Economics
The Upshot: Is Capital or Labor Winning at Your Favorite Company? Introducing the Marx Ratio
An interesting article, but there are a number of caveats, as the author himself points out. Read here
Month: May 2018
Economics
Clea Bourne – AI, Millennials, and Monopolies
Clea Bourne looks at developments of the tech sector.
Solutions
Danny Dorling – What might a progressive economy look like?
Danny Dorling provides a perspective of what a progressive economy could look like. Danny Dorling is Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford Cross-posted from Danny Dorling’s blog A progressive economy might seem […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – The BoTs are coming – and we should all take note
This may sound like some sort of esoteric economic topic, but it is anything but that. This is a real proposal being aired by the new coalition in Italy and could become a real issue […]
Economics
the juice – Trickledown economics
A funny piece, which explains why tricledown eocnomics in Australia is simply bollocks. Watch here
Economics
Larry Elliot: Italy’s policies make sense – it’s eurozone rules that are absurd
“William Hague once described the euro as a burning building with no exits, and the experience of Italy over the past 20 years has proved that the then Conservative party leader was absolutely right.” Read […]
Economics
Lars P.Syll – Statisticism — confusing statistics and research
Lars P. Syll is an economist at the Faculty of Education and Society at Malmö, Sweden Cross-posted from Syll’s blog Coupled with downright incompetence in statistics, we often find the syndrome that I have come to […]
Austerity
Thomas Fazi: Italy’s Organic Crisis
Thomas Fazi analyses the current poltical and economic crisis of Italy. Read here
Austerity
Paul Mason: Neoliberalism is a real economic model – here’s how the left can overturn it
The replacement of a hyper-financialised system will require a radical reshaping of the state, new national and global institutions, and new treaties. Read here
EU politics
El Nacional: Spain threatens to block Torra’s reappointment of imprisoned and exiled ministers
Still again the Spanish government interferes in Catalonian politics. Read here