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Nathan Akehurst: The European Union is stepping up its war on refugees

March 29, 2023 Ben 0

Frontex, Europe’s border army, sits at the heart of a remilitarising continent Cross-posted from Other News A special EU summit in Brussels last month committed to increasing funds for border surveillance and the deportation of […]

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Finance

Gig Economy Project – Spanish study finds Uber, Bolt and Cabify charge customers more in poor neighbourhoods than rich ones

March 29, 2023 Ben 0

First-of-its-kind study also claims that private hire platforms in Spain indirectly price fix and break labour laws. Read the full report in English here. A ground-breaking study examining the algorithms of private hire platforms in […]

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Euronews: ‘Mega strike’ in Germany: Flights, trains and buses cancelled during mass walkout on Monday

March 27, 2023 Ben 0

Largest strike in Germany for 30 years. Read the article HERE.

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Philippe Marlière: Macron’s denial of democracy

March 27, 2023 Ben 0

The French President is undermining any faith that was left in democracy, and may be paving the way for a Le Pen presidency in 2027 Philippe Marlière is a Professor of French and European Politics at […]

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Politico: Keir Starmer to make good on his vow to stop Jeremy Corbyn running for UK Labour

March 27, 2023 Ben 0

Keir Starmer’s war on the Labour left continues. Read the article HERE.

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Michael Roberts – Banking crisis: is it all over?

March 27, 2023 Ben 0

An overview of where we are up to with the banking crisis, which may have years still to run Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ […]

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Mathias Bernard – French governments’ long record of bypassing parliament: a brief history of article 49.3

March 27, 2023 Ben 0

Many French presidents have used article 49.3 to force through reforms, only to have to backdown later as their legitimacy is undermined and protests grow Mathias Bernard is a historian at the Clermont Auvergne university […]

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Mareike Beck – The Credit Suisse crisis and the contradictions of global finance: Three fallacies and a proposal

March 27, 2023 Ben 0

Incisive read explaining why Central Bank ‘solutions’ to the banking crisis aren’t actually fixing anything. Mareike Beck is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at King’s College London. Cross-posted from the LSE EUROPP blog Banking is […]

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EU politics

Harrison Stetler: Emmanuel Macron’s Constitutional Coup Has Thrown France Into Crisis

March 22, 2023 Ben 0

Most French people oppose raising the pension age, and there was no parliamentary majority for the change. While the reform has now been railroaded through the National Assembly, mobilised opponents see a chance to finish […]

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Economics

Steve Keen: The Fractured Fairy Tales That Led To Today’s Banking Crisis

March 22, 2023 Ben 0

The only explanations for why Central Banks have not bought government bonds directly, and instead through the secondary market, are not based on logic or experience. Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for […]

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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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