Geopolitics
Month: February 2026
EU politics
DW – EU freezes US trade deal over tariffs uncertainty
The abomination of a trade deal agreed by Ursula Von Der Leyen last July has been constantly delayed because the goalposts keep shifting, which probably tells you that it was a very bad idea in […]
Geopolitics
Juan Cole – Trump’s Gaza ‘peace plan’ is just his latest delusional con job
The so-called ‘peace plan’, ruled over by Trump through his so called ‘Board of Peace’ is an Orwellian colonial monstrosity. Juan Cole teaches Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan. His […]
Finance
Johan Alfonsson et al – How Gig Capitalism Came to Thrive in Nordic Labour Markets
‘Platform companies haven’t overthrown Nordic labor institutions. But they have navigated around them, growing by exploiting the Nordic model’s uneven and conditional protections.’ In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Saudi Arabia’s Middle East alliances are shifting
Saudi Arabia feels itself being boxed-in by UAE and Israel, and is building new alliances to re-balance Middle Eastern power. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and […]
EU politics
Katie Hudson – How far-right culture is being normalised again in Spain
There has never been a fascist taboo in post-Franco Spain as there has been in Germany, but the prevalence of fascist nostalgia and rhetoric used to be limited to a tiny fringe. Now it’s becoming […]
EU politics
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Is Germany losing competitiveness in the EMU?
Anyone who says that Germany has a problem with competitiveness, that labour costs are too high or that we need to tighten our belts is contradicting the facts. Germany is still living below its means […]
Economics
Michael Hudson, Glenn Diesen: Destiny of Civilization – Financialization and Collapse
8 February 2026 GLENN DIESEN: Welcome back. We are joined today by Professor Michael Hudson to discuss the direction of civilization. So thank you very much for coming back on. MICHAEL HUDSON: Well, thanks for […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – US economy: jobs and AI
The US economy is still “one big bet on AI” Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog By Ziko – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=148559294 […]