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Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad – Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021

January 5, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

If the management of the current pandemic by Western governments is any indication, we shall lose the battle against global warming big time. Noam Chomsky is a legendary linguist, philosopher, and political activist.  His most […]

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Antoni Soy – The Future of the Left and the European Union

January 5, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

 It is time for the Left to grow up and realise that the EU is neo-liberal and anti-democratic. Antoni Soy is Honorary Professor in Economic Policy at the University of Barcelona This article originally appeared […]

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Economics

Peter Bofinger- Best of Mankiw: Errors and Tangles in the World’s Best-Selling Economics Textbooks

January 5, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Peter Bofinger presents a “10 Best of” Mankiw list, pointing out egregious errors and misleading claims contained in Mankow’s ubiquitous textbooks. Peter Bofinger is Professor for Monetary and International Economics at Würzburg University Crossed posted […]

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Federico Alagna – The EU and the Myth of Migrant Smuggling

January 5, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Much of the EU’s approach to undocumented migration has focused on the role of smugglers. Federico Alagna argues that the narrative around migrant smuggling often obscures the real purpose of existing policies, as well as […]

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Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Un any de “Govern més progressista de la història”

January 5, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

You can read the article in English here Pedro Sánchez s’ha vantat, en els darrers temps, de dirigir “el govern més progressista de la història d’Espanya”. Encara que només sigui amb l’excusa que aquest govern […]

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Bill Mitchell: Britain is now free of the legal neoliberalism that has killed prosperity in Europe

January 4, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Following Brexit people in Britain still have food, water, and electricity. The Pound has not collapsed. The COVID vaccine programme is up and running (despite the usual Tory corruption and incompetence). It is time to […]

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EU politics

Jonathan Cook – Assange Wins. The Cost: Press Freedom is Crushed, and Dissent Labelled Mental Illness

January 3, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Judge’s denial of extradition of Julian Assange is a very welcome moment. Sadly, his reprieve comes not because of the many, many principled arguments against the US extradition case – all of which were rejected […]

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Timothée Parrique – A Response to Yanis Varoufakis: Star Trek and Degrowth

January 3, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

On November 26th, Yanis Varoufakis appeared on The Jolly Swagman Podcast. For all of us economics nerds, this is the best Christmas present one could ask for. What threw me off my chair was Varoufakis’ opinion on “degrowth.” As a […]

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Economics

David Harvey – Primitive or Original Accumulation

January 2, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

David Harvey puts his sharp intellect to work unpicking one of the most important parts of Marx’s Capital, dealing with the remarkable story behind the concept of primitive or original accumulation, and how it manifested […]

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Roger Steer – The Americanisation of European Healthcare

January 2, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Just before COVID hit, the influential German neo-liberal lobby organisation Bertelsmann Foundation (yes, the international publishing corporation) launched a campaign to radically reduce the number of hospitals in Germany and “Americanise” them and maximise profits. […]

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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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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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