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Gig Economy Project – Defeat for the platform lobby: European Parliament backs stronger Platform Work Directive

February 2, 2023 Ben 0

European Parliament now must negotiate its mandate with the Council of the EU, which has yet to agree its position THE European Parliament has voted in favour of a text which would see the presumption […]

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Finance

Guy Standing: Can Labour de-commodify Higher Education? It has a minor problem

February 1, 2023 Ben 0

Tony Blair’s son, Euan, is spearheading a new phase in the commodification of Higher Education in the UK. Guy Standing is a labour economist and professorial research associate at SOAS. Cross-posted from the Progressive Economy […]

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João Camargo: The battle of Lützerath marks the beginning of a new stage for the global climate movement

February 1, 2023 Ben 0

The climate justice movement may have taken a step forward at Lützerath by taking a confrontational approach to capital and the state. Joao Camargo is a climate activist in grassroots movement Climaximo in Portugal and […]

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Neo-Liberalism in the EU

Karl Hansen: ‘Independent’ pay review bodies are a scam

February 1, 2023 Ben 0

‘Independent’ pay review bodies exist to disguise government responsibility for slashing wages. Read the article HERE.

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Inequality

Adam Leaver, Jonathan Silver, Richard Goulding: The rise of corporate landlords

February 1, 2023 Ben 0

‘Build-to-rent’ is taking over urban centres as super-rich investors realise there is big bucks in landlordism. Adam Leaver, Jonathan Silver and Richard Goulding are academics at the University of Sheffield. Cross-posted from the Conversation UK […]

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David Jamieson, Anton Jäger: Protesting Alone? The left and the death of mass politics

January 30, 2023 Ben 0

Conter’s latest podcast sees editor David Jamieson speak to academic researcher and writer Anton Jäger about the crisis of civil society and the decline of mass politics. Taking as a starting point the seminal study […]

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Economics

Shaun Richards: The German economy contracts as inflation picks up on both Spain and Italy

January 30, 2023 Ben 0

Germany is entering recession, despite predictions from the great and the good that it wouldn’t. Read the article HERE.

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Jonathan Cook: Why the western media is afraid of Julian Assange

January 30, 2023 Ben 0

Jonathan Cook’s speech from an event in London on the media and democracy. Cross-posted from Jonathan Cook’s Substack During an interview back in 2011, Julian Assange made an acute observation about the role of what […]

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Media

John P. Ruehl: Why a small city in Ukraine is a focal point in the war

January 30, 2023 Ben 0

Taking the city of Bakhmut has become a key propaganda aim for Russia. John P Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington, DC. He is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy and a contributor […]

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EU politics

Chris Hedges – Ukraine: The War that Went Wrong

January 30, 2023 Ben 0

Pulitzer-prize winning war correspondent gives his assessment of the Ukraine war, on his Substack. Read the article HERE.

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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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