Climate Crisis
Ann Pettifor – Nordhaus, “Refuseniks” “Frontierniks” and “Limitniks”
The ‘single number’ theory that helped nix climate change Read HERE
Month: August 2023
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The Ireland growth miracle is largely illusory and biasing Eurozone growth data upwards
Since the March-quarter 2008 (at the onset of the GFC), GDP has grown by 114.8 per cent. However, GNP has only growth by 71.1 per cent and Modified final domestic demand has only grown by […]
National Politics
Branko Milanović – Thinkin’ ‘bout a revolution
What did 68 accomplish? Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. His new book, The Visions of […]
Economics
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson – High Finance & Investment Colonialism
“Imperialism: How the struggle of both classes and nations creates our world” Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor […]
Economics
Dean Baker – It Was Never About “Free Trade,” Can We Stop the Stupid Charade Already?
This mix of barrier reductions and barrier increases of “free trade” had the unambiguous effect of shifting income from ordinary workers to highly educated workers. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for […]
Climate Crisis
Sebastian Mang, Dominic Caddick – New EU fiscal rules jeopardise investment needed to combat climate crisis
Limits will hit poor countries the hardest Sebastian Mang is Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer at the New Economics Foundation Dominic Caddick is a researcher specialising in the political economy of fiscal and monetary policy. […]
Climate Crisis
Positive Money Europe – Debt crisis looms for climate vulnerable countries
Climate-vulnerable countries across the Global South are facing a vicious climate-public debt cycle. As the world heats up, they will suffer most. Central banks and financial regulators will exacerbate this problem unless they adopt a […]
EU politics
Anatol Lieven: Sarkozy vilified for speaking uncomfortable truths about Ukraine
The former French president offers a diplomatic way out — the commentariat responds with reflexive ‘pro-Putin’ invectives. Read HERE
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Government deficit increased to 42.1 billion euros in the first half of 2023
This is especially worrying as revenues should have increased much more due to inflation. The year-on-year increase in the financial deficit seen in the first half of 2023 is mainly due to a sharp increase […]
Energy
Global Witness – EU imports of Russian LNG have jumped by 40% since the invasion of Ukraine
EU imports of Russian liquified natural gas are rising faster than the global average increase! Global Witness is an NGO for a more sustainable, just and equal planet. This is a press release. Countries in […]