Economics
Andrea Lorenzo Capussela – The Political Economy of Italy’s Decline
You can read our review of Andrea´s book here Listen here
Month: October 2018
EU politics
Catalan News: Flanders hits back after Spain withdraws delegate’s diplomatic status
The Spanish government seems to have many problems with human rights – when it is not the human rights of corporations (yes, they too have human rights in the EU, probably stronger than those for citizens). […]
Economics
George H. Blackford: Economists Should Stop Defending Milton Friedman’s Pseudo-science
On the pseudo-scientific nature of Friedman’s “as if” methodology Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: A summary of my meeting with John McDonnell in London
This is one of the most fascinating articles we have posted for some time. It is a one-sided recollection of an event, so one has to be careful, but it is in keeping with much […]
Economics
Steve Keen: Ricardo’s Vice and the Virtues of Industrial Diversity
Debunking a typical economist error of composition: specialization may be good for you, but not for us. Complex diversity wins. Read here
Austerity
Jon Trickett – Our democracy isn’t working – it’s time to fight for it
Corporate power has captured the centralised state – but Labour’s commitment to a Constitutional Convention offers root and branch reform, writes Jon Trickett. Jon Trickett is a Labour MP and Shadow Minister for the Cabinet […]
Energy
Transport and Environment – EU Truckmakers push to use accounting tricks to meet CO2 targets
German and European truck lobby groups are piling the pressure on lawmakers to weaken emission reduction targets so they can keep selling even dirtier diesel lorries for another decade – while selling as few electric […]
Austerity
Dead Pundits Society – Socialize Finance! with Grace Blakeley
Joining Dead Pundtis Society this week to discuss the dynamics of neoliberal finance (without boring the shit out of you) is Grace Blakeley. We open the show by talking about The World Transformed conference that […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: Keynes part 2 – internationalist or nationalist?
Was Keynes the great internationalist who aimed to make capitalism a stable system through macro management on a world scale? Read here
Economics
Aditya Chakrabortty: Britain fell for a neoliberal con trick – even the IMF says so
Who says that trickle down does not work?. For almost two years progressive economist have been hammering away that although governments have debts, they also have assets. Translated, you may have a mortgage of 100,000 […]