Economics
Costas Lapavitsas: Boris’ Deal is No Left Exit
A short and concise article explaining the current Brexit situation. Read here
Year: 2019
Economics
Bill Mitchell: China slowdown highlights the madness of the Eurozone austerity
The chickens are coming home to roost at present and the irony of all this is that ultimately German and Dutch external surpluses will fall below the allowable EU imbalance threshold of 6 per cent […]
Economics
Fortune: With Housing Costs Soaring, World Cities Watch as Berlin Freezes Rents
We are not sure if this information is getting out. Maybe not the solution but a major step in the right direction. Read here
Climate Crisis
Michael Jacobs – Labour’s Green New Deal is Among the Most Radical in the World- but Can it be Done by 2030?
Whilst the ambition of Labour’s Green New Deal should be applauded, questions remain regarding its technological and political feasibility. Michael Jacobs is Professorial Fellow and Head of Engagement and Impact, Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute […]
Economics
Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan, Norean R. Sharpe – How the Digital Economy is Transforming Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
This is a topic that has been neglected and we are pleased to cross-post it. Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan is Associate Professor and Henry George Chair in Economics at the Peter J. Tobin College of Business, […]
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
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 […]