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Image shows workers collecting wheat at the Benha grain silos, in Al Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt

Analysis: Bankers Are Driving the Wheat Price Explosion, Not the War in Ukraine

by Matteo Tiratelli

The war in Ukraine and climate breakdown have been blamed for a wheat price surge that threatens mass starvation. The truth is that financial speculation and grain-hoarding are to blame, writes Matteo Tiratelli.

Novara FM: Capital, Care and Crisis

Emma Dowling joins James Butler to discuss care in the shadow of capital.

Long Snake Moan: How Capitalism’s Productivity Failure Is Driving Debt and Speculation

by James Meadway

New research suggests the digital economy isn't providing many solutions to capitalism's productivity crisis. Increasingly, large companies are turning to subscriptions and data for profit, hoarding what they can along the way.