Niklas Svensson

2 months ago | communist.red | Nick Oung |Niklas Svensson

The European economy is facing its biggest crisis in a decade. Over the past few months, announcements of layoffs in France and Germany have come thick and fast. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk as companies attempt to cut costs. At the same time, the European Central Bank (ECB) is cutting interest rates and its growth forecast. This reflects the historic crisis of European capitalism, which offers nothing but a future of austerity and misery.

Jan 15, 2025 | marxist.com | Niklas Svensson

La economía europea se enfrenta a su mayor crisis en una década. En los últimos meses se han sucedido los anuncios de despidos en Francia y Alemania. Cientos de miles de puestos de trabajo corren peligro porque las empresas intentan reducir costes. Al mismo tiempo, el Banco Central Europeo (BCE) recorta los tipos de interés y rebaja su previsión de crecimiento. Esto refleja la crisis histórica del capitalismo europeo, que no ofrece más que un futuro de austeridad y miseria.

Jan 10, 2025 | marxist.com | Niklas Svensson

The European economy is facing its biggest crisis in a decade. Over the past few months, announcements of layoffs in France and Germany have come thick and fast. Hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk as companies attempt to cut costs. At the same time, the European Central Bank (ECB) is cutting interest rates and its growth forecast. This reflects the historic crisis of European capitalism, which offers nothing but a future of austerity and misery.

Oct 25, 2024 | marxist.com | Niklas Svensson

After Lenin had been incapacitated by a stroke in March 1923, Trotsky took up the struggle to rejuvenate the Bolshevik Party. Niklas Albin Svensson explains how the conflict between the future Left Opposition against the ‘Troika’ of Stalin, Zinoviev and Kamenev first came out into the open, and draws out the valuable lessons it contains for communists today. The year 1923 saw the political situation in the USSR take a turn for the worse. Lenin was no longer able to carry out any political activity.

Aug 19, 2024 | communist.red | Nick Oung |Niklas Svensson

The crisis of capitalism is hitting poor countries hard. After hikes in interest rates over the past two years, the debt collectors are knocking on the door. As a result, imperialist institutions are now forcing draconian austerity measures and tax hikes on the poor in so-called developing countries. This is provoking anger and mass protests worldwide.