The case for the UK to adopt a zero target sooner than 2050 – perhaps as soon as 2030 – appears to be a very strong one Tim Jackson, Professor of Sustainable Development and Director [...]
Famed short-seller is even more concerned with political fallout from Evergrande than economic/financial woes. Interview by Lynn Parramore Cross-posted from the INET Webiste Renowned short-seller Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates, is what you [...]
The Jewish Chronicle warns that the dismissal of Prof David Miller is ‘just the beginning’ Jonathan Cook is an award-winning British journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, since 2001 Cross-posted from Jonathan Cook’s website To read [...]
The EU Green Deal includes bold promises to vastly reduce the use of toxic pesticides. But big pesticide corporations like Bayer, BASF, Syngenta and Corteva are lobbying hard to counter these initiatives. They also want [...]
The search continues for a simple technical fix for climate change. The Small Modular Reactor (SMR) is one of these. But it appears they will cause more problems than they solve. The Oeko-Institut (Institute for [...]
In this simple step for step analysis we see once again the 40 years old populist ploy of privatisation – in this case Britain’s health service NHS Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor [...]
On 9 October during protests in Rome against Italy’s vaccine mandates, demonstrators stormed and ransacked the headquarter of the CGIL labour union, an act not seen since the rise of Mussolini’s fascists. Antonio Lettieri is [...]
In this podcast, the Gig Economy Project speaks to the leader of Élite Taxi Barcelona, Alberto ‘Tito’ Álvarez, about how the union has been so effective in keeping Uber out of the Catalan capital Lea [...]
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coming talks
Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau
“Economics beyond the Swabian hausfrau” is a series of talks, featuring some of the most prominent European heterodox economists. Due to current developments we are now emphasising climate change, once again with some of the leading experts in this field.These talks are presented by BRAVE NEW EUROPE, the Helle Panke Foundation, and with the friendly support of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation.
Zoomcasts in English with a simultaneous German translation Robin McAlpine on 9 November 2021 at 8pm CET (Zoomcast) “Start Counting: why a Green New Deal needs to be quantified”
Julia Steinberger on 24 November 2021 at 8pm CET (Zoomcast) “Living well within planetary limits: is it possible? And what will it take? “
Book Review by Chris Bambery The removal of General Francisco Franco’s remains, in the autumn of 2019, from the hideous mausoleum he had built for himself and the founder of Spain’s fascist party, the Falange, [...]
