While for most mainstream commentators the financial crisis that opened in 2007 signaled the failure of regulation and accountability, Chris Harman describes the ongoing economic turmoil as a byproduct of capitalism's inability to consider anything but the bottom line. He uses the basic concepts of Marx to show that crises are not accidental features of capitalism, but are built into its very structure, and that only a radical restructuring of the system can save humanity from the recurring crises, wars, and ecological disasters capitalism brings in its wake.