National Politics
Patrick Fox: Western paternalism in Africa reaches its limits
Decades of failed policy, including US and French counterterrorism programs, have some African leaders looking for alternatives. Read Here
Year: 2022
Fake News
Chris Hedges – Writing On War
War unleashes the poison of nationalism, with its twin evils of self-exaltation and bigotry. It creates an illusory sense of unity and purpose. The shameless cheerleaders who sold us the war in Iraq are once […]
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts – Slouching towards utopia; or hurtling towards disaster?
A critical look at Bradford Delong’s recent book “Slouching Toward Utopia” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael’s blog Bradford DeLong is one of the world’s […]
National Politics
BBC – Ukraine war: South Africa row over Russian superyacht’s arrival
The West#s moral imperative with regard to Russia seems to exist in a bubble. Read Here
Corruption
Gig Economy Project – Piero Valmassoi: MacGann’s testimony stung Uber, but will it make any difference?
Piero Valmassoi, a policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, reports from the European Parliament on Uber whistleblower Mark MacGann’s hearing, finding that his revelations will not count for much if […]
Austerity
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie – Ready for Austerity 2.0?
With big-spending Boris gone, Britain’s new Prime Minister will almost certainly promote austerity 2.0, under the guise of fiscal conservatism. He won’t be alone in that, with governments the world over trying to reduce the […]
Economics
Vijay Prashad – The West Must Stop Blocking Negotiations Between Ukraine and Russia
Ukrainians have been paying a terrible price for the failure of ensuring sensible and reasonable negotiations from 2014 to February 2022 Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist Cross-posted from Independent Media Institute […]
Inequality
Branko Milanović – What are the Primary Goods?
From its beginning, the UN’s Human Development Index consisted of three “goods”: income , education and health. Now I’m not so sure – plenty of room for discussion! Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development […]
Finance
Norbert Häring: The Pope justifies the means – The first two years of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican
The Pope Francis of the 2020s does not seem to have much in common with the one of 2013. In December 2020 he blessed a “Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican” into existence. Its founders, the […]
Economics
Xilu Chen, Pei Guangyu, Zheng Michael Song, Fabrizio Zilibotti: Tertiarisation like China
China is currently undergoing a rapid tertiarisation process, with its service industries growing as a share of GDP at the expense of both agriculture and manufacturing. This could be a bad omen for future growth. […]