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Month: May 2021

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Iker Itoiz Ciaurriz – Spain’s Indignados Movement: the first twenty-first century utopia

May 14, 2021 MDRose 0

On 15 May 2011, a mass demonstration was held in Madrid. Thousands of young people marched in the centre of Madrid, demanding jobs, better economic conditions and ‘real democracy’. The Indignado movement was born. What […]

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James Foley: Palestine – Euphemism as Propaganda

May 13, 2021 MDRose 0

A Scots take on the current reporting on the conflict in Palestine James Foley was a founding member of the Radical Independence Campaign and author at Source Cross-posted from Source Gaza “THE FIGHTING ERUPTED on […]

Economics

Africa’s Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story by Fanny Pigeaud and Ndongo Samba Sylla

May 13, 2021 MDRose 0

Book review by Maurice Höfgen and Julien Mathieu Niemann »There is nothing more political than money.« This simple sentence is the very quintessence of the book. Fanny Pigeaud and Ndongo Samba Sylla explain the history, […]

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Business Insider – ‘Champions League of tax avoidance:’ Uber used 50 Dutch shell companies to dodge taxes on nearly $6 billion in revenue, report says

May 13, 2021 MDRose 0

Uber used around 50 Dutch shell companies to help reduce its global tax burden, an Australian research group found. Despite earning $5.8 billion in global revenues in 2019, Uber claimed a $4.5 billion loss for […]

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Patrick Cockburn – The Pursuit of National Liberty Should not be Handed Over to Toxic Populists and Demagogues

May 11, 2021 MDRose 0

A good insight into the role of nationalism in politics and why hopey, changey liberal democracy has no political future. Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso). Cross-posted from Counterpunch […]

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Gig Economy Project – Union anger as Riders Law finally decreed in Spain but implementation is delayed for 3 months

May 11, 2021 MDRose 0

The Riders Law in Spain is a European first, but unions are unhappy that delays to its implementation is giving food delivery platforms “plenty of time to ‘disconnect’ everyone they want The Gig Economy Project, […]

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Danny Dorling – Finland: Happiness is a place between too little and too much

May 11, 2021 MDRose 0

DO NOT READ THIS ARTICLE! THESE PEOPLE PAY VERY HIGH TAXES!!! Who cares if they are happier and healthier. Danny Dorling is Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford Cross-posted from Danny Dorling´s blog […]

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Wolfgang Munchau – Why pundits get it wrong

May 10, 2021 MDRose 0

The left-right-centre model of political analysis has long ceased to be useful Read here

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Jonathan Cook – We can defeat the corporate media’s war to snuff out independent journalism

May 10, 2021 MDRose 0

A good look into the work and challenges of independent journalists Jonathan Cook is an award-winning British journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, since 2001 Cross-posted from Jonathan Cook’s website My talk at the International Festival […]

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Simon Bramwell – The shaping of History: THE PEOPLE VERSUS SHELL

May 10, 2021 MDRose 0

On 22 April, XR co-founder Simon Bramwell and six other rebels appeared at the Southwark Crown Court, charged with causing 25K worth of criminal damage to Shell’s London headquarters.  In a historic ruling, six of […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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