Globalisation
Marco D’Eramo: Sinking Germany
“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.
Articles by Ben Wray
Economics
Dean Baker: The Fed Should Not Allow Itself to Get Bullied into Bringing on a Recession
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 […]
Corruption
Jonathan Cook – Forde Inquiry exposes Labour’s biggest problem: Keir Starmer
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 […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – As UK Uber drivers strike, union leader calls for Uber whistleblower to answer their questions
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 […]
Economics
Interview with Gary Gerstle: The Neoliberal Order Is Crumbling – It’s Up to Us What Comes Next
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.
EU politics
Rosa Vasilaki – Fortress Greece
Rosa Vasiliki writes in New Left Review’s ‘Side Car’ on Greece and the EU’s appalling treatment of refugees. Read the article here.
EU politics
Núria Bassa, Toni Strubell: 10 reasons the EU Advocate General is wrong about the Spanish Justice System
‘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 […]
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Italian taxi wildcat strike ends after Prime Minister offers his resignation
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 […]
Corruption
Gig Economy Project – Piero Valmassoi: We should worry about what Uber is doing to influence the EU Platform Work Directive
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 […]
Corruption
Gig Economy Project – The #UberFiles: 5 things you need to know
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 […]