EU politics
Michael Roberts – Greece: on parole
Today Greece officially came out of the strait jacket of the so-called Troika bailout programme. Outside of Syriza, probably no one in Greece will be celebrating Read here
Year: 2018
Corruption
AP: Romanian expats stage huge anti-govt protest in Bucharest
Romania is an EU member state. And yes, these are Social Democrats and Liberals, both considered excessively corrupt, members respectively of the social democratic Party of European Socialists and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Modern Monetary Theory is just plain old bad economics – Part 1
Concerning the British Labour Party and Modern Monetary Theory. Read here
Finance
New York Times: New York City Caps Uber and Lyft Vehicles in a Crackdown
The continuing saga of governments trying to contain the excesses of the gig economy. Read here
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Useless analysis or political programme?
Academics who disguise their intentions behind claiming to be objective can often transport political content more easily than politicians themselves. It is becoming increasingly clear which political programme is driving Hans-Werner Sinn. Heiner Flassbeck is […]
EU politics
Valerio Alfonso Bruno and James F. Downes – Why has the populist radical right outperformed the populist radical left in Europe?
Populist parties on both the radical right and left of the political spectrum in Europe have made considerable electoral gains over the last decade, but they have done so using notably different approaches. Valerio Alfonso […]
Austerity
EU politics
ibna: Large increase in asylum applications in Germany by Turkish citizens
This is a typical example how Angela Merkel`s hubris has created an ever increasing spiral of crisis. While she forced the EU to give billions of Euros to Erdogan and supported him in elections to […]
EU politics
Christopher Bickerton and Richard Tuck – Popular Sovereignty and “Taking Back Control”: What it Means and Why it Matters
Following the Brexit referendum it has been very convenient for the British left to portray the Leave voters as reactionary, misogynist, racists. On their side of the barricade the leftists stood with the great and […]
Corruption
Romania Insider.com: Romania’s ruling party prepares high-treason case against president
Yes, Romania is an EU member state. And yes, these are Social Democrats and Liberals, both considered excessively corrupt, members respectively of the social democratic Party of European Socialists and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats […]