This is an ominous number, especially as 2020 was a Covid year. Odd that no one is picking up on it.
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Austerity
Paul Mason: Neoliberalism is a real economic model – here’s how the left can overturn it
The replacement of a hyper-financialised system will require a radical reshaping of the state, new national and global institutions, and new treaties. Read here
Corruption
Politico: Bayer ordered to pay $80M in cancer case linked to Roundup weedkiller
Do not expect much to change in the EU. Germany’s National Champion Bayer bought Monsanto. The German government will not let this damage Bayer’s business in the EU, just as it has protected Volkswagen from […]
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Helping the left behind: its (economic) geography, stupid
The growing divide since the 1980s is about the fortunes of large cities compared to smaller units. But the economic theory behind that dynamic can also be used to help those left behind. Read here
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