Economics
David Graeber – Bullshit Jobs
Why capitalism always will create bullshit jobs
Year: 2018
EU politics
Angelos Chryssogelos – The European Parliament vote against Hungary underlined the EU’s flawed approach to safeguarding democracy
On 12 September, the European Parliament voted to pursue disciplinary action against Hungary for breaching the EU’s core values. Angelos Chryssogelos argues that although the vote has frequently been explained with reference to the internal […]
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel – Soothing fears about a post-growth world
Last week Foreign Policy published an article I wrote titled “Why growth can’t be green.” It stirred a lively online discussion – and of course attracted dissenters. Among them was one Noah Smith, who penned […]
Economics
Larry Elliott: For Labour’s economic policy to be radical, it has to be credible
Lary Elliot is right. While the British labour Party spent its time and energy fighting an ineffably overblown debate concerning antisemitism in their ignited and fanned by the nro-liberal coporate press (expecially Elliot´s home newpaper […]
EU politics
Times of Malta: Aquarius’ future is all at sea as Panama revokes ship’s flag
Another EU success story. Let us, in the name of European Union ideals, let thousands of people drown. Read here
Economics
John Weeks – Why the public debt should be treated as an asset
Public debt is treated as a sin, the product of profligate government. To the contrary, the public debt is crucial to a good functioning economy. It has been around at the best of times and […]
Economics
Branko Milanovic – 1½ Adam Smiths
The belief that Adam Smith was an unqualified supporter of the free market, anti-labor and pro-capitalist, or was always in favor of small government is just so much at odds with his writings that one […]
Economics
Roberto Iacono – The Rise of the Radical Right in Scandinavia
We have been posting a number of articles concerning the rise of the Radical Right in Scandinavia in an attmept to provide some insights. Roberto Iacono is an associate professor in economics and social policy […]
Austerity
Antonio Lettieri – The year that could shock Europe
The new political framework in Italy must be linked to the general collapse of the center-left parties in Europe. And to the eurozone crisis. Antonio Lettieri is Editor of Insight and President of CISS – Center for International Social Studies […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – 2008 and the International New Deal we need for the post-2018 world
This was Yanis Varoufakis´s keynote address at the OECD on 14 September. Although a long read, it is a good analysis of the past, present, and what could be the future. Yanis Varoufakis is co-founder […]