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Geopolitics

Marco Carnelos – The resilience of the world economy is built on illusion – it’s time the West woke up

October 13, 2026 Ben 0

The weaponisation of trade has not brought the global economy to its knees yet, but it is building up problems that won’t go away. Marco Carnelos is a former Italian diplomat. He has been assigned […]

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Corruption

Tommaso Crescioli, Toon Van Overbeke – Market concentration pushes small business owners to the far-right

October 13, 2026 Ben 0

Capitalism is becoming ever more dominated by large firms, and the owners of the small companies getting squeezed are naturally becoming increasingly disenchanted with the system. Dr Tommaso Crescioli is an Economist at Prometheia and […]

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EU politics

Wolfgang Streeck: System Fractures

October 13, 2026 Ben 0

On Germany’s political crisis. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.

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Jaime Pastor – Maricarmen, the general strike, and the threat of an electoral victory for the reactionary bloc

October 13, 2026 Ben 0

Analysis of the political situation in Spain from a tenants’ union activist. In ‘International Viewpoint’. Read the article HERE.

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Geopolitics

John Rees – Not all workers are on board with the drive to war in Europe

October 12, 2026 Ben 0

While European leaders appear unified in beating the drums of war, many workers in the supply chain do not seem so convinced, with strikes rocking some of the defence industry’s key producers. John Rees is […]

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National Politics

Euronews – Teen revolt or revolution? The student protests threatening France’s presidential race

October 12, 2026 Ben 0

There are some signs the student protests in France could be spreading into a broader movement. Read the article HERE.

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Dean Baker – France’s Debt Problem is an AI Problem

October 12, 2026 Ben 0

If the AI hype is true, we won’t need to worry about fiscal deficits because growth will solve all problems. If they are wrong and the AI bubble bursts, interest rates will fall sharply. Dean […]

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Economics

Michael Roberts – Back to Keynes for ‘the good life’?

October 12, 2026 Ben 0

A new play exalts economist John Maynard Keynes as a prophet of the good life, but was he really? Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael […]

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National Politics

Loren Balhorn – Germany has entered the populist era

October 12, 2026 Ben 0

The centre-ground is collapsing in Germany as far-right an radical left make gains. In ‘Tribune’. Read the article HERE.

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EU politics

EuroNews – Spanish judge lifts arrest warrant for former Catalan leader Puigdemont, opening door to his return

October 6, 2026 Ben 0

Independence leader Puigdemont is finally going to return, ending his long period of political exile. He will go back to a Catalunya that has largely deserted him and his party. Read the article HERE.

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Towards the Abyss – Ukraine from Maidan to War by Volodymyr Ishchenko

October 28, 2026 0

Book Review by Branko Milanović As some people who follow my Substack might have been noticed I have been reading this Summer several books about the current Ukraine-Russia war. I find it very instructive and useful […]

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Reindustrialise Britain – A Strategy for Wealth Creation by Costas Lapavitsas, Larry Elliot, Doug Nicholls

September 4, 2026 0

Book Review by Mathew D. Rose With the exception of the Epstein Class and the Professional and Managerial Caste in Britain there is now a broad consensus that neo-liberalism has failed the nation. It has […]

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