Solutions
France 24 – Workers take to the streets in worldwide May Day protests
Round-up of May Day protests from across the world. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Economics
L. Randall Wray – Did We Do MMT During COVID?
MMT economist argues that MMT policy solutions were not applied during the 2008 financial crisis nor the pandemic crisis, but in both cases the government solutions showed that affordability is not the problem. L. Randall […]
Geopolitics
Gilbert Achcar – Palestine’s fate in light of the onslaught on Gaza
“The current onslaught against the Gaza Strip, accompanied by a dangerous escalation of Zionist attacks in the West Bank, undoubtedly constitutes the gravest stage of the Zionist aggression that has been ongoing on the Palestinian […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Inclusive economics and the IMF
The IMF and World Bank want to talk about a ‘compact for inclusive growth’, but geopolitical conflict is rising and inequality is growing. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. […]
Geopolitics
Ali Bakir, Mehmet Rakipoglu – How Israel relies on foreign fighters to carry out its war crimes
Israel’s foreign fighters are thought to include 4,000 French and 1,000 Italians. Ali Bakir is a research assistant professor at Ibn Khaldun Center for Humanities and Social Sciences. Mehmet Rakipoglu is an assistant professor at […]
Gig Economy
As the Platform Work Directive passes, is Just Eat turning its back on employing its riders?
A dispute over job cuts in Paris has turned into an international movement of Just Eat riders, who accuse the company’s CEO of saying one thing in public and doing another in practice. The Gig […]
EU politics
Al Jazeera – Spain’s Sanchez drama: After toying with resignation, PM draws criticism
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez was never going to resign, the real question is whether this ploy will lead to any substantial reform of Spain’s judiciary, which remains largely unreconstructed since the Franco era. In ‘Al […]
EU politics
Scott Lavery – Europe’s Core
Germany in particular is highly exposed to geoeconomic rivalry around key technologies such as semiconductors. The EU’s attempts to protect its industrial core are not convincing. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Chris Hedges – Sermon for Gaza
Sermon given on Sunday April 28 at a service held at the encampment for Gaza at Princeton University. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times, where […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Campus protests: This could be the moment when Israel loses the West
Just as the student protests were crucial to undermining support for the Vietnam war in the US, today’s protests are doing the same over Israel’s genocide in Gaza. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of […]