Austerity
Thomas Fazi: Italy’s Organic Crisis
Thomas Fazi analyses the current poltical and economic crisis of Italy. Read here
Year: 2018
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
Economics
Steve Keen: Some Preliminary Questions for MMT
Steve Keen responds to questions with regards to Modern Monetary Theory reaised by Bill Mitchell. Read here
Climate Crisis
Digiconomist: Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index
The entire Bitcoin network now consumes more energy than a number of countries, based on a report published by the International Energy Agency. Read here
Finance
Richard Murphy and Saila Stausholm: The Big Four – A study of opacity
Not recent, but still current today, concerning The secret world of the Big 4 firms of accountants
EU politics
Sigrún Davíðsdóttir’s Icelog: Iceland: from fishing to tourism / 10 years on
Whatever happened to Iceland. If you wish to get up to speed on developments in Iceland, this article is well worth reading. Read here
Austerity
Chris Dillow: On neoliberalism
For further reading on the topic please also see today’s article “Yes, neoliberalism is a thing. Don’t let economists tell you otherwise” by Christine Berry. Read here
Deregulation
Christine Berry – Yes, neoliberalism is a thing. Don’t let economists tell you otherwise
BRAVE NEW EUROPE has posted a number of articles defining what neo-liberalism is. It is not difficult because it is abstract, but because it is so multifaceted. The shortest definition, which we know is “Deregulation, […]
EU politics
Ernesto Gallo – Italy in an age of authoritarian liberalism: How the recent history of Italian capitalism has been shaped by populists and technocrats
Italy has its own brand of democracy, which has very little to do with what is in textbooks.. That is why scholars and pundits have so much difficulty coming to grips with it. Ernesto Gallo, […]