Economics
BBC – How Economists Forgot Housework
A good report concerning feminist economics. Listen here
Year: 2018
Finance
The Seattle Times: Amazon puts high-profile Seattle plans on ice over proposal to tax large employers
Whatever happened to the high-tech heroes? Maybe it was just fancy public relations work to hide the true destructiveness of monopolists. Read here
EU politics
Prem Sikka: The government’s ‘tough’ action on overseas tax dodging isn’t all it seems
The Tories are forcing overseas territories to publish who really owns companies. A welcome step – but it will do little on its own, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka. Read here
Climate Crisis
Climate Analytics – How to ensure solutions really work – key questions for the Suva Expert Dialogue on Loss and Damage
As experts gather at the Suva Expert Dialogue 2-3 May in Bonn, ministers and ambassadors from vulnerable countries renewed their call for support to cope with climate-related loss and damage. As discussions on possible solutions to […]
Economics
Frances Coppola: Everything You’ve Been Told About Government Debt Is Wrong
A brilliant piece that demonstrates that the Swabian Hausfrau may be very efficent for the household, but has nothing to do with national finances. Read here
Economics
Alex Snowdon: Marxism in 800 words
Marx famously wrote that philosophers have interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it. He provided powerful analysis and critique, but also wanted to guide political action. This brilliant attempt by […]
Climate Crisis
Yale Environment 360 – Energy Hogs: Can World’s Huge Data Centers Be Made More Efficient?
Data centres eat up more than 2 percent of the world’s electricity and emit roughly as much CO2 as the airline industry. This is a fact that is conveniently being ignored. Read here
Finance
Jan Fichtner: The Cayman conundrum: why is one tiny archipelago the largest financial centre in Latin America and the Caribbean?
A good summary of the role of the Cayman Islands as a tax haven. Hopefully that will start to change in 2020 after the UK Parliament passed a law imposing public registers of beneficial ownership […]
Economics
John Rapley: Twilight of the Money Gods
John Rapley does an excellent job of presenting the seminal elements of his book Twilight of the Money Gods in a few minutes. See our book review.
Economics
Kate Raworth: Donut Economics
Kate Raworth’s lecture begins at 32:45. This is a good introduction to her Doughnut Economics.