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Bill Mitchell: Greece “neither thrived nor struggled” – the financial press alt world

December 31, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

One thing has not changed during 2018: the neo-liberal propaganda of European state and commerical media. Read here  

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ekathimerini-com: Greece’s population in rapid decline

December 31, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Northern European nations  – the New Hansa – need cheap, will trained workers. Now we know where the will come from. Read here

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Raoul Vaneigem – Concerning the “Yellow Jackets”: Everything is possible, even self – managing assemblies in the middle of street intersections, villages and neighborhoods

December 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

An interesting take on the Giletes Jaunes. Great read over the holidays. Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer known for his 1967 book The Revolution of Everyday Life  Read here  

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Chris Bambery – Will 2019 see any resolution in the troubled relationship between Spain and Catalonia?

December 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The Catalan independence movement has become bogged down in internal political divisions. The movement lacks a progressive vision capable of mobilising a large majority of Catalans, resorting instead to portraying itself as a victim. Chris […]

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Heiner Flassbeck – The debtor is always guilty

December 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

In German debt and guilt are the same word: Schuld. So, in Germany, debt has a morally negative connotation. Further, the state budget is referred to as “Haushalt”, which is the word for household. Germans […]

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France 24: After Gilet Jaunes, climate crusaders take on Macron’s government

December 29, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

2018 was France’s warmest year on record, with temperatures averaging 14°C. While the French government’s response has been negligible, climate crusaders are fighting back with a record-breaking petition and plans to sue the government. Read […]

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Branko Milanovic – Marx for me (and hopefully for others too)

December 28, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Branko Milanovic ends the year with a brilliant piece fittingly about the unrelenting relevance of Marx for economics and history. Branko Milanovic is an economist specialised in development and inequality. Branko will be holding a […]

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2018: The Season Finale of Centrism with Aaron Bastani and James Butler

December 28, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

as 2018 Centrism’s season finale? Will Macron survive the Gilets Jaunes’ movement? And is there anything liberals won’t blame on Russia or Facebook?

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João Paulo Batalha – Austerity hardwired into the EU: Mired in strikes, is Portugal’s anti-austerity oasis nothing but a mirage?

December 27, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

This article is BRAVE NEW EUROPE’s Christmas gift to our readers. It is the first in our series of articles entitled “Neo-liberalism hardwired into the EU”, which will become an established entity in our website. […]

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Luke Telford – Brexit: Understanding Leave Voters’ Motivations in Northeast England

December 27, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 1

As the debate around Brexit becomes increasingly hysterical and at moments absurd, we would like to remind our readers that Brexit is actually about people who were fed up with their political class. We at […]

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