Capitalism creates societies which are held hostage by the whims and wishes of corporate investors, while trapping the state into a structural dependence on capital.
The state under capitalism
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Global North
War requires defence against mass unemployment and price increases
South Africa’s fractured society is not in any shape to cope with fallouts from the attack on Iran by the US and Israel.
The pandemic accord: new possibilities for public health industrialisation pathways?
The destructive impact of the newly imposed US tariffs and aid cuts on South Africa are undeniable. Nonetheless, pockets of hope for advancing global solidarity and a more just global economy remain.
The prospects for localisation
Beneficiation and localisation are often approached uncritically, especially in political discourse, where they have become fashionable terms.
The Trump-Putin Axis and its impact on global politics
Donald Trump’s forging of a political alliance with Russia’s Vladimir Putin represents a dramatic transformation of world politics.
COP 29 failed humanity
In the feature of this issue, we focus on climate change and the just transition.
Africa can use Global North’s unilateral departures from trade agreements to support low carbon industrialisation
Africa is among regions contributing least to global warming, but among those most affected by it.
Coalition governments – a labour perspective
Coalition governments have long existed throughout the world. Some countries, particularly those in the Global North, have managed to overcome many of the initial challenges presented by the various political formations that needed to work together on often...
FINANCING PUBLIC ENERGY PATHWAYS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION AND CLIMATE PROTECTION
WE NEED TO DEVELOP a perspective and strategy for financing a public pathway to an energy transition; it must be capable of addressing energy poverty and climate protection. The current neoliberal approach to climate finance is based on loans, whether at...