EU politics
Reuters: U.S inquiry deepens Danske money-laundering crisis
Why are corrupt EU banks so afraid of US investigations, but appear not to be concerned about consequences from the EU? Read here
Year: 2018
EU politics
Cain Burdeau: Macron’s Star Dims as Ministers Leave, Public Sours
Another one bites the dust. The corporate media cannot get enough of new heroes, who will save Europe´s doomed neo-liberal system. Who is going to replace Macron? Maybe there is a up and coming politician […]
EU politics
The Independent: Romania is bleeding doctors, nurses, dentists
But this is how the EU was designed: Cheap labour from the East moving West, sending home remittances that end up supporting corrupt politicians, who maintain this EU system. This is not a scandal. It […]
EU politics
Stavros Mavroudeas – Macedonia: Comments on the results of the FYROM referendum
“I think that the probability that Zaev passes the rejected agreement through a parliamentary vote depends upon his western patrons’ ability to literally buy the necessary votes. ” Read here
EU politics
The Guardian: Amazon offsetting pay rise by removing bonuses, union says
So much for the human face of capitalism. It always comes down to the same results: profit, profit, profit…and public relations to make it look like everything else except profit. Read here
EU politics
Owen Jones: Young people are rewiring capitalism with their McStrike
A precarious and exploited workforce has had enough: young employees are joining unions and demanding to be heard Read here
EU politics
BRAVE NEW EUROPE Fundraising 2018
Calling all Remainers. There is a good chance you will get your mandate for a People’s Vote with an option to stay in the EU, and – big surprise for some – the majority might […]
EU politics
Aleks Szczerbiak – Why do Poland’s local elections matter?
The autumn local elections will be an important test of popularity for Poland’s government and opposition parties. Although it is riding high in the polls, they could be problematic for the right-wing ruling party because […]
Deregulation
Quinn Slobodian/Mark Blyth – Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
Mark Blyth interviews Quinn Slobodian. Neoliberals hate the state. Or do they? In the first intellectual history [www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979529] of neoliberal globalism, Quinn Slobodian follows a group of thinkers from the ashes of the Habsburg Empire […]
EU politics
Colin Hines – A left-wing Brexit is an oxymoron
Colin Hines is a staunch supporter of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union, but he also argues that the EU has to be reformed to stop the increasing disaffection and the rise of […]