EU politics
Politico: Macron’s party changes name to ‘Renaissance’
When you run out of lies, you profess your honesty. The Great Obscurantist changes his name. Read Here
Month: May 2022
Economics
Branko Milanović – First IMF report issued after the nuclear war
We do not normally post old blogs, but this being the weekend, and Ukraine war fever having reached such a pitch, and “The Ghost of Kyiv” turning out to be a jovial Ukrainian war joke […]
Climate Crisis
Rupert Read, Wolfgang Knorr – Stop saying ‘Climate emergency!’? (Until, collectively, we mean it?)
The real emergency is precisely that collectively we don’t treat this situation as remotely anything like an emergency Rupert Read teaches Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK Wolfgang Knorr is a Senior Research […]
National Politics
George Hoare – Why the Tories Are Blowing Brexit
The Conservatives are in a mess because they never understood what Brexit really meant. Instead of delivering to the voters who elected them they are finding ways to carry on in essentially the same way […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – Carlos Rodríguez: Once again, the taxi is under attack in Madrid
Carlos Rodríguez, community manager at Elite Taxi Association Barcelona and vice-president of the Taxi Project 2.0, says the Community of Madrid’s latest manoeuvre to protect the interests of ridehail platforms will be at the expense […]
Economics
The Counterbalance – Stakeholder capitalism’s blind spot: monopoly power
Environmental, Social, and Governance investors must identify the actual elephant in the room Counterbalance is a newsletter from a new anti-monopoly organisation, the Balanced Economy Project. Cross-posted from The Counterbalance To subscribe to The Counterbalance […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – It’s not looking good for 2022
There are a number of major economic problems already looming on the horizon Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael’s Blog Photo: bfishadow on Flickr licensed […]
EU politics
Heikki Patomäki – Finland and Sweden in NATO: where we stand and with what possible consequences?
The Finn Heikki Patomäki on the political shift of Finland (and Sweden) to the Right and to NATO Heikki Patomäki is Professor of World Politics of the University of Helsinki. He is also a civic […]
Economics
DeStatis – More from Germany’s V Recovery: Manufacturing new orders down 4.7% on the previous month
New orders in manufacturing:March 2022 (in real terms, provisional):-4.7% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted)-3.1% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted ) New orders from the non-euro area went down […]
Media
Consortium News: PayPal Backs Down After Outpouring of Support for CN
Paypal at it again. They did this to us round three months ago. Payments were finally restored although other payments never came through. They never explained why they did this. Read Here