Structural analysis of the article "A Crisis of Capitalism"
The article "A crisis of capitalism" is taken from the British newspaper "The Guardian". It’s dated from September 2011. It was written by the economist Riccardo Bellofiore. The title immediately clarifies the presence of only one crisis by using the indefinite article “A”. There is also a subtitle in which Bellofiore asserts that "the financial problems plaguing Europe and Italy are not home-grown. They are part of a global attack on labour." It follows that the intelligent reader expects the article to deal with capitalism and the contemporary crisis in Italy and Europe.
Right from the start the double face of capitalism is established. The journalist uses a Marx’s quote to underline how capitalism is both a tragedy, that could make people cry, and a farce, that could make people laugh. He also presents the desperate economical and political situation in Italy as a result of a "comedian" government. He reinforces his thesis by judging the politicians and, particularly, the Prime Minister describing him as a joke. 
However he realizes that the nature of the European and thus the Italian crisis is not "home-grown" but it finds its roots earlier in the years. The limits of the Eurozone, the economic region formed by those member countries of the European Union that have adopted the euro, may have affected the crisis but the real problem have been the German neo-mercantilism, the "privatised Keynesianism" and the never settled debt. If the European Union would have refinanced Greece, Ireland and then Portugal, we may not have avoided the crisis but at least it would have been less painful. In these paragraphs the journalist supports his thesis by providing information about real facts that have affected the crisis. 

In the fourth paragraph Bellofiore attacks one more time the politicians. The European leaders defeated themselves and their countries by introducing austerity programs. The continuous judgments that he gives, convey to the reader a negative idea of capitalism and politic in Europe. 
Nevertheless, most of the crises that are going on now a day in different countries, find their roots in the past. The economic problems in Italy, for example, started in the mid-1960s. As a result we've had a sharp decrease in the already low GDP growth rate and in labour productivity which led to the actual Italian drama: unemployment. 
In the seventh paragraph, Riccardo Bellofiore suggests what Italy should NOT do: leave the euro. As the matter of fact, with the exit from the euro our country would mark "the end of the monetary union and a dramatic broadening of the European and world crisis".
The last paragraphs provide respectively a solution and a conclusion. The crisis can be overcome only by dealing with the European financial and political issues and by facing one problem at the time. 
The truth though is that this is a capitalist crisis due to what is missing in Europe: internationalism. We, as Europe, need a new program, a new plan that includes socialization of investment, banks as public utilities, the intervention of the state as direct provider of employment and capital controls. 
The aim of the article is to demonstrate, by using Italy as an example, that the European crisis is not only a financial crisis but also a capitalist crisis that finds its roots in the past. 
However this article needs to be read with close attention and a good base of information since it’s full of judgments that may affect the reader’s idea.
The text is also full of a lot of words belonging to the economic register. I would provide a definition in the following lines.
EUROZONE: the economic region formed by those member countries of the European Union that have adopted the euro.
LENDER:  A person who allows the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest. (USURAIO)
INFLATION: a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
AUSTERITY BUDGET: A national budget which aims to reduce the amount of money that people spend, for example by increasing taxes, or to reduce the amount that the government spends. 
STAGNATION: A period of little or no growth in the economy. Economic growth of less than 2-3% is considered stagnation. 
"PRIVATISED KEYNESIANISM": Keynesian economics is a theory of total spending in the economy (called aggregate demand) and its effects on output and inflation.
RATING AGENCY: A credit ratings agency is a company that assigns credit ratings to institutions that issue debt obligations. These institutions can be companies, cities, non-profit organizations, or national governments, and the securities they issue can be traded on a secondary market. A credit rating measures credit worthiness, or the ability to pay back a loan.
CASUALISATION:    the altering of working practices so that regular workers are re-employed on a casual or short-term basis  
INTERNATIONALISM: The belief that international economic relations should and can be conducted cooperatively because the international economy is a non-zero-sum game in which prosperity is available to all.