The anarchic AI race: boom, bubble, and bust

The anarchic AI race: boom, bubble, and bust

[Adam Booth, 21 November 2025 – originally published on marxist.com] The history of capitalism is littered with bubbles: periods in which over-excited investors pour their money into ultimately worthless ventures – from the Dutch tulip mania of the 1630s, to the South Sea and Mississippi frenzies of 1720, to today’s cryptocurrency craze. The above examples are […]

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 Horror and heroism: women in Bangladesh’s Revolution and Liberation War (1968-75)

Horror and heroism: women in Bangladesh’s Revolution and Liberation War (1968-75)

[Will Collins & Maya Khan, 26 November 2025 – originally published on marxist.com] In 1968, revolution broke out across Pakistan, overthrowing Ayub Khan’s hated military dictatorship. The national oppression of Bengalis within East Pakistan had produced a revolution along class lines. However, due to the failures of its leadership, the revolution was transformed into a […]

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