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Patrick Cockburn – War and Pandemic Journalism: the Truth Can Disappear Fast

August 9, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

When the political class no longer solves problems, it lies until they disappear. Patrick Cockburn is the author of  The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution Cross-posted from Counterpunch The struggle against […]

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Economics

Thomas Piketty: Reconstructing internationalism

August 8, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Can we restore positive meaning to the idea of internationalism? Yes, but on condition that we turn our backs on the ideology of unfettered free trade which has till now guided globalisation and adopt a […]

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Economics

Marshall Auerback – Why Taiwan Is at the Heart of a Geopolitical Struggle to Produce Cutting-Edge Computer Chips

August 8, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Geopolitical contests between the U.S. and China hinge on technology more than the ability to deploy a gunboat somewhere; Taiwan could resemble a prototype for a tech proxy war Marshall Auerback is a market analyst […]

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Economics

Richard D. Wolff – Why Capitalism Is in Constant Conflict With Democracy

August 8, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Capitalism is not there to serve society, but to enrich a small minority. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in the Graduate Program […]

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Austerity

GIMMS – What Sort of (Monetary) Future?

August 7, 2020 David Shirreff 0

What sort of future do you want for yourself and your children? If it’s not more of the same, then it’s time for some radical thinking.  GIMMS is the Gower Initiative for Modern Monetary Studies […]

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Monopolies

James Meadway – Creating the Digital Commons after COVID-19

August 7, 2020 David Shirreff 0

The pandemic has accelerated the growth of the data economy and the digital giants who dominate it. It’s time to rethink how data is owned, governed and used. James Meadway is an economist and writer […]

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Finance

Michael Rafferty – State and Workers’ Power in the Irish City-State

August 6, 2020 David Shirreff 0

The recent ruling of the EU’s General Court in favour of Apple and the Irish state has led to a renewed discussion around the future of Ireland’s tax haven status. Michael Rafferty argues that Ireland’s low-tax arrangements […]

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Finance

Thiago Santos Rocha – Maricá, one step from Universal Basic Income

August 6, 2020 David Shirreff 0

Maricá, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, decided in 2013 to embrace universal basic income. The Universidade Federal Fluminense, based in Niteroi, Brazil, and the Jain Family Institute, based in New […]

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Economics

Sarah Fregonese – The Port of Beirut: Vital, Historic Centre of a Complex City

August 5, 2020 David Shirreff 0

The centre of Beirut has suffered devastation following an explosion which has destroyed the port, caused massive damage to the Lebanese capital and resulted in numerous deaths.The blast, in the early evening of August 4, has been […]

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Economics

VoxEU: Ethan Ilzetzki – The Economic Cost of UK School Closures

August 5, 2020 David Shirreff 0

Pupils in schools across the UK have lost up to 105 days of education due to school closures during the COVID-19 lockdown and a second wave of the pandemic, likely in the autumn, may disrupt […]

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

August 10, 2025 0

Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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