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Barry Malone – The truth is Burnham’s mea culpa on Gaza was nothing but a change in tone

July 20, 2026 Ben 0

Andy Burnham became UK Prime Minister today. If he is serious about changing the Labour Party, Burnham will have to break with an Atlanticist foreign policy which he has always supported. Barry Malone is an […]

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National Politics

Middle East Eye – Andy Burnham promises ‘new economic and political model’ as UK prime minister

July 20, 2026 Ben 0

It is prudent to remain highly sceptical of Burnham, but committing to eliminating rough sleeping on day one is not a bad start. Read the article HERE.

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Economics

Michael Roberts – EU companies: a ‘capitalism of rent’?

July 20, 2026 Ben 0

A rising share of profits in Europe are going into finance rather than productive investment. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Why is […]

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Corruption

Mark Episkopos – Ukraine’s Defence Minister tried to fight corruption, and paid the price

July 20, 2026 Ben 0

The fall of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who had overhauled Ukraine’s war strategy, shows Zelensky prioritises corruption over competence. Mark Episkopos is a Eurasia Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He […]

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Dave Braneck – The Americanization of the World Cup Is Here to Stay

July 20, 2026 Ben 0

‘Unwarranted ad breaks, entry bans on some foreign nationals, and political tampering with the game all made this a Trumpian World Cup. But if Donald Trump put his stamp on the world’s game, it’s also […]

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Solutions

Toppling the AI Empire: Interview with Karen Hao

July 14, 2026 Ben 0

The author of ‘Empire of AI’, a book about OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, discusses technology, power and sovereignty. Alessio Giussani is the editor-in-chief of the Green European Journal. He was formerly contributing editor of Eurozine (Vienna) […]

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Corruption

Al Jazeera – Hungary’s parliament votes to oust president in latest anti-Orban move

July 14, 2026 Ben 0

It’s amazing how the mainstream media in Europe has lost interest in the anti-democratic manoeuvrings of the Hungarian government now that they are being done against Orban, rather than by him. Read the article HERE.

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Geopolitics

Joseph Gerson – NATO 3.0 Emerges Alive and Dangerous from the Ankara Summit

July 14, 2026 Ben 0

NATO 3.0, where European countries do the heavy-lifting of arms spending to keep the US happy, is under construction. Dr. Joseph Gerson is the president of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament, and Common Security; co-president […]

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Geopolitics

David Hearst – Burnham knows that Labour’s Gaza policy has to change if he has any chance of succeeding where Starmer failed

July 14, 2026 Ben 0

Restoring some semblance of a moral core to the Labour Party won’t be easy, but is politically necessary for Andy Burnham. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator […]

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Finance

Branko Milanović – What Marx Can Tell Us About Artificial Intelligence

July 14, 2026 Ben 0

‘Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism’s tendency to replace living labor with machines can help shed light on how AI take-up may develop.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.

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Reindustrialise Britain – A Strategy for Wealth Creation by Costas Lapavitsas, Larry Elliot, Doug Nicholls

September 4, 2026 0

Book Review by Mathew D. Rose With the exception of the Epstein Class and the Professional and Managerial Caste in Britain there is now a broad consensus that neo-liberalism has failed the nation. It has […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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