National Politics
Chris Dillow: The same old mistakes
Error one is that you must base policy not upon what you hope will happen, nor even upon what you expect to happen, but upon the range of possible outcomes. Error two is the pawn […]
Month: March 2022
Economics
Financial Post – Germany’s 10-year yield falls below 0% as traders slash ECB hike bets
Well, there will be a lot of German politicians who are going to be very disappointed, not to mention Hans-Werner Sinn, who still again got things wrong. Read Here
National Politics
New Yorker: Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine
For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin’s aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention. Have recent events changed his mind? Read Here Photo: kremlin.ru licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4
National Politics
Patrick Cockburn – Even if Russia Captures Kyiv, Putin has Already Been Defeated After Starting Unwinnable War
Patrick Cockburn with his latest update concerning the war in Ukraine Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Ministry of Defence of Ukraine icensed under the Creative […]
Finance
The Markup: Secretive Algorithm Will Now Determine Uber Driver Pay in Many US Cities
The company has long used ride time and mileage to decide driver pay but is now turning to an opaque calculation called “Upfront Fares” Read Here
EU politics
Gravitas: Western media’s racist reportage on Ukrainian refugees
Western media’s racist reportage on Ukrainian refugees
Economics
Thomas Klikauer, Meg Young – Slaveroo @ Deliveroo: Platform Labour
The conflict with platform companies striving for monopolistic markets and worker exploitation is ongoing. Support the platform workers’ strikes. Thomas Klikauer teaches at the Sydney Graduate School of Management at Western Sydney University, Australia. He has […]