Michael Roberts

Michael Roberts worked in the City of London as an economist for over 40 years. He has closely observed the machinations of global capitalism from within the dragon’s den. At the same time, he was a political activist in the labour movement for decades. Since retiring, he has written several books. The Great Recession – a Marxist view (2009); The Long Depression (2016); Marx 200: a review of Marx’s economics (2018): and jointly with Guglielmo Carchedi as editors of World in Crisis (2018). He has published numerous papers in various academic economic journals and articles in leftist publications.

October 20, 2026

Brazil/World

Brazil Court Gives Meta 24 Hours to Prove Equal Treatment of Presidential Candidates

Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court has given Meta 24 hours to demonstrate that its algorithms and artificial intelligence systems treat President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and his right-wing challenger, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro,

Business

Malaysia’s Economy Grows 5.3% as Export Boom Fuels Debate Over Interest Rate Hike

Malaysia’s economy grew 5.3 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2026, supported by stronger manufacturing activity and a surge in exports, although declining mining output and slower services growth moderated the expansion. The latest figures have

October 20, 2026

Indonesia’s Oil Import Bill Jumps 40% as Fuel Subsidies Shield Households

Business

Indonesia’s oil and gas import bill surged 40.2 per cent year on year to US$25.8 billion in the first seven months of 2026, as

Cambodia’s Scam Crackdown Faces Test Over Alleged Links to Political Elites

Business

Cambodia has referred nearly 450 cases involving around 4,000 people to court in just over a year as it seeks to dismantle the country’s

COP29: A Climate Betrayal

November 28, 2024

Business/Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

There was a tortuous and painful end to COP29, the international climate change conference held in oil-rich Baku, Azerbaijan. The main issue was how much would the rich countries hand over to

China: Xi’s third term – Challenges as Opportunities

October 23, 2022

China/Diplomacy

Even as Xi Jinping was promising China’s Communist Party’s national congress that China would “resolutely win the battle” in key areas of technology, employees of technology companies in China and elsewhere were being told to