National Politics
Thomas Palley: Causes and consequences of the Ukraine conflict: an eight-point primer
A summing up of the current situation around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Read Here
Month: March 2023
EU politics
Julia Manek, Gemma Bird, Andrea Galán: Closed. Confining. Torturing? The Construction of Torturing Environments in Samos’ Hotspot Camps
The transition from the overcrowded Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) on Samos to a Closed and Controlled Access Centre (CCAC) doesn’t overcome the psychological and physical harm perpetuated by these spaces that continue to make […]
EU politics
Peter Ramsay – The Graveyard of Euroscepticism
As Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework deal with the EU is approved by parliament, why it is Northern Ireland that has exposed the fatal weakness of Euroscepticism Peter Ramsay is Professor of Law at the London […]
National Politics
Seymour Hersh: The Cover-Up
This is a follow up by Seymour Hersh to his revelations concerning the US sabotage of the Nordstream pipelineas fed to them ba American and German spooks concerning the event. This is just a portion […]
Climate Crisis
Hauke Benner – Deutschland: Eine Kriegserklärung der Regierung
Als die deutschen Grünen 1998 das letzte Mal an der Regierung waren, bestand ihr Erbe hauptsächlich aus dem Jugoslawien- und dem Afghanistankrieg. Diesmal scheint es nur der Ukraine-Krieg zu sein … und vielleicht ein paar […]
EU politics
Harrison Stetler: Emmanuel Macron’s Constitutional Coup Has Thrown France Into Crisis
Most French people oppose raising the pension age, and there was no parliamentary majority for the change. While the reform has now been railroaded through the National Assembly, mobilised opponents see a chance to finish […]
Economics
Steve Keen: The Fractured Fairy Tales That Led To Today’s Banking Crisis
The only explanations for why Central Banks have not bought government bonds directly, and instead through the secondary market, are not based on logic or experience. Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: Bank busts and regulation
Stocks have rebounded, but this banking crisis is only just getting started – and the prominent solutions on offer to solve it are all inadequate Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and […]
National Politics
Prabir Purkayastha: The US and UK’s submarine deal crosses nuclear red lines with Australia
Aukas has been described by a former Australian Prime Minister as “the worst deal in all history”. The only logic to Australia signed up to securing American hegemony in the region. Prabir Purkayastha is the […]
Economics
Steve Keen – A Simple Solution to the Banking Crisis That No Country Will Implement
In the US the government cannot buy Treasury Bonds. Why this is so and why it dangerous, as we saw in the case of SVB. Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for Strategy, […]