Economics
Month: July 2023
Economics
German Foreign Policy: “A Reliable Partner”
After the putsch in Niger, Berlin increases pressure on putschists. Ex-President Bazoum, extremely unpopular in the country, relied on Western powers and is considered a “reliable partner” by Germany Read HERE
National Politics
Craig Murray – Beware the Righteous
The problem is that all these people on both sides, fuelled by the righteousness of their own belief, are blind to the immense human suffering of the war. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, […]
National Politics
Helmut Philipp Aust – Cluster Munition and International Law
Ukraine’s use of cluster munition has implications for allies like the Federal Republic of Germany Helmut Philipp Aust is a Professor of Public and International Law at the Free University of Berlin Cross-posted from Verfassungsblog […]
Aviation
James Dyke – Carbon capture isn’t just a disaster for the environment, it’s entirely bullshit
The newest energy programme of the UK government is is a dangerous flight of fantasy James Dyke is an Associate Professor in Earth Systems Science, and Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute at the […]
Climate Crisis
LabourNet TV – Kohei Saito: Climate Crisis and Ecosocialism
Watch HERE “We need to really challenge global capitalism as a world system.” (from the video) Renowned Marxist theorist and author of the best-selling book ‘Capital in the Anthropocene’, Kohei Saito discusses the three responses […]
Economics
Richard Murphy: There is lots of money available – if you know where to look for it
The argument that “there is no money left” makes no sense. Money is no object to a government with the ambition to transform its economy Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield […]
Corruption
Kyiv Independent: Officials accused of using war as pretext for hiding ill-gotten wealth
As Ukrainian soldiers are defending their homeland on the front line, officials in the rear are accused of using the war as a pretext for hiding their wealth. They are able to do so because […]
National Politics
The Grayzone – John Mearsheimer: Ukraine war is a long-term danger
All the scenarios of this war have an unhappy ending. John Mearsheimer, the eminent political scientist who has warned for years that NATO’s Ukraine policy would lead to disaster, joins Aaron Maté to assess the […]
Economics
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson, Pepe Escobar – NATO Moves to Bait China
How NATO has shifted from its proxy war against Russia in Ukraine to targeting China in the Pacific Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall […]