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Month: May 2018

EU politics

Helen Lock: ‘Google go home’: the Berlin neighbourhood fighting off a tech giant

May 9, 2018 MDRose 0

Everything the monopolist Google touches it corrupts. For this reason citizens of Berlins borough Kreuzberg does not want them moving in. Rents are already rocketing in the city. There is no reason why Google have […]

Economics

Thomas Piketty: May 1968 and inequality

May 8, 2018 MDRose 0

The May ’68 Movement was the start of a historical period of considerable reduction in social inequalities in France which ran out of steam later for quite different reasons. Read here  

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Economics

John Weeks – Negative Money: Inflation Targets are Bad Policy & 2% is Nonsense

May 8, 2018 MDRose 0

Last week we cross-posted Richard Murphy’s critical blog concerning “Why Positive Money is Wrong” (read here). John Weeks sent us this elaboration on Richard Murphy’s article, looking at the issue of the 2% inflation target. […]

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National Politics

Chris Bambery – Spain: Nationalism, not tolerance

May 8, 2018 MDRose 0

Spain is currently not a beacon of democracy in the EU. Its cack-handed manner of dealing with the Catalan independence referendum and ensuing inexorable persecution of Catalan politicians has little to do with democracy. This […]

Corruption

Prem Sikka: Tax-haven transparency won’t stop money laundering in Britain

May 8, 2018 MDRose 0

Money laundering is not an accident, aberration, or crime. It is an institution. Read here  

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Rosalind Shorrocks – Young women are more left wing than men, study reveals

May 7, 2018 MDRose 0

Drop the Label Movement/Unsplash Rosalind Shorrocks, University of Manchester Young women across Western Europe and Canada are more left wing than their male counterparts, according to new research I carried out that also shows among […]

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Environment

ICCT – How to think about vehicle bans: An update after two major European judicial decisions

May 7, 2018 MDRose 0

This article may be somewhat overly optimistic. There has been no real change up to now. Even in the United States Volkswagen could buy driving rights for its diesel powered cars. By Drew Kodjak, Executive […]

EU politics

The Guardian: Five in court accused of trying to help migrants enter Greece

May 7, 2018 MDRose 0

Billions of Euros to reward the dictator Erdogan, prison for EU citizens that have a civilised conscience. That is the EU today – and Syriza, which sold its people down the river. Read here  

EU politics

Private Eye: London lawyers pursue the dead – Daphne Caruana Galizia

May 7, 2018 MDRose 0

What ever happened to freedom of the press being one of the most valuable elementss of our democratic heritage? Obviously making money trumps that. Read here  

EU politics

TUC . New TUC analysis reveals child poverty set to soar by 1 million in eight years

May 7, 2018 MDRose 0

It would be interesting to have numbers from the other EU nations. By the way, neither being in the EU or Brexit seem to have made things better. The problem is simply neo-liberal ideology. You […]

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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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