Economics
Bill Mitchell: The transitory inflation conjecture gains even more data credence
International economic data suggests the supply drivers of inflation may be abating. Read the article HERE.
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Climate Crisis
Tanupriya Singh – ‘The Axe Always Falls on the Most Vulnerable’: Pakistan Demands Debt Cancellation and Climate Justice
More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations. Cross-posted from the Independent Media Institute Even as […]
Climate Crisis
Claudia Horn: Europe Needs to Radicalise Its Climate Policies in Response to the Energy Crisis
The EU is watering down its tepid ecological reforms as energy prices soar. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Czech Republic tried to include collective agreements as substitute for legal provisions in EU Platform Work Directive
Union leaders and campaigners for gig workers’ rights say attempt to introduce collective agreements as a substitute for legal provisions in the EU Directive demonstrates how bad agreements can be used by platforms to undermine […]
Corruption
Daniel Hough – World Cup 2022: heat on Qatar diverts attention from Fifa’s failure to tackle proven corruption
FIFA corruption is about much more than Qatar hosting the World Cup. Cross-posted from The Conversation UK. Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 men’s football World Cup has provoked a fair degree of anger and confusion. […]
EU politics
Jamie Maxwell: Post-Sturgeon
Scottish nationalism has hit a wall. Read the article HERE.
Deregulation
Reuters: Amazon workers protest at some German, French sites on Black Friday
Amazon strikes in more than 30 countries part of ‘Make Amazon Pay initiative’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Thomas Simon Mattia: Why Were Italians Swayed to the Right by the Brothers of Italy?
Italy didn’t vote for fascism, they voted for the far-right because they offered a message of security, whereas the left failed to offer a credible answer to the key concerns of Italians Cross-posted from Green […]
Uncategorized
James Foley – Capturing identity part 1: Dedicated followers of fashion
Many who once embraced identity politics are now turning away from it. But this is a cycle we keep repeating in modern history. In the first instalment of a new series examining the rise, fall […]
Finance
Anne Dufresne: Uber’s social dialogue deal with the UBT-FGTB union in Belgium
Anne Dufresne, activist for gig workers’ rights and member of the GRESEA research group, gives a critical perspective on Uber’s recognition agreement with Belgian union UBT-FGTB, the first such agreement in the EU. A longer […]