Should we have boycotted the World Cup in Qatar? Probably not. Since we have always accepted to participate in sports competitions with regimes far removed from social and electoral democracy, starting with China (2008 Olympic Games) and Russia (2018 World Cup), the boycott of Qatar would have been interpreted as a new mark of the hypocrisy of Westerners, always ready to give lessons to a few small countries when it suits them, while continuing to do business with all those who bring them enough money.
Austerity
Bill Mitchell – The ‘disciplining role of markets’ should be replaced by the disciplining role of democracy
Capital through its lobbying power has also meant that there is now democratic deficits rising all around the world. So, we don’t even get to express our political choices on an even playing field. Read […]
Geopolitics
ULMWP: Stop Indonesia’s crackdown on peaceful protest
The Indonesian government’s brutal crackdown on those fighting for West Papuan liberation should be opposed worldwide. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Germany’s Not So V-Recovery: Production in August 2021: -4.0% on the previous month
In August 2021, production in industry was down by 4.0% on the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) Read here Link
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