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Irene Casado Sanchez, Jackie Botts – A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries

May 28, 2024 Ben 0

‘Climate finance’ from the global north to the global south is just high-interest loans, sometimes tied to obligations to source materials for green projects from rich countries. In ‘Reuters’. Read the article HERE.

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Geopolitics

Satyajit Das – The economic costs of modern war

May 28, 2024 Ben 0

Western economies are now well set-up for sustaining wars over the long-term. Satyajit Das is a former banker and author of numerous works. His latest book, published in May, is on ecotourism and man’s relationship […]

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Orsetta Causa, Maxime Nguyen, Emilia Soldani – Lost in the green transition: Measurement and stylised facts

May 28, 2024 Ben 0

This data on green and high-polluting jobs explains a lot about the politics of the green transition. To put it simply, it’s materialism, stupid: most people need to see the green transition make a material […]

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Ben Donaldson – Action on autonomous weapons at the Summit for the Future

May 28, 2024 Ben 0

No surprise that Russia, the UK and US are among three of the states pushing against serious commitments to restrict the use of autonomous weapons: all major arms manufacturers. In the ‘Spoiler Alert’ substack. Read […]

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Dorthe Engelcke – War on Gaza exposes Germany’s feminist foreign policy as a sham

May 28, 2024 Ben 0

As Palestinian women and children suffer under Israel’s onslaught, Berlin has failed to prioritise their plight Dorthe Engelcke is a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law. She […]

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EU politics

 Geneva International Peace Research Institute – Call to the International Criminal Court to investigate Ursula von der Leyen for complicity in war crimes and genocide committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and in Gaza

May 27, 2024 Ben 0

This press release has got no press attention despite Von Der Leyen being in the middle of a re-election campaign, which is why we are highlighting it here. 27 May 2024, Geneva – On May […]

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Geopolitics

Ali Abunimah – German foreign minister says she saw nonexistent 7 Oct. rape video

May 27, 2024 Ben 0

Butcher Baerbock’s lies are about as low as it gets. But will she even be asked about this by the mainstream media? In Electronic Intifada. Read the article HERE.

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Geopolitics

David Hearst – The ICC has suspended Israel’s licence to kill

May 27, 2024 Ben 0

The ICC arrest warrants is a major defeat for Israel: it can no longer use the cloak of victimhood to shield itself from accountability. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He […]

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Michael Roberts – What went wrong with capitalism?

May 27, 2024 Ben 0

A capitalist’s theory of capitalism’s demise. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Ruchir Sharma has a book out called What went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir […]

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Ingar Solty: In Germany, Liberals Lead the Authoritarian Turn

May 27, 2024 Ben 0

‘The rise of the anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland has prompted a wave of troubled reactions in Germany. But authoritarianism isn’t just a far-right creation, and today, liberals are leading the charge against basic democratic freedoms.’ […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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