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OHCHR – UN human rights chief: Suffering of migrants in Libya outrage to conscience of humanity

November 14, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Migrants and refugees appear to be between a rock and a hard place: die in Libya under horrendous conditions or manage to cross the Mediterranean alive. No one seems to be willing to connect this […]

Economics

Richard Murphy – It’s time to borrow Mr Hammond

November 14, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Following six years of austerity in the United Kingdom and the suffering it has caused millions of households and will cause millions more, Richard Murphy believes not only is it time to alter course, but […]

Economics

Dani Rodrik: Rescuing Economics from Neoliberalism

November 14, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is a further excellent piece concerning neoliberalism, what it is and why it does not work. Rodrik is of the opinion that there is no single neoliberalism. In fact the elements behind it are […]

Finance

Sigrún Davíðsdóttir’s Icelog: Paradise Papers and the onshore heart of the offshore industry

November 14, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

“The Paradise Papers emphasises, yet again, that the damaging effect of offshore is much more pervasive that robbing countries of tax. Offshore creates a two-tier business environment, hiding ownership and in general throwing an opaque […]

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Aditya Chakrabortty: Austerity, not Brexit, has doomed the Tory party

November 14, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

While the mainstream press cannot publish enough articles about Brexit – most authors having no idea of what they are writing about – the true disaster in Britain is being ignored: austerity. That is because […]

Economics

Chris Dillow: INEQUALITY, INVESTMENT & TRICKLE DOWN

November 14, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

There are two economic theories that have been thoroughly discredited, but are still ubiquitous in mainstream media: austerity enables economic growth and giving the rich still more money results in a trickle-down effect creating a […]

Economics

Lars Syll – The ‘tiny little problem’ with Chicago economics

November 13, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

Unfortunately neo-classical economics, although discredited following the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, continues to dominate economic  theory – probably because it is the fundament of neoliberal ideology. For over a quarter of a century neo-classical economists […]

Finance

United Nations Human Rights Council – Paradise Papers: States must act against “abusive” tax conduct of corporations

November 13, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

While the media and those financial services involved in tax crimes keep parroting “This is completely legal”, the United Nations Human Rights Council emphasises that it is a question of not only complying with the […]

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Romania-Insider.com: Romanian Social Democrat leader investigated for abuse of office in new case

November 13, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

The egregious saga of the corruption scandals surrounding Romania’s Social Democracy Party continues. After 10 years of Romania being a member of the EU this seems not to disturb the European Union in the least. […]

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Bill Mitchell: What matters about the Paradise Papers

November 13, 2017 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is another lengthy piece by Bill Mitchell, but well worth taking the time to read. As he writes: “the problem of tax avoidance and evasion is not fiscal. Progressives get stuck on that point. […]

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

August 10, 2025 0

Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

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Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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