Shipwreck off Libya’s coast threatens to be deadliest incident in the Mediterranean this year.
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![Nearly 700 deaths have been recorded in the Mediterranean so far this year, according to the UN [File: Santi Palacios/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/imagecache/mbdxxlarge/mritems/Images/2019/7/25/1945adac91c34d2cb957615851233b1b_18.jpg "Over 100 migrants, refugees feared drowned in Mediterranean Sea")
Economics
Bill Mitchell: European Central Bank research provides a withering critique of mainstream macroeconomics
Although Bill Mitchell warns that “this blog post considers some very technical material” he does an excellent job of explaining what it all means. Read here
Economics
Claire Connelly: What are taxes actually for?
A simple, straighforward piece that does away with the myth that governments tax to spend. Read here
Corruption
DW: Germany sets winter gas levy amid warnings of its impact
While windfall profits of energy companies are being vehemently defended by the German government, including the Greens, those that are making losses are being subsidised. Welcome to the EU as Germany wants it. Read Here
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