Economics
Michael Roberts: Erdogan’s Turkey
A good summary of the acute economic problems currently facing Turkey. Read here Wikimedia Commons
Year: 2018
Economics
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth
Book review by Branko Milanovic My first Summer book to read and review is Kate Raworth’s very successful “Doughnut economics: Seven ways to think like the 21st-century economist”. It is an ambitious book whose objective […]
EU politics
GUE/NGL: Apple’s systematic EU tax dodging exposed by new study
This shows what a sham the tax policy of the EU for international corporations is. Read here
Corruption
Romania Insider.com: Romania’s ruling party leader will accelerate criminal code changes after new conviction
So we have the Romanian Social Democrats and Liberal parties, both members of their corresponding groups in the EU Parliament, changing the laws to exonerate themselves of corruption. This is what the EU political elite […]
Economics
Lars P. Syll – To save Europe we have to abandon the euro
That the Euro was mistakenly constructed seems to be consensus, but no one seems to be willing to change this. We are already seeing the effects: the rise of far-right parties in the EU, not […]
Economics
Alpaslan Ozerdem – Turkey’s snap election yields surprises on all sides – what next?
By Alpaslan Ozerdem, Coventry University It was another surreal night in Turkish politics. That the elections were suddenly brought forward by more than a year was a surprise in itself – but the standout surprise […]
Austerity
Josh Ryan -Collins: Public budgeting for public purpose
It’s the latest debunking of the Swabian hausfrau myth of that German Finance Minister Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. To see this lecture please click here Read here
National Politics
El Nacional Cat.: Catalonia to break off its relationship with the Spanish monarchy, says Torra
The King of Spain has painted himself into a corner and will have to see how he re-establishes relations with Catalonia. Maybe he has made himself superfluous in this conflict and this is simply a […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Munchau: Why a fearless Italy is so dangerous for the EU
An interesting analysis by Wolfgang Munchau, which does not bode well for Gereman hegemony in the EU. Read here
EU politics
Chris Bambery – Scottish politics and the Scottish National Party for beginners
As we are seeing in Catalonia, the politics of independence and the politics of social change are not synonymous. The SDP has still to prove itself that it is as progressive as many Scots. Chris […]