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Economics

Interview with Gary Gerstle: The Neoliberal Order Is Crumbling – It’s Up to Us What Comes Next

July 15, 2022 Ben 0

In this interview on Jacobin, historian Gary Gerstle discusses his now book, ‘The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era’, with J. C. Pan. Read here.

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EU politics

Rosa Vasilaki – Fortress Greece

July 15, 2022 Ben 0

Rosa Vasiliki writes in New Left Review’s ‘Side Car’ on Greece and the EU’s appalling treatment of refugees. Read the article here.

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Núria Bassa, Toni Strubell: 10 reasons the EU Advocate General is wrong about the Spanish Justice System

July 15, 2022 Ben 0

‘If the EU sees Spain’s judicial practice as normal, what can be said of the EU’s judicial practice?’ Toni Strubell  is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author of What Catalans Want […]

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Gig Economy Project – Italian taxi wildcat strike ends after Prime Minister offers his resignation

July 15, 2022 Ben 0

A spontaneous strike of taxi drivers across Italy following the Uber Files revelations has stopped after the Italian Prime Minister offered his resignation, one of the key demands of the drivers who are opposed to […]

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Corruption

Gig Economy Project – Piero Valmassoi: We should worry about what Uber is doing to influence the EU Platform Work Directive

July 12, 2022 Ben 0

Piero Valmassoi, an EU policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, takes a look into Uber and the other ridehail and food delivery platforms’ lobbying strategy over the EU platform work […]

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Corruption

Gig Economy Project – The #UberFiles: 5 things you need to know

July 10, 2022 Ben 0

The Gig Economy Project looks at the key revelations from the Uber Files, a massive leak of of internal documents from the US ridehail giant uncovering the company’s true face The Gig Economy Project, led […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – The #UberFiles: reaction round-up

July 10, 2022 Ben 0

The Gig Economy Project rounds up some of the key reaction to the Uber Files from unions, politicians, NGOs and others. The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE […]

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Corruption

Bloomberg – Big tech shadow lobbying campaigns under fire in EU Parliament

July 8, 2022 Ben 0

If corporate lobbying in Brussels wasn’t insidious enough, now we have ‘shadow lobbying’ Read here.

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Climate Crisis

Eve Ottenberg – Heat and drought bake the world. Thank climate change.

July 8, 2022 Ben 0

Europeans are unhappy with uncomfortable temperatures in mid-June, while in some parts of the world unbearable heat is bringing drought and starvation Cross-posted from CounterPunch The canary in the coal mine is dead. He died […]

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David Jamieson – Amid the Tory farce, the real divisions emerge

July 8, 2022 Ben 0

Written shortly before Boris Johnson’s resignation, but a good examination of what’s really at stake in the crisis of the Conservative party Cross-posted from Conter “We need the return of a Conservative Government” – the […]

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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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