Economics
Review of African Political Economy – Economics and politics for liberation: an interview with Ndongo Sylla
French imperialism in Africa and the struggle for economic and political liberation in Senegal and the continent Read HERE
Year: 2023
Fake News
Norman Solomon, David Barsamian – The Wars We Don’t (Care to) See
“The propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.” David Barsamian is the founder and host of the radio program Alternative Radio and has published […]
Fake News
Jonathan Cook – The BBC isn’t exposing disinformation. It’s peddling it
Not only at the BBC. As state and mainstream media become increasingly discredited, so too do their efforts to censor independent media increase. Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, […]
Economics
Guglielmo Carchedi – ChatGPT, value, and knowledge
AI lacks the reservoir of potential knowledge from which to mine more knowledge. It cannot conceive of contradictions because it cannot conceive of the potential. Guglielmo Carchedi is Senior Researcher in the Department of Economics […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – ECB: 25 years
After 25 years the ECB has still not been able to fulfil its task Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’s blog The European Central Bank […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – “Succession” and the end of the illusion of ethical capitalism
Capitalism cannot be successful and at the same time ethical 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” […]
National Politics
Benjamin Schwarz, Christopher Layne: Why Are We in Ukraine?
On the dangers of American hubris Read HERE
National Politics
Andrei Rykov – Who are the far-right Russian groups fighting on Ukraine’s side?
Two paramilitary groups of Russians fighting against Putin attacked Russia’s Belgorod region last week Andrei Rykov is a journalist who lives in Moscow Cross-posted from Open Democracy Denis ‘White Rex’ Nikitin – RDK Telegram channel […]
Climate Crisis
Ayesha Tandon – ‘Safe and just’ climate boundary has already been breached, says contested study
Almost all global thresholds for a “safe and just” planet have already been breached, including for the climate, ecosystems and freshwater, according to new research Ayesha Tandon holds an MSci in Natural Sciences, specialising in […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – The role of tax
Almost all of us spend more on paying tax than we do on anything else in life. That fact alone makes it staggering to me that so few people understand what tax really is, or […]