Blogger The General Theorist wonders whether Christine Lagarde’s patchy performance as managing director of the IMF qualifies her for the trickier role of president of the European Central Bank. “The assumption that Lagarde is a like-for-like replacement of Mario Draghi is a huge misreading of her track-record.”
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Why has Japan avoided the rising inflation – a more solidaristic approach helps
It seems that there are different paths that policy makers can take within a capitalist monetary economy. They can allow corporations to profit gouge at the expense of the workers and then turn on the […]
Aviation
DeSmog: The Polluters of Paris
Olympic sponsorship deals with Air France, Toyota and ArcelorMittal will produce more emissions than eight coal plants running for an entire year, a new Badvertising report shows. Read HERE Image: Badvertising
Finance
Bama Athreya: Gig Workers are in the Driver’s Seat in Europe. Is There Hope for the US?
It’s been quite a year for gig workers around the world. A year ago, platforms like Uber and Doordash were celebrating a costly success undermining workers’ rights in California. Thanks to continued organizing around the […]
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