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Norbert Häring – CEPR vs. NBER: Two approaches for dealing with false research in favour of tuition fees

February 22, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Believe academics? sometimes it is worth looking more closely, as Norbert Häring writes. Norbert Häring is a financial journalist at the German daily business newspaper Handelsblatt, blogger and an award-winning author of popular books on […]

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Red Pepper: The rise of post-Blairism

February 22, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Often forgotten is the number of Blairites still in the Labour party. This reactionary group receives a great amount of support from the Guardian, which is a prominent platform for Blair. It is a group […]

Finance

Prem Sikka: Big four auditing firms – Above the law?

February 22, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

They are not only above the law, they seem to make it. The big four auditing companies, PwC, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and Deloitte,  provide frauds and fiddles, the production of questionable and  false company […]

EU politics

Bill Mitchell – There is no European citizen – cultures and narratives diverge in the Eurozone

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Sometimes one has the impression that beyond a few starry eyed adolescents the only people who are passionale about the EU are those receiving their paychecks from it. Read here  

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Paolo Chiocchetti – The radical left in the 2018 Italian election

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Torn between centre-left respectability and anti-establishment protest, the Italian radical left struggles to devise a coherent and appealing political project Paolo Chiocchetti, Fellow of the Robert Schuman Institute of European Affairs, University of Luxembourg and […]

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Climate Home News – Documents reveal UK push to water down EU biomass regulations

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The British government pushed to weaken EU controls on biomass energy in December, even though the technology will undermine efforts to contain global warming for up to half a century, according to research released today. […]

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Resolution Foundation – The UK’s tight labour market and zero hours contracts

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Never heard of zero hours contracts? This is modern slavery and makes the gig economy appear worker friendly. By Daniel Tomlinson, Research and Policy Analyst at Resoultion Foundation Cross-posted from the Resolution Foundation     […]

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Michael Mair, Alex Holder and Elizabeth Minor – The future of European militaries will be remotely piloted – and that should worry us all

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

There is nothing transparent about the use of armed drones. Although the number and use of these is increasing, our information concerning what they are doing, how and why, is not. Dr Michael Mair is […]

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João Paulo Batalha – The politics of justice: a watershed moment for Portugal and Angola

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The justice systems in many European nations have little to do with justice, serving the interests of those in power. Portugal is no exception. João Paulo Batalha is a social activist and founding member of […]

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Good Journalism – BBC’s Andrew Neil challenges minister to defend Corbyn spy ‘smears

February 21, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Yes, it still exists: Hard-hitting, persistent, methodic confrontation of politicians by journalists.  

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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