Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – Derailing EU rules on new GMOs
Files expose lobbying tactics to deregulate new GMOs Read here
Year: 2021
Finance
Bloomberg – Deliveroo Sinks 31% in Setback to London Effort to Lure IPOs
Deliveroo Holdings Plc shares plunged as much as 31%, the worst performance in decades for a big U.K. initial public offering, dealing a blow to London’s efforts to establish itself as a hub for technology […]
Economics
Lynn Parramore, Mark Glick – Chicago School Economists Got it Wrong: Strong Antitrust Policy Boosts the Economy
History shows robust antitrust enforcement helps promote a prosperous, fair, and balanced economy. Antitrust expert Mark Glick explains how the U.S. went astray during the 1980s, and how to get back on track. Lynn Parramore […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – We have to consign the era of financial engineering to history
We have to consign the era of financial engineering to history. But will we? It’s an absolutely fundamental question. Richard Murphy is a Visiting Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. […]
Economics
Carlo Clericetti – Italy: Debt Mystification
Is debt really our biggest problem? Are we placing a burden on our children and future generations? The answer to both questions is a clear “no”, without a shadow of a doubt. Unfortunately, the European […]
Economics
Steve Keen – Free us from the Roving Cavaliers of Credit
In honour of David Graeber Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for Strategy, Resilience & Security, UCL Cross-posted from Steve’s website As Graeber pointed out in Debt: The First 5000 Years, the assumption […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell – US Congress to consider a vote on condemning MMT – signals progress
When the US Far Right and liberal economists start panicking like this, you are obviously on the right track. Read here
Climate Crisis
Euro Intelligence: Glowing Green
The contours of the EU “Brown Deal” are becoming ever clearer. First natural gas is green, now nuclear energy. Next in line is “green” coal. Read here Fukushima: The EU’s vision of a Green World
Economics
Jason Hickel – Extreme Poverty Isn’t Natural, It’s Created
There are myths that are very convenient if you belong to the 1% Jason Hickel is an academic at the University of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His book “The […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – Deliveroo’s £1 billion IPO downgrade: gig worker exploitation puts off investors
This is the first time that workers have influenced the IPO of a platform economy company, also thanks to the Uber judgement at the British Supreme Court. The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, […]