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Eve Ottenberg: The West can’t stop pillaging other countries’ bank accounts

July 29, 2022 Ben 0

Seizing the funds of sovereign states is not a good strategy for maintaining global hegemony Cross-posted from CounterPunch With the explanation that it had to punish Russia for its war in Ukraine, the west stole […]

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National Politics

Jan P. Vogler: How Europe’s history of interstate rivalry is linked to global imperialism – and why it still matters today

July 29, 2022 Ben 0

Inter-state European competition was a key driving force of empire, the legacy of which is still very much present in contemporary global power relations Cross-posted from the LSE Europe blog On the surface, it may […]

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Corruption

Prabir Purkayastha: The WTO Opts for Greed and Profits Over Providing Vaccinations for All People Worldwide

July 29, 2022 Ben 0

Vaccine apartheid is not in the news anymore but it is still live and well. This article was produced by Globetrotter The UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima had appealed before the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva […]

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Corruption

Gig Economy Project – Why Uber failed and what’s next: Interview with Paris Marx

July 26, 2022 Ben 0

The Gig Economy Project speaks to Paris Marx, host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast and author of new book ‘Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation’, about […]

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EU politics

Fabien Escalona: France’s left needs to speak to all parts of the working class

July 22, 2022 Ben 0

Why does the left struggle to win support outside big cities? Read the article here.

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Economics

Bob Hancké: Socialism for the bankers, capitalism for the rest of us – so it goes

July 22, 2022 Ben 0

The European Central Bank’s interest rate rise is wealth redistribution from us to the bankers – again Cross-posted from the LSE Europe blog About a decade ago, the billionaire Warren Buffett stated, with thinly veiled […]

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Globalisation

Marco D’Eramo: Sinking Germany

July 22, 2022 Ben 0

“A situation is thus emerging out of the Ukraine conflict which is not without historical precedent: the defeat of German strategy.” Read the article here.

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Economics

Dean Baker: The Fed Should Not Allow Itself to Get Bullied into Bringing on a Recession

July 22, 2022 Ben 0

The recession drums bang loudly on both sides of the Atlantic Cross-posted from the CEPR blog. There is a loud and growing chorus demanding that the Fed follow a path of aggressive rate hikes, which […]

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Corruption

Jonathan Cook – Forde Inquiry exposes Labour’s biggest problem: Keir Starmer

July 22, 2022 Ben 0

The Forde report highlights the “factionalism” which undermined Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party – but now that faction is in charge, and behaves more factionally than ever Cross-posted from Jonathan Cook’s newsletter A […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – As UK Uber drivers strike, union leader calls for Uber whistleblower to answer their questions

July 20, 2022 Ben 0

As Uber drivers in the ADCU union strike in wake of Uber Files revelations, the General Secretary calls for whistleblower Mark MacGann to answer their questions at a public hearing: “The drivers deserve a first-hand […]

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Economics

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

May 8, 2026 0

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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