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Corey Robin – Without End
Obituary to historian Arno Mayer, who was never shy to take on the big questions. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben
Geopolitics
Azhaar Amayreh – A Day in the Life of a Mother and Child in Gaza
Indispensable testimony on what it’s like trying to survive a genocide. Azhaar Amayreh is an English-Arabic interpreter and translator based in Gaza. Cross-posted from Scheerpost Despite the constant Israeli bombing, shelling, terror in the air […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – ASSA 2024 part one: the mainstream: growth uncertainty, inflation confusion, climate paralysis
Report from the biggest annual economic conference in the world, where mainstream economists are still preoccupied by reducing public deficits, whilst being apparently bewildered by inflation and still stuck behind the curve on climate modelling. […]
EU politics
Robin Jaspert – How Europe Made Indebted African States Into Its Border Police
‘Since 2015, the EU has increasingly demanded that African states repress migration on its behalf. It secures their compliance through economic coercion — exploiting debt relations which have in recent times sharply turned in favor […]
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis – What is the point of NATO?
NATO is still serving its purpose of keeping the United States in Europe, the Russians out, and the Germans down. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
Media
Victoria Brittain – John Pilger: A life telling truth to power
A stirring obituary to one of journalism’s finest. Victoria Brittain worked at The Guardian for many years and has lived and worked in Washington, Saigon, Algiers, Nairobi, and reported from many African, Asian and Middle […]
Geopolitics
Caitlin Johnstone – They’re Calling Ethnic Cleansing “Voluntary Migration” Now
The rhetoric of Israeli genocide is as disgusting as it is pathetic. Caitlin Johnstone is a reader-supported independent journalist from Melbourne, Australia. Her political writings can be found on Medium. Articles are re-posted from Caitlins Newsletter. Cross-posted […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Forecast 2024: stagnation, elections and AI
More economic woe is on the way, particularly for Europe, as well as political upheaval and technological disruption. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog […]
EU politics
Euronews: EU to review its Palestine financial aid
After a European Commissioner announced that they were suspending all aid payments repeatedly, the European Commission has rushed out a revision after coming under criticisms from some EU member-states saying the aid is “under review” […]
EU politics
David Hearst – Israel-Palestine War: How Gaza turned the tables on its gaolers
Why Hamas’ surprise attack has left Israel reeling, and will change the dynamics of the Israeli occupation for years to come. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator […]