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Month: April 2019

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Politico: Mud and guts: Europe’s forgotten environmental crisis

April 8, 2019 MDRose 0

Lobbying by the governments of the U.K., France and Germany blocked efforts to introduce a European soil protection policy in 2007, citing costs and potential impacts on housing developments. Read here

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Climate Crisis

electrek: Tesla makes deal with Fiat Chrysler to pool fleet for EU emission requirement

April 8, 2019 MDRose 0

No emissions reductions achieved, but targets will be met. This deal shows why it is ridiculous to set targets based on Co2 intensity or average Co2 emissions. Time to start setting maximum emissions per car. […]

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Economics

Lars P. Syll – The real debt problem

April 7, 2019 MDRose 0

The ad nauseam repeated claim that our public debt is excessive and that we have to balance the public budget is nothing but absolute nonsense. Lars P. Syll is an economist at the Faculty of […]

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Austerity

Johnna Montgomerie – How austerity is made: economic storytelling about debt

April 7, 2019 MDRose 0

Johnna Montgomerie argues that austerity is made through economic narratives about debt. She explains how the story the UK has adopted ends up preventing the necessary structural reforms needed to revitalise the economy. Johnna Montgomerie […]

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Climate Home News – French police tap counter-terrorism unit to quell climate activists

April 7, 2019 MDRose 0

Emmanuel Macron is showing Europe what Militarised Liberal Democracy can do (The German government is decades ahead). Not only is the movement for social justice being criminalised, but also groups fighting climate change. Natalie Sauer […]

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EU politics

Chris Bambery – Spain: How many lies does it take to destroy democracy?

April 5, 2019 MDRose 0

Week 8 of the trial of leaders of the Catalan independence movement in Spain. This lengthy piece with its many details gives a feeling for the perversity of this trial. Chris Bambery is author and […]

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Economics

Michael Roberts – Pluralism in economics: mainstream, heterodox and Marxist

April 5, 2019 MDRose 0

Another brilliant weekend read by Michael Roberts. You need not be an economics expert, but should you stumble on a term or two, the internet will help you on the way. Michael Roberts – Economist […]

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EU politics

The Full Brexit: To defeat the far right, the left must embrace a socialist and internationalist Brexit

April 5, 2019 MDRose 0

The EU enshrines Thatcherism in one continent — the belief it can be reformed from within is deluded. Read here

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Economics

Bill Mitchell: ECB denial is just embarrassing

April 5, 2019 MDRose 0

Understanding the failures of the European Central Bank Read here

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Corruption

Reuters – Explainer: Europe’s money laundering scandal

April 5, 2019 MDRose 0

A nice summary of EU money-laundering – up to now. This story still has a lot of road ahead of it as the US authorities tend to be more strident in their investigations (see the […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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