Changes in the Ukrainian economy after the Maidan
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022, as well as both national and international policies to deal with the impact of the war, have surely influenced the spaces and networks of social reproduction, both in Ukraine and in refuge. The destruction and resulting displacement, neoliberal austerity, unprecedented border regulations, and refugee policies, have all […]
The causes of Ukrainian crisis
On March 11th 2023 our friend and comrade of Commons, known political economist, political scientist, labour movement historian and an activist of left-wing movements and solidarity with Ukraine, Marko Bojcun, passed away. He played an important role in keeping the flame of the Ukrainian left alive and in giving it, through emigrants and dissidents, to […]
The origins of the offshore model of Ukrainian economy
Ukraine is one of the top ten countries with the most massive outflow of capital abroad. As the Tax Justice Network estimated, in 1991-2012 only, this sum was $167 billion, which is comparable to the annual GDP of Ukraine [Вєдров, 2013]. Globally, offshores contain sums that are equivalent to 30-45 percent of the global GDP. […]
Peer to peer production as the altarnative to capitalism: a new communist horizont
Jacob Rigi The current crisis of capitalism has provoked protests, revolts and revolutions in major parts of the planet that include 3 billions of inhabitants. Even the mainstream Time Magazine made “The Protester” the person of the year. The caption on Time’s cover reads: From the Arab Spring To Athens, from Occupy Wall Street to […]
Recipes of curbing the crisis. Review of an international conference
Denys Pilash, Vitalii Dudin On the day of the October Revolution, November 7, left-wing academics and activists in Kyiv proved their ability to carry out socially critical activities of international level. The renowned Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) hosted researchers from Ukraine, France, Great Britain, Russia, Belgium, Germany, and Greece. The “Economic Crisis or Crisis of Neoliberalism? […]
Europe’s Lethal Fortress
Make no mistake — it’s European governments who are to blame for the deadly migrant crisis. Мy social media feeds are filled with dead children. Small bodies, washing up on the shores of a Mediterranean beach. Why are they washing up on the shores? European governments want us to blame traffickers. The advantage of blaming […]
The origins of Ukraine’s debt dependence
The global economic system is increasingly characterized by the dependence on financial capital, which has been becoming dominant and determinant in the global resource distribution system. At the same time, global financial flows are based on disproportionate economic development and uneven balances of payment. Within this framework, the development of indebted Third World countries is […]
A shelter in the tempest of history
Terry Eaglton Far from being dead, socialism is as relevant as it’s ever been – its task being to resist the fascism, mayhem and savagery resulting from the inevitable crises of the inherently unstable and self-destructive system of global capitalism. The soothsayer seeks to predict the future in order to control it. He peers […]
