Economics
Politico – Europe accuses US of profiting from war
EU officials attack Joe Biden over sky-high gas prices, weapons sales and trade as Vladimir Putin’s war threatens to destroy Western unity Read Here
Year: 2022
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: IMF continue to demonstrate their neoliberal biases
Despite the claims and heralding that the IMF was becoming an enlightened institution, nothing has changed. Its practice of death and destruction is alive and well in Washington D.C. (where else?) Read Here
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts – Saito: the metabolic rift and degrowth communism
Communism meets Degrowth. This will surely further enrich the discussion and development of both. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael’s Blog Kohei Saito is an […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy – Germany: The Next Lost War
German Foreign Minister Baerbock obtains extension of military operation in Mali, primarily for strategic reasons. The Mali mission is just as much a failure as the Afghanistan venture before it. Read Here
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: New orders in main construction industry in September 2022: -3.6% seasonally adjusted on the previous month
There goes the construction sector as well. New orders in main construction industry, September 2022 -3.6% on the previous month (in real terms, seasonally and calendar adjusted) -22.6% on the same month a year earlier […]
Economics
Frances Coppola – The entire crypto ecosystem is a ponzi
In the near future Crypto Currencies will be seen similarly to how we see the South Sea Company today. Frances Coppola is the author of the Coppola Comment finance and economics blog, which is a regular feature on […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – Rishi Sunak’s ‘grown-up’ austerity is designed to keep zombie capitalism alive
The demise of Trussonomics was a welcome victory for decency and common sense in a minor battle within a broader class war. Sadly, the class that Liz Truss tried to bolster with copious tax and […]
Economics
Dean Baker – Sam Bankman-Fried’s Truly Effective Philanthropy: Teaching
Financial capital does not contribute to improving society, just making the rich richer. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from the CEPR Blog We should […]
Corruption
Daniel Hough – World Cup 2022: heat on Qatar diverts attention from Fifa’s failure to tackle proven corruption
FIFA corruption is about much more than Qatar hosting the World Cup. Cross-posted from The Conversation UK. Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has provoked a fair degree of anger and confusion. […]
EU politics
Jamie Maxwell: Post-Sturgeon
Scottish nationalism has hit a wall. Read the article HERE.