Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory: Research & Destroy
The factories of the industrial bioeconomy threaten the climate and biodiversity Read here
Month: May 2020
Climate Crisis
pv magazine: Italian homeowners can now install PV systems for free
If the Germans won’t let the Italian government invest, at least the interest payments will go to its own people and not to the banks. Read Here
Austerity
Jeffrey Chwieroth, Andrew Walter – Coronavirus crisis bailouts: Why they probably won’t work politically
Although necessary, many of the economic policy responses to the COVID-19 crisis may end up damaging political incumbents in the medium and long term. This column presents evidence suggesting that voters expect great things from […]
Austerity
Mathew D. Rose – Germany: It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again
Following the Merkel/Macron idea of a €500 billion stimulus no one is asking the most important question: how will Germans react? Trouble could well be on its way. Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist […]
Economics
Sony Kapoor: This isn’t Europe’s ‘Hamilton’ moment
The Franco-German plan for a €500 billion “recovery fund” has been welcomed with superlatives such as “Hamiltonian,” “stunning,” “a game changer” and the somewhat slightly less hagiographic “surprisingly ambitious.” In actual fact, it is just […]
Austerity
Ben Wray – The Basque Left Makes its Mark in Madrid, and the Bosses don’t like it
This is truly a remarkable development in Spain. How a small, but committed leftist party can make a phenomenal difference. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project. He also […]
Inequality
Jonathan Cook – Why the Left’s Case for Lesser Evil Sounds Hollow
A fascinating read. Relevant for leftists in Europe who are realising that their political parties are neo-liberals in the service of the corrupt, anti-democratic oligarchy. Just look at Labour in the UK, the Social Democrats […]
Climate Crisis
Tim Radford – Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall – but by Accident
The good news is that carbon dioxide emissions have fallen in line with global agreement. But we have chance to thank for that. Tim Radford, a founding editor of Climate News Network, worked for The […]
Austerity
News Click: Yanis Varoufakis – European Oligarchy Has Banned Transfer of Wealth to Poor
Yanis Varoufakis on the current economic situation in the EU.
Finance
Fairwork: First round of Fairwork’s yearly platform ratings in Germany launched
The Fairwork Germany 2020 report (English; German) highlights how platforms in Germany fare in the working conditions they provide to their workers. This research is particularly timely in light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, which has brought the risks faced by front-line […]