Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Exports in August 2023: -5.8% year of year
This is not good news for Germany’s mercantilist economy. Read HERE
Month: October 2023
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Germany: The broken heart of Europe
Chris Bambery interviews sociologist Wolfgang Streeck, one of the leading critics of German foreign policy, about the country’s mounting political and economic problems. Chris Bambery is a journalist and broadcaster and author of A People’s […]
Media
Vijay Prashad – My Friends Prabir and Amit Are In Jail in India For Their Work in the Media
Brave New Europe has published articles by Prabir Purkayastha. We stand in solidarity with him and Amit Chakravarty and in support of leftist alternative media everywhere. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is […]
Austerity
Emma Dowling – Rethinking Care: From Privatisation to Solidarity
With the population set to age further in the decades to come, the ever-expanding marketisation of care must be replaced by a system based on solidarity. Emma Dowling is a sociologist at the University of […]
Austerity
Niels Nyholt – How school and hospital closures affect political support
A study finds that school closures do move rural communities and the working class away from mainstream parties and towards right-wing populists. Niels Nyholt is a Postdoc in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Hiding in the Shadows
With central bank and borrowing rates rising, systemic risk has not been seen off Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael’s blog The cost of borrowing to […]
Media Concentration
Lynn Parramore – Everyone Versus Google: Will Big Tech Be Held Accountable?
The tech giant is in the hot seat, but it’s going to be a “big fight,” warns antitrust expert Mark Glick. Lynn Parramore is Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for New Economic Thinking Cross-posted […]
Energy
Corporate Europe Observatory – The dirty truth about the EU’s hydrogen push
The EU is hyping hydrogen as the miracle that will cure our fossil fuel addiction but the truth is dirtier: hydrogen risks extending fossil fuel use. A new study. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory The EU is hyping hydrogen as the miracle that will cure our fossil fuel addiction. The truth […]
National Politics
Aneira J. Edmunds: France’s ban on the abaya – the perfect distraction?
While the ban has been presented as a protection of women’s rights, it says far more about the insecurities of the French government. Read HERE Photo: hilmar h. werner/Wikimedia Commons
Globalisation
Tom Harper: Five things that the West doesn’t understand about China’s foreign policy
A deeper knowledge of China would help the West interpret Beijing’s actions more clearly, at a time when many analysts see China challenging the US as the dominant world power. Read HERE