Economics
Shaun Richards: Is Blackstone the canary in the commercial property coal mine?
Overnight we have perhaps seen a signal of something that worried us for some years. Read HERE Photo . Jim.henderson Wikimedia Commons
Month: December 2022
EU politics
RUDAW: Sweden extradites Kurdish refugee to Turkey amid NATO bid
Sweden on Friday extradited a Kurdish refugee to Turkey as Ankara keeps pressuring the Nordic country to meet its demands in return for NATO membership. The refugee is among dozens of people wanted in Turkey […]
Fake News
War is the Greatest Evil, An Interview with Chris Hedges
Hedges has written another book about the subject titled War is the Greatest Evil. In this new book, Hedges draws on his firsthand experience to tell us the story of the hidden costs of war […]
Economics
GPEnewsdocs – State of Big Tech 2022: Dismantling National & Global Digital Enclosures
From fintech to food systems and social media to all domains essential for society and the economy, the State of Big Tech compendium of fifteen essays offers a vision and blueprint for the 99% to […]
Climate Crisis
Justin McAffee: Is It Time to Ditch ‘Sustainability’?
Let me be up front in stating that I want nothing more than to have a sustainable society. The question I am really posing in this post is related to the stated goals of sustainability […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The transitory inflation conjecture gains even more data credence
International economic data suggests the supply drivers of inflation may be abating. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Tanupriya Singh – ‘The Axe Always Falls on the Most Vulnerable’: Pakistan Demands Debt Cancellation and Climate Justice
More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations. Cross-posted from the Independent Media Institute Even as […]
Climate Crisis
Claudia Horn: Europe Needs to Radicalise Its Climate Policies in Response to the Energy Crisis
The EU is watering down its tepid ecological reforms as energy prices soar. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Czech Republic tried to include collective agreements as substitute for legal provisions in EU Platform Work Directive
Union leaders and campaigners for gig workers’ rights say attempt to introduce collective agreements as a substitute for legal provisions in the EU Directive demonstrates how bad agreements can be used by platforms to undermine […]
Economics
Anatol Lieven – Beyond the cameras, Macron-Biden meeting tougher than it looks
While the French leader will no doubt be feted and flattered, differences on Ukraine and the European economic crisis loom. Read Here President Joe Biden meets with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, October 29 […]