Articles by: William I. Robinson

Author Biography:

William I. Robinson is Professor of Sociology, University of California at Santa Barbara. His most recent books are Into the Tempest: Essays on the New Global Capitalism (Haymarket, 2018) and The Global Police State (Pluto Press, 2020).

Global Capitalist Crisis Deadlier than Coronavirus (Part III)

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William I. Robinson

28 Apr 2020

The crisis triggered by the pandemic will leave in its wake more inequality, more political tension, more militarism and more authoritarianism; social upheaval, civil strife and mass popular struggles will likely escalate.

Global Capitalist Crisis Deadlier than Coronavirus (Part II)

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William I. Robinson

21 Apr 2020

When the health emergency comes to an end we may be left with a global economy even more dependent on militarised accumulation than before the virus hit, and with the threat that the ruling groups will turn to war.

Global Capitalist Crisis: Deadlier than Coronavirus (Part I)

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William I. Robinson

14 Apr 2020

Financial speculation, pillaging the state, and debt-driven growth were ‘fixes’ that could not address the underlying structural conditions that triggered the 2008 financial collapse.