Economics
The CWU – The Union for Delivery Workers: Valentines Day video
Watch it, laugh, get angry, join a union and share
Year: 2022
Economics
The British Medical Journal – Covid-19: WHO efforts to bring vaccine manufacturing to Africa are undermined by the drug industry, documents show
The World Health Organization aims to help African companies make covid vaccines. Why did BioNTech’s representative tell governments that the project was doomed? Read Here T Photos: BioNTech licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike […]
Economics
euronews.next: Belgium approves four-day week and gives employees the right to ignore their bosses after work
Workers in Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week under a series of labour market reforms announced on Tuesday. Read Here
EU politics
VilaWeb: Rapper Pablo Hasel after being one year in prison: “They won’t bring me to my knees”
He was found guilty by the notorious Spanish judiciary of glorifying terrorism and slandering the monarchy in his songs Read Here
Economics
J. W. Mason – There Are No Maestros
If your vision of the economy is shaped by mainstream theory, it is impossible to think about what central banks actually do. J. W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City […]
National Politics
Patrick Cockburn – So Far, Putin is the Biggest Winner in the Ukraine Conflict
Still no invasion, but here another of Patrick Cockburn’s outstanding articles covering the Ukraine crisis Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photograph Source: Lazopoulos George – […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine – Waste is resource used badly
Why is it that in the climate emergency we are fighting our political class every step of the way, and they are fighting the corner of business? Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish […]
Economics
Thomas Klikauer, Meg Young – Dehumanising Delivery Workers
The Gig Economy, a child of neo-liberalism Thomas Klikauer teaches at the Sydney Graduate School of Management at Western Sydney University, Australia. He has over 600 publications including a book on the AfD. Meg Young is a […]
Economics
Eurostat: Eurozone trade deficit to 13-year high as it becomes increasingly dependent on China and Russia
The EU’s dependency on China and Russia due to Germany and Merkel’s “Germany First” policy has become all too obvious. Read Here
Economics
Mohamed Gad – International finance and the commodification of electricity in Egypt
While international finance ensures the stability of the Egyptian energy system, it is also radically transforming a basic service into a commodity – and is often the first and the last voice shaping Egypt’s social […]