Corruption
Branko Marcetic: The State of Ukrainian Democracy Is Not Strong
A detailed account of the sharp decline in democratic freedoms in Ukraine, in ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Economics
Nicole Omotoye: How Netflix hit ‘Bank of Dave’ shows banks could work for people and community, not profit
A new Netflix series dramatises the story of Dave Fishwick, who’s ambition is to take on the City of London and open the first local bank in 150 years. Nicole Omotoye works as a Campaigner […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: EEA1 – the causes of current inflation
A look at Joseph Stiglitz’ analysis of the current drivers of inflation and what to do about it. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog […]
EU politics
Ben Wray – Britain: Boris’ War exposes his liberal critics
Boris Johnson is at his demagogic worst in escalating the war in Ukraine. Yet his liberal critics are quietly supportive of his provocations. Ben Wray is the co-ordinator of Brave New Europe’s Gig Economy Project […]
EU politics
Luke Stobart: Catalonia’s Independence Struggle Has Deep Roots
Review of A People’s History of Catalonia by Michael Eaude (Pluto Press, 2022). Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Alp Kayserilioglu: Turkey’s Statequake
The scale of state failure in Turkey is just as striking as the natural disaster. Read the article HERE.
Fake News
Chris Hedges, Jeff Gerth: The failure of the US press in the Trump-Russia saga
Walter Lippmann in his 1920 book Liberty and the News warned that when journalists “arrogate to themselves the right to determine by their own consciences what shall be reported and for what purpose, democracy is […]
Economics
Steve Keen, Phil Dobbie: Are Central Banks heading for a fall?
They are pushing up interest rates the world over because monetary theory dictates that this is the way to bring down inflation. But not so long ago those same banks were arguing that inflation was […]
Corruption
Dave Smith, Eveline Lubbers – Police Infiltration of Unions: We Need the Truth
For decades, undercover police in the UK have given workers’ names to the employers’ blacklist if they demanded decent pay or safe conditions. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Ben Cuzzupe, Peter Norwood: Crunch time for consumer credit in Europe
As the cost of living crisis bites, working class Europeans are increasingly getting into problematic debt. Ben Cuzzupe is an Editor and Communications Officer at Finance Watch. Peter Norwood is a Senior Research and Advocacy […]