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Bill Mitchell: Greece “neither thrived nor struggled” – the financial press alt world
One thing has not changed during 2018: the neo-liberal propaganda of European state and commerical media. Read here
Year: 2018
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ekathimerini-com: Greece’s population in rapid decline
Northern European nations – the New Hansa – need cheap, will trained workers. Now we know where the will come from. Read here
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Raoul Vaneigem – Concerning the “Yellow Jackets”: Everything is possible, even self – managing assemblies in the middle of street intersections, villages and neighborhoods
An interesting take on the Giletes Jaunes. Great read over the holidays. Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer known for his 1967 book The Revolution of Everyday Life Read here
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Chris Bambery – Will 2019 see any resolution in the troubled relationship between Spain and Catalonia?
The Catalan independence movement has become bogged down in internal political divisions. The movement lacks a progressive vision capable of mobilising a large majority of Catalans, resorting instead to portraying itself as a victim. Chris […]
Uncategorized
Heiner Flassbeck – The debtor is always guilty
In German debt and guilt are the same word: Schuld. So, in Germany, debt has a morally negative connotation. Further, the state budget is referred to as “Haushalt”, which is the word for household. Germans […]
Climate Crisis
France 24: After Gilet Jaunes, climate crusaders take on Macron’s government
2018 was France’s warmest year on record, with temperatures averaging 14°C. While the French government’s response has been negligible, climate crusaders are fighting back with a record-breaking petition and plans to sue the government. Read […]
Economics
Branko Milanovic – Marx for me (and hopefully for others too)
Branko Milanovic ends the year with a brilliant piece fittingly about the unrelenting relevance of Marx for economics and history. Branko Milanovic is an economist specialised in development and inequality. Branko will be holding a […]
EU politics
2018: The Season Finale of Centrism with Aaron Bastani and James Butler
as 2018 Centrism’s season finale? Will Macron survive the Gilets Jaunes’ movement? And is there anything liberals won’t blame on Russia or Facebook?
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João Paulo Batalha – Austerity hardwired into the EU: Mired in strikes, is Portugal’s anti-austerity oasis nothing but a mirage?
This article is BRAVE NEW EUROPE’s Christmas gift to our readers. It is the first in our series of articles entitled “Neo-liberalism hardwired into the EU”, which will become an established entity in our website. […]
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Luke Telford – Brexit: Understanding Leave Voters’ Motivations in Northeast England
As the debate around Brexit becomes increasingly hysterical and at moments absurd, we would like to remind our readers that Brexit is actually about people who were fed up with their political class. We at […]