Economics
Angus Deaton: How Misreading Adam Smith Helped Spawn Deaths of Despair
A Nobel Prize–winning economist reflects on the dire consequences of libertarian economics. Read HERE
Year: 2023
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Will Sánchez’s investiture depend on Puigdemont?
The man the EU and Spanish government want to jail now holds Spain’s political future in his hands. Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author of What Catalans Want […]
National Politics
George Beebe – The myth of a strong postwar Ukraine
Ending the conflict sooner will give Kyiv a chance to rebuild. Until then, its prospects for a thriving, democratic state are diminishing. George Beebe is Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute Cross-posted from […]
EU politics
Aleks Szczerbiak – Could the migration issue swing this year’s Polish election?
Model EU politician Donald Tusk burnishing his EU credentials: first the snout in trough, then moral posturing Aleks Szczerbiak is Professor of Politics and Contemporary European Studies at the University of Sussex. He is author of Poland […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Food, trade and slumpflation
Rising food inflation, falling trade growth and a global manufacturing recession hardly make a recipe for an optimistic ‘soft landing’ for the G7 economies over the next year. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City […]
EU politics
Stephen Bryen: Saudi Arabia’s Ukraine peace talks agree on nothing
With Ukraine’s counter-offensive going nowhere fast, it may not be long before the cracks in the US-led NATO alliance begin to show. Cross-posted from Other News The Saudi Arabia-sponsored “peace talks” failed to accomplish anything. […]
Climate Crisis
Jake Spring: Rainforest countries form pact to demand conservation cash from rich nations
‘A dozen rainforest countries formed a pact on Wednesday at a summit in Brazil to demand developed countries pay to help poorer nations combat climate change and preserve biodiversity.’ In Yahoo News. Read the article […]
Climate Crisis
Marco D’Eramo: Darning the Planet
On the climate crisis and the political class. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Uncategorized
Prabir Purkayastha – Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists
Oppenheimer’s rise and fall shows how the scientists who were hailed for their role in the Manhatten Project were ultimately subordinates to the US’ military industrial complex Prabir Purkayastha is the founding editor of Newsclick. […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine: Humanity relies on us getting our pitch right
Focused on Scotland but relevant everywhere: how to convince a sceptical public that radical climate action can be good for them? Robin McAlpine is founder of the Scottish think-and-do tank Common Weal Cross-posted from Robin […]