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Michael Roberts: The Great Divergence

July 10, 2023 Ben 0

The rise of China has led to inequality falling on the global scale over the past 20 years, but that’s highly unlikely to continue. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific […]

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EU politics

Virginie Martin: How the death of Nahel M. inflamed an already embattled France

July 10, 2023 Ben 0

The riots in France should be seen against the backdrop of Emmanuel Macron’s failure to offer solutions or even a coherent narrative to the country’s working class. Cross-posted from The Conversation Europe The events that […]

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Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea, by Darrin M. McMahon

July 10, 2023 Ben 0

Book review by Branko Milanović, cross-posted from his blog. The ideological history of the idea of equality (“Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea”) is an ambitious, erudite and well-written book by Darrin M. McMahon. […]

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Gig Economy Project – Accessing the algorithm to build union power: The case of Palermo

July 7, 2023 Ben 0

Interview with Fabio Pace of the NIdiL CGIL union in Palermo, which has used legal action to reveal the secrets of algorithmic management and strengthen the power of food delivery couriers. Interview by Piero Valmassoi, […]

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Matthew James Seidel: How Right-Wingers Hijacked Green Politics in Norway

July 5, 2023 Ben 0

Review of The Paradox of Svalbard: Climate Change and Globalisation in the Arctic by Zdenka Sokolíčková (Pluto Press, 2023). In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.

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Michael Roberts: From greedflation to stagflation and then slumpflation

July 5, 2023 Ben 0

Beneath the surface of the inflation crisis – which will soon become a global slump – is the failure of capital accumulation to improve productivity Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and […]

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National Politics

Ronan Burtenshaw: How the NHS was won

July 5, 2023 Ben 0

Interesting piece on the struggle which was required to establish the UK’s National Health Service, on its 75th anniversary. Read the article HERE.

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EU politics

Greek shipwreck oracle: A horrible accident at sea or the inevitable function of militarised borders? – Interview with Lauren Markham

July 5, 2023 Ben 0

The militarisation of the EU’s external borders replicates many of the deadly practices of the United States on its Mexican border Interview by Todd Miller, author of ‘Build Bridges Not Walls’ and editor of The […]

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EU politics

Boris Kagarlitsky: My Peace Plan

July 5, 2023 Ben 0

Russian leftist outlines a proposal to end the Ukraine war. Boris Kagarlitsky is a historian and sociologist who lives in Moscow. He is a prolific author of books on the history and current politics of […]

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US-China relations and the decline of US dominance: Interview with Jeffrey D. Sachs

July 4, 2023 Ben 0

Sachs talks about Ukraine, de-dollarisation, Taiwan, the Middle East and more in this transcript from an interview with ‘The Creative Process – One Planet podcast / Pearls and Irritations’. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Sustainable Development and […]

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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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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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