Economics
Serban V.C. Enache: Historical and Socialist Views on Immigration
Serban V.C. Enache attempts to provide a more objective examination of immigration. Read here
Year: 2018
EU politics
The New York Times: In Denmark, Harsh New Laws for Immigrant ‘Ghettos’
What happened to city planning? There was a time when new social housing was built integrated in stable neighbourhoods, thus avoiding the creation of ghettos. Social segregation seems to be back on the European agenda […]
Economics
Tim Jackson: ‘Everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile’
Fifty years on from Robert Kennedy’s historic speech on the limitations of the GDP at the University of Kansas in March 1968, Tim Jackson reflects on the failings of measurement and vision which still haunt […]
Finance
The Guardian: The tiny union beating the gig economy giants
A grassroots fightback is helping to win basic rights for couriers, cleaners and other workers on zero-hours contracts. And the IWGB is showing how unions can thrive again. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Biosafety in Danger – How industry, researchers and negotiators collaborate to undermine the UN Biodiversity Convention
Documents released to Corporate Europe Observatory following a Freedom of Information request reveal how pro-biotech lobby platform Public Research Regulation Initiative (PRRI) unites industry, researchers and regulators in ‘like-minded’ groups to influence crucial international biosafety […]
Corruption
Academics Against Press Publishers’ Right: 169 European Academics Warn Against It
Once again corporate media has bought itself an EU law. This would be a serious blow for democracy and freedom of the press, only serving corporate financial interest. It is nothing abstract and would radically […]
EU politics
Heiner Flassbeck – Final countdown: Change the EU now – or never
It must finally be understood that the EU Treaties are completely unsuitable for the functioning of monetary union. Since the Dublin Agreement on immigration is also obsolete, a final attempt should be made to adapt […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Italy should prioritise an exit of the Eurozone madness
A long, in depth piece concerning Italy leaving the Eurozone. Also see the recent article by Joseph Stiglitz on the topic here Read here
EU politics
Joseph Stiglitz: How to exit the eurozone
If we believe Stiglitz, then the end of the Euro is nigh. Read here
EU politics
Jon Tennant: Elsevier are corrupting open science in Europe
Elsevier – one of the largest and most notorious scholarly publishers – are monitoring Open Science in the EU on behalf of the European Commission. Jon Tennant argues that they cannot be trusted. Read here […]