Economics
Thomas Piketty: Europe, migrants and trade
Thomas Piketty looks at Europes´s failed immigration policy Read here
Month: July 2018
Economics
Thomas Frank: It’s not wage rises that are a problem for the economy – it’s the lack of them
If we look back, it was high wages and the power it gave to workers that caused the reaction known as neo-liberalism. Thus this is no coincidence. Workers will not strike for more free beer […]
Austerity
Sergi Cutillas – Is it possible to call the political regime of the euro democracy?
The decline in the ECB’s purchases of Italian government bonds has generated unprecedented scrutiny in Europe of the nature of such interventions. Sergi Cutillas is an economist and worked in the financial sector before taking […]
EU politics
Catalonia: 20 S
A documentary about the brutal repression of the Catalan referendum and the judicial repression that followed.
Economics
Michael Roberts: Free trade or protectionism? – the Keynesian dilemma
This is a good take on tariffs, free trade, and protectionism and what the advantages and disadvantages are. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Accounting for influence: how the Big Four are embedded in EU policy-making on tax avoidance
We pay our taxes, so why don’t corporations? This new report shows how the Big Four are embedded in EU policy-making on tax avoidance, and concludes that it is time to kick this industry out […]
Corruption
Politico: EU legislators rake in millions in outside earnings
This is just the tip of the iceberg. What about the jobs following their time at the EU? What about jobs now for their family members? What about the perks: travel, gifts, entertainment? What about […]
Austerity
Kate Pickett – Mental health effects of inequality
Kate Pickett joins Politics Theory Other to discuss her new book – co-authored with Richard Wilkinson – The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity and Improve Everyone’s Well-being, the follow up […]
Austerity
John Weeks – Free Markets & the Decline of Democracy
John weeks explains how neo-liberalsim causes the rise of fascism. You can read this lecture here
Austerity
Chris Bambery – Brexit: “You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave!”
Chris Bambery takes a very big step back and analyses what Brexit is really about and what opportunites it offers. Chris Bambery is author and broadcaster. Co-author (with George Kerevan) of Catalonia Reborn: How Catalonia […]