Austerity
Marshall Auerback: If the Euro Cracks—Blame Germany, Not the Italians
The drive for German industrial hegemony is in its overreach stage and risks blowing up the currency union. Read here
Month: October 2018
Globalisation
The Intercept: Tax Havens and Other Dirty Tricks Let U.S. Corporations Steal $180 Billion From the Rest of the World Every Year
Are tax havens an enraging but tangential subject? Or do they have a powerful effect on the how the U.S. economy functions, and should therefore be a part of every political debate? Read here
Corruption
Mathew D. Rose: Germany gets over-excited – again
On Sunday there is a state election in the German state of Hessen. The Greens are expected to do well, as was the case over two weeks ago in Bavaria. They are being hailed as […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor – To tackle austerity Britain needs at least a £50bn increase in public spending
It is interesting to note that the sum cited by Ann Pettifor is similar to the increased spending the Italian government is proposing to the EU (£80 billion). Ann Pettifor is a Director of Policy […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Left-liberals and neoliberals really should not be in the same party
In four short articles Bill Mitchell addresses the need for progressive politics to free itself from neoliberal language, constructs and economists. Its a good read for the weekend. Read here
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: A Transmission Belt of German Supremacy
German politicians and media are intensifying pressure on Rome in anticipation of today’s EU Commission verdict on Italy’s national budget. Already last week, EU Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger announced, in reference to the Italian deficit, […]
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck: Pierre Moscovici – the last French Socialist
It is more than tragic that the last high-ranking French Socialist is playing the role of the executioner of Italy. Fear of neo-liberalism will eventually be the death of the Social Democrat movement. Heiner Flassbeck […]
EU politics
Corporate Europe Observatory – Brexit trade deal: finance lobby allowed to work in secret
While all eyes are on the process for the UK leaving the European Union, far more attention needs to be given to how post-Brexit EU-UK trade negotiations are being conducted. The first moves have been […]
Austerity
Adam Tooze – On his book “Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World”
Adam Tooze on his book “Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World” in our series “Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau” in Berlin. This is the German version. Unfortunately the English talk was […]
Economics
Tax Justice Network – Taxcast October 2018
In the October 2018 Taxcast: we speak to Nicholas Shaxson about his new book “The Finance Curse: How Global Finance Is Making Us All Poorer” released alongside new research from the Sheffield Political Economy Research […]