Economics
Andrew Yamakawa Elrod – What was Bidenomics?
In-depth analysis of what Bidenomics eventually became, which was basically public spending to advance the techno-security complex. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Month: October 2024
Geopolitics
Chris Hedges – Genocidal Scorecard
The latest U.N. report chronicles Israel’s advances in its genocidal assault in Gaza. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where he served as the […]
EU politics
Anatol Lieven – An unfortunate rush to judgment in Georgia elections
The Western media is indulging the preassembled narrative: that the only way the government could win was by rigging the vote. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Uncovering Big Tech’s hidden network
Conflicts of interest gone wild in the world of EU big tech regulation. This investigation was a joint initiative between the Corporate Europe Observatory, SOMO and Lobby Control. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory Over the […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – UK budget: no game changer
Labour’s first budget since taking office won’t fix broken Britain, far from it. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The newly elected Labour government’s […]
Geopolitics
Francesca Albanese, Chris Hedges – Genocide as Colonial Erasure
29 October 2024 “The crime of all crimes.” That is how the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda declared genocide in the final judgment of Prosecutor v. Akayesu, the case against the mayor of Taba, Rwanda […]
Geopolitics
Binoy Kampmark – Crippling UNRWA: The Knesset’s Collective Punishment of Palestinians
The campaign against UNRWA by the Israeli state has been relentless and pathological. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photo: Eliran t/Creative […]
Food Production
Shonil Baghwat – How a Trump election win could hit the US food industry and leave millions of Americans hungry
Amid all the noise about these key issues however, food has received only marginal coverage in the campaigning despite the country’s high cost of living. Shonil Baghwat is Professor of Environment and Development, The Open University […]
Economics
Ian Proud – Georgia: Election was just as much about the economy
Closer ties to Europe have not helped Tbilisi on the fiscal front, just look at the numbers Ian Proud was a member of Britain’s Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. He served as the Economic […]
Finance
VoxEU: Currency denomination of foreign exchange reserves – from taboo in the past towards disclosure and exciting research nowadays
There has been a growing trend towards more disclosure by central banks on the currency denomination of their foreign exchange reserves. Read HERE