Economics
Frances Coppola – Britain faces a long, hard post-Brexit stagflationary winter
Amid great uncertainty, shortages and rising prices, just what is the economic outlook for post-Brexit, post-Covid Britain? Read here
Month: December 2021
EU politics
Patrick Cockburn – Democracy is as Fragile Now as it was During My Father’s Time in Weimar Germany
There is a rise of authoritarianism as several political parties, many state institutions, and a large portion of the public feel no loyalty to the their democracy, or believe in its legitimacy, or are prepared […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Angela Merkel’s empty leadership
Her pious promises didn’t solve anything Read here
Climate Crisis
Luca Bonaccorsi – That inedible dish called the EU Taxonomy
Greenwashing is not a problem for the green transition, it is THE problem. Luca Bonaccorsi is Director of Sustainable Finance at Transport & Environment Cross-posted from the website of Transport & Environment Imagine you’ve worked […]
Climate Crisis
PIK: How to protect emissions trading from excessive financial speculation
CO2 emissions trading – a key element of EU climate policy – can be protected from distortions driven by financial speculators, a new report shows. Read here
Economics
Erik Reinert – The Nobel Prize winner that predicted a crisis between nature and capital
Money can grow without limits, whereas the real economy cannot. In this mismatch, says Soddy, lies the roots of most of our economic problems Erik Reinert is Professor of Technology Governance and Development Strategies at […]
EU politics
Vladimir Bogoeski – Germany: Essential, and yet on the Margins
The new German coalition government is talking the talk with regards to migrant agricultural workers in Germany, but will it walk the walk? Vladimir Bogoeski is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam and […]
Climate Crisis
Politics Theory Other – Jason Hickel on how degrowth will save the world (part two)
Jason Hickel returns to PTO for the second part of a two part interview on his book, Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World. We talked about the concept of ‘green growth’, and […]
National Politics
Branko Milanović – How I did not celebrate Christmas
Something a bit different for between the holidays. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World” Cross-posted from […]
Economics
Renegade Inc: Renegade Predictions 2022
In this edition of Renegade Inc., host Ross Ashcroft, met up with five friends of the show to ask them about what surprised them over the last year and, as importantly, what they foresee happening […]