John Keeley

This is what irresponsible politicians do to the ancient tribal instinct that leads to hatred & wars. It's not just Farage & Reform or Tommy Robinson & his fascists. It is also the Tories & Labour. And at the end of the day it's all about trying to distract from class politics so the rich few can continue to own the economy & exploit us. Vote socialist on Thursday if you can, otherwise vote Green.

Is Trump returning to war? counterfire.org/article/is-tru…

@meadwaj @AaronBastani Capitalism isn't working. Not for most workers & not for the natural world.

Enjoyed this interview with @AaronBastani - covered a huge amount, full link below

Trump's war in Iran is creating the conditions for revolts around the world. If just one of those revolts is a working class revolution that can easily spread worldwide, including the USA.

World Bank details Iran war global commodity shock wsws.org/en/articles/20…

So called 'social democracy' came out of the post war boom. Capitalism could afford to buy off the working class with reforms. Hence the NHS, social security, etc. Now the post war boom has gone & the debt mountain has meant reformist parties like Labour have not reversed Tory cuts but continued with them. Hence the British working class are looking for a political party to vote for. Are the Greens capitalists or socialists?

Is social democracy dead? Was the post-war settlement just a historical exception? On this week’s AFTER ORDER, @gtupinamba joins @meadwaj to explore the slow cancellation of the past - and what it means for politics today. Watch now 📺️ @alamedainst Link in bio 🔗

@BRICSinfo The Ancien Régime is surely ready to be swept away!

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 President Trump projected to win Nobel Peace Prize despite Iran war, The Independent reports.

@TheEconomist We will see just how much today's capitalism is based upon oil & gas, & all the products derived from it. Just how far humanity is from an ecologically sustainable economy.

For a long time oil traders have bet on a chain of optimistic outcomes. That bet is now unravelling. How bad could things get if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed? Our editors offer their take, on The Insider economist.com/insider/the-in…

@EdwardGLuce The British ruling class were praising Starmer when he was sucking up to Trump. How wrong they were.

If there's a lasting impact to Charles's state visit it should be to knock the Trump flattery approach on its head once and for all. Visiting leaders can speak home truths.

@martinwolf_ How much longer will they still be priced in $'s?

Martin Wolf: The great commodities disruption ft.trib.al/3CvXwMw

@EdwardGLuce Oil & other commodities have been priced in $'s due to US economic & military power. Now it is just military power trying to maintain it.

"Trump’s Operation Epic Fury has turned into an epic search for a way out. There is no obvious off-ramp, however, that does not lead back to the highway." My column. ft.com/content/efa894…

Oil & other commodities have been priced in $'s due to US economic & military power. Now it is just military power trying to maintain it.

@Matthuber78 Oil & other commodities have been priced in $'s due to US economic & military power. Now it is just military power trying to maintain it.

This is a great corrective! "The petrodollar story gets cause & effect exactly backwards. Oil producers priced barrels & profits in $ in the 1970s bc an infrastructure of global $ banking, what we now call the eurodollar system, was already in place - not in NYC, but in London"

When is a blockade not a blockade? counterfire.org/article/when-i…

To really understand 'fundamentals' you need an objective theory of value. Not marginalism, but Marx's theory of value (not the same as the classical labour theory of value). Then you will better understand how leverage from the credit system has created the biggest asset bubble in history. And as a consequence why finance capital faces an existential crisis when it pops.

Regarding these latest charts from the Financial Times: The question isn't whether US equity markets are better positioned than Europe to weather the impact of the war. Between superior fundamentals and stronger technicals, the US clearly holds the edge—valuation gaps notwithstanding. The big question IMO is whether the current levels of both markets are justifiable given the global economic outlook. At this stage, market resilience is less about macro likelihoods and more of a bet on insulation due to big tech dominance, technical momentum, and entrenched investor conditioning. More to follow. #economy #markets

@labourlewis Feels like Labour is under the control of MI5/MI6/CIA/Mossad. It was bad enough that someone like Blair could be leader of the Labour party, but Starmer is even worse.

For years, Labour was told to guard against Militant infiltration. Turns out the real entryism came from the right. Not the old left. Not the trade unions. But a militant pro-capital network that has helped turn this government into one run in the interests of corporate power, finance, and oligarchs. Excellent from @IanLaveryMP on winning it back for workers.

Growing number of potential flashpoints in global financial system wsws.org/en/articles/20…

Read this if you really want to understand what socialism/communism is all about: communispress.com/lenin-and-toda…

America’s War on Iran: How Military Overreach Is Killing The Dollar counterfire.org/article/__tras…

Recommended reading... critiqueofcrisistheory.com/2026/04/22/a-m…