outbreak of the economic crisis most policy makers, as well as analysts, have been “behind the curve”; that is to say, they have consistently underestimated the seriousness of the economic crisis and therefore also...

A New Phase of Neoliberalism: Collapse and Consequences for Sweden

Daniel Ankarloo, senior lecturer in social studies and economic history at Malmö College of Higher Learning, speaks with Patrik Vulkan about the increasingly profound financial crisis, the historic parallells to the current...

Capitalism and Crisis in Denmark

Anders Lundkvist analyses the financial crisis in Denmark and shows through a discussion of capitalism and democracy that democratic organisation of the economy can hardly be less efficient than the crisis-ridden,...

Financial Crisis and the Remaking of the Society of Labour in Spain

Very unequal realities underlie the visions shared by the European left. Understanding the specificity of the Spanish situation in the current crisis requires taking into account at least two key issues: first, the decline of the...

Crisis and the Czech Republic: Political Observations from the Left

Twenty years ago, in late November 1989, the division of Europe came to an end. At the time, people were generally full of hope. The last 20 years’ development has determined the current situation as well as the understanding of,...