When the political class no longer solves problems, it lies until they disappear. Patrick Cockburn is the author of The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution Cross-posted from Counterpunch The struggle against [...]
Geopolitical contests between the U.S. and China hinge on technology more than the ability to deploy a gunboat somewhere; Taiwan could resemble a prototype for a tech proxy war Marshall Auerback is a market analyst [...]
Capitalism is not there to serve society, but to enrich a small minority. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program [...]
The pandemic has accelerated the growth of the data economy and the digital giants who dominate it. It’s time to rethink how data is owned, governed and used. James Meadway is an economist and writer [...]
What sort of future do you want for yourself and your children? If it’s not more of the same, then it’s time for some radical thinking. GIMMS is the Gower Initiative for Modern Monetary Studies [...]
The recent ruling of the EU’s General Court in favour of Apple and the Irish state has led to a renewed discussion around the future of Ireland’s tax haven status. Michael Rafferty argues that Ireland’s low-tax arrangements [...]
BRAVE NEW EUROPE publishes expertise with a radical face and attitude concerning European politics and economics. We promote critical thinking and the creation of an alternative to neo-liberalism.
“Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau” is a series of talks, featuring some of the most prominent European heterodox economists, planned for this year and next in Berlin presented by BRAVE NEW EUROPE, the Helle Panke Foundation, and local groups of the Network for Pluralist Economics.
Online talk on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 from 8-10 pm CET
Emma Clancy on the Crisis of the EU and Eurozone
In English with a simultaneous translation into German
Book review by Ben Wray What is the gig economy, and what isn’t? How did it come into being? How is it changing work? The Gig Economy Project reviews a new introduction to the topic. [...]
