EU politics
Chris Hedges – Ukraine: The War that Went Wrong
Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent gives his assessment of the Ukraine war, on his Substack. Read the article HERE.
Year: 2023
Solutions
Robert H. Wade: How will the Russia-Ukraine war end?
Neither the US, Ukraine nor Russia is likely to get their desired end goal from the war, so the quicker serious peace negotiations begin the more lives can be saved. Robert H. Wade is Professor […]
National Politics
Anatol Lieven – First artillery, then tanks, then warplanes, then what?
The US slow climb up the escalatory ladder in Ukraine appears to be moving a bit faster — without a lot of talk about consequences. Read Here
Economics
Shaun Richards: The ECB is slamming the brakes on the Euro area economy
The situation is simply that the ECB made things worse by ignoring the incoming inflation storm and now seems set to continue tightening when the outlook is better. So they made it worse on the […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – Distinguishing incomes from capital and labor
How capitalism has changed from its 19th century variety of industrial capitalism to the 21st century version where we think of capitalism as financial Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His […]
Economics
James Kinsella, Richard Fairchild – Bitcoin has shot up 50% since the new year, but here’s why new lows are probably still ahead
James Kinsella, University of Bath and Richard Fairchild, University of Bath To the delight of investors across the cryptosphere, the price of bitcoin (BTC) has rallied over 53% since its low of US$15,476 (£12,519) in […]
Inequality
Robin McAlpine – Can poverty escape the B-list?
Robin McAlpine once again asking the right question and giving the right answer Robin McAlpine is founder of the Scottish think-and-do tank Common Weal Cross-posted from Common Weal There is something I’m finding increasingly unsettling […]
National Politics
James W. Carden – The U.S. Foreign Policy Establishment Proves in Ukraine That It Forgot the Lessons of Vietnam
Just as the Iraq invasion was a “mission accomplished” and Afghanistan an easy victory over the Taliban, not to mention the intervention in Libya, all these “successful” wars have turned into major defeats for US […]
National Politics
Kyiv Independent: A rare glimpse into covert arms sales world: How Western companies make a fortune on brokering deals for Ukraine
Top findings: Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine had driven arms prices times up High demand has allowed some private brokers to secure arms deals for Ukraine to earn two to four times more than usual […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Bank of Japan continues to show who has the power
1. It would better for the speculators to stop their futile attempts to profit from pressuring the Bank to raise rates and end its bond-buying program. 2. The Bank will not cede to this pressure, […]