Economics
BBC – Shaking the Magic Money Trees
There is a magic money tree! Governments need neither tax nor borrow to spend. They can create money – and lots of it. £435 billion was created for quantitative easing in Britain. Listen here
Month: February 2018
Austerity
Lina Gálvez – Dying in solitude
Austerity also means isolation. It is not only causing a breakdown in vital social services, but also in family structures and communities. Lina Gálvez is Professor of Economic History and Gender Studies at Pablo de […]
Deregulation
New Economics Foundation – Why Workers’ Rights are good for the Economy
A new index shows how greater economic democracy leads to more prosperity. By Adrian Bua, a researcher for local democracy and economic development Cross-posted from New Economics Foundation When economic decision-making power […]
EU politics
Ai Weiwei: The refugee crisis isn’t about refugees. It’s about us
Ai Weiwei got it. Berfore Donald Trump even has the money for his refugee wall, the EU has completed its own Read here
EU politics
The Independent: Yanis Varoufakis’s argument that there is a ‘Marxist’ case for staying in the EU isn’t as simple as it seems
We want the EU, but not this EU. Yanis Varoufakis is right. His attempts to reform the EU have however not been remotely successful. The question is: Can the EU be reformed? We at Brave […]
EU politics
Resolution Foundation – Seven key takeaways on the level, profile and distribution of Britain’s £12.8 trillion of wealth
This may be specifically about Britain, but many tendencies are valid for other European nations. By Conor D’Arcy, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Resolution Foundation Cross-posted from Resolution Foundation […]
Climate Crisis
Climate News Network – Modest warming will raise Europe’s flood risk
Central and western Europe can expect a substantially higher flood risk in the future, even with ambitious cuts in temperature. By Alex Kirby, former BBC journalist and environment correspondent Cross-posted from Climate News Network […]
Climate Crisis
Positive Money – Escaping Growth Dependency
This cannot continue. Governments are obsessed with growth, but the world’s resources are limited. What are the alternatives? On 18th January 2018, Positive Money launched a new report which sets out why governments […]
Economics
Branko Milanovic: The bitterness of Adam Smith
Often cited, seldom read. Branko Milanovic finally reads the whole of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and reflects upon its meaning. Read here