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Richard D. Wolff – The Debt Ceiling Debate Is a Massive Deception Against the Public

May 9, 2023 MDRose 0

When borrowing approaches any ceiling, the policy choices are these three: raise the ceiling (to borrow more), raise taxes, or cut spending. Of course, combinations of them would also be possible. Politicians, the mainstream media, […]

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Bill McGuire – How could the UK’s Net Zero Plan involve new oil and gas? It’s mind-bogglingly stupid

May 9, 2023 MDRose 0

The Conservatives are cynically using carbon capture and storage as a get-out-of-jail card for the fossil fuel sector Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL, and a co-director of the […]

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Thomas Piketty: What if economists were about to change?

May 9, 2023 MDRose 0

Let’s celebrate. The American Economic Association (AEA), the main professional organisation for economists in the United States, has just awarded the Clark Medal to Gabriel Zucman for his work on the concentration of wealth and […]

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Austerity

Thomas Fazi: The rise of Europe’s military austerity

May 9, 2023 MDRose 0

The EU’s new plan will make 2008 look like child’s play Read HERE

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Gig Economy Project: Open letter – EU labour ministers: Will you work for us or for Uber?

May 9, 2023 Ben 0

Trade unions and platform worker collectives across Europe have signed the following open letter addressed to ministers of labour of the EU member-states, calling for them to support a Platform Work Directive on the Council […]

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EU politics

Nicholas Vinocur: All hail Queen Ursula!

May 8, 2023 Ben 0

The fact that it will be a coronation for Ursula von der Leyen to secure a second term as European Commission President says a lot about the state of EU democracy. In Politico. Read the […]

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Ramzy Baroud – Who Said BDS Has ‘Already Failed’?: European Cities Boycott Apartheid Israel

May 8, 2023 Ben 0

Government boycotts of Israel in Barcelona, Liège and Oslo is proving that the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement still has legs Ramzy Baroud is a journalist and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He […]

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EU politics

Fidaa Al Zaanin: Germany Believes in Free Speech, but Not for Palestinians

May 8, 2023 Ben 0

This month, Palestinians mark the Nakba, the wave of ethnic cleansing that began their decades of displacement. But in Germany, trumped-up antisemitism allegations are being used to suppress the commemorations — showing that speech isn’t […]

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EU politics

Jordi Schröder Bosch: Beware of the lags

May 8, 2023 Ben 0

The European Central Bank has raised interest rates again, despite the alarming signs that a financial crisis is looming. Jordi Schröder Bosch is a researcher at Positive Money Europe. Cross-posted from Positive Money Europe Prices […]

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Reuters: Slovakian president picks technocrat government after prime minister quits

May 8, 2023 MDRose 0

Slovakia, a European Union and NATO member, has struggled through months of political uncertainty as Heger’s ruling coalition was weakened, coming amid a period of high inflation and war in neighbouring Ukraine. Read HERE

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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