Economics
Prem Sikka – Don’t believe the hype about fat cats cutting their pay
Every day we hear of new wage cuts for ordinary workers. That isn’t so at the other end of the wage scale. Read here
Month: August 2020
Economics
Carlos García Hernández: The Hope of Southern Europe – An Interview with Senator Gianluigi Paragone, founder of Italexit
This is something new: an anti-EU political party with Modern Monetary Theory policies Carlos García Hernández is managing director of the publishing house Lola Books Originally published in Spanish in Ediciones Páralo Translated and Edited […]
Climate Crisis
Unearthed – BP spends ‘Low Carbon’ Money on finding and using Fossil Fuels
Is anyone really surprised? Most “green finance” is questionable and authorities seem to be hardly concerned. Profits always come first. Unearthed is Greenpeace UK’s award-winning journalism project Cross-posted from Unearthed The oil giant BP has […]
Economics
black & brown – Reclaiming Work: The Cycle Couriers Subverting The Gig Economy
This series of articles concerning the Gig Economy in the EU was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Lipman-Miliband Trust Cycle courier cooperatives are turning technology on the gig economy giants. Film […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Latest data – largest quarterly output decline in recorded US history – but Europe is worse
Unfortunately mostly US and little Europe. But as the US is faring better than Europe it is still a bellwether and might provide some insights with regard to the EU. Read here
Corruption
Robin McAlpine: We’re spiralling towards an Economic Crisis – why isn’t Scotland taking it seriously?
There are so many progressive thinkers and groups in Europe, but none of them appear to be going anywhere or even have the potential to do so. Then Scotland keeps coming up. Robin McAlpine is […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – Darkness that illuminated the world: Italy by Braudel
A brilliant weekend read for those interested in economics and culture. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – How to Create Unemployment and Deflation
Wage cuts and underspending are a direct route to another Great Depression. The US and Germany seem to be headed that way. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and editor of “flassbeck […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Taking on the ‘fearsome foursome’ and ‘market power’
High tech, monopolies, and labour. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog Last Thursday, the US-based global tech giants reported their quarterly earnings simultaneously. […]