EU politics
Pew Research Center: European Public Opinion Three Decades After the Fall of Communism
There is some very interesting information in this article. It is long, but one can select those sections that are most relevant. Read here
Month: October 2019
Finance
Bill Mitchell: MMT And The Green New Deal
Professor Bill Mitchell gives a talk at the Brighton Labour Party conference about MMT and the Green New Deal, and answers audience questions. Recorded 23rd September 2019. Listen here
Economics
David Harvey: Marx on Alienation – Part 2
David Harvey is a Marxist thinker about political economy and has been teaching Karl Marx’s Capital for over 40 years. He currently teaches at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Prof. […]
Austerity
Diego Borja Cornejo, Sergi Cutillas – Still Another Brutal IMF Intervention in Ecuador
Many economist have been claiming that the International Monetary Fund has learned from its past mistakes, especially as it has recently published papers pointing this out and promising change. Change however never comes, as we […]
Climate Crisis
Marc Hudson – Extinction Rebellion’s Commuter and Science Critics are Missing the Point
Marc Hudson, University of Manchester Extinction Rebellion is making people angry. After weeks of disrupting drivers in central London, protesters from the climate change activist group have enraged commuters by stopping Underground trains. Critics have […]
Climate Crisis
Thomas Piketty: Towards a circular economy
The idea of the circular economy frequently brings to mind issues of recycling waste and materials and making moderate use of natural resources. But if a new system is to emerge which is sustainable and […]
Economics
Prem Sikka: How companies use debt to line their pockets
Corporate debt and greed are going to sink the British economy, writes Prof Prem Sikka. Read here
Economics
Michael Roberts – Capital not ideology
A brilliant read, as Michael Roberts writes a critical, yet very respectful and straightforward review of Thomas Piketty’s new opus , “Capital in the 21st Century”. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of […]
Corruption
Blerim Vela – Five Lessons from Kosovo’s Parliamentary Elections
Yes, Kosovo is still there and seems to be getting its feet on the ground – despite the EU. This is an excellent article describing the current political situation. Blerim Vela is a PhD researcher […]
Austerity
Mathew D. Rose – Angela Merkel: From “Mummy” to “The Mummy”
Germany is being run by zombie parties, led by a chancellor who is oblivious to the political reality of her nation, Europe, and the world. Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised […]