Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Euro area inflation is not accelerating out of control
“When I say that I think the inflationary pressures are transitory, one shouldn’t conclude that means they are short-lived.” Read here
Articles by Mathew D. Rose
Climate Crisis
Energy Voice: Private equity deals surge to £2.4 billion for UK North Sea
Wait! Isn’t private equity supposed to be a force for good that will invest trillions to stop climate change? Read Here Photo: Berardo62 licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
Aviation
Routes: UK Increases Minimum Slot Usage Threshold For Summer 2022
Whatever happened to “the free market” and supply and demand? The UK nanny state is again supporting the corporate interests of airports at the expense of climate change. Read here
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis: How the Euro Divided Europe
When eurozone finance ministers recently issued a joint paean to the single currency on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the introduction of euro banknotes and coins, something remarkable happened: Nothing. No one joined […]
Climate Crisis
Julia Steinberger – Individuals and social pressure: how to change the world
How individuals can change the world, despite all rumours to the contrary Julia Steinberger is Professor of Ecological Economics at the University of Lausanne Cross-posted from Julia’s Blog Guillermo Fernandez on the Bern Bundesplatz, surrounded […]
Climate Crisis
Scott Sutherland: World’s oceans broke heat records again in 2021
Last year was at least the third year in a row for record-breaking ocean heat. Read Here CC BY-SA 2.0
Environment
George Monbiot: Holey Ghosts
Powerful evidence suggests that fishing fleets are deliberately dumping their used nets and lines at sea, threatening the complete collapse of marine ecosystems. Read Here Photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 […]
Media
Jonathan Cook – Is it already too late to say goodbye?
This is a very poignant piece, as we consider Jonathan one of those few journalists with credibility. We are seeing many such websites closing down. One does not launch these websites to end up begging […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – A world rate of profit: important new evidence
Marx’s law of profitability in the economic discussion Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael’s Blog Photo: International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands […]
Economics
Barbara Magalhães Teixeira – The potential of degrowth and buen vivir in addressing underdevelopment and conflict in the Global South
The perspective being offered by Degrowth in the Southern Hemisphere Barbara Magalhães Teixeira is currently a PhD candidate in Political Science at Lund University, Sweden Cross-posted from Degrowth.de unsplash.com/photos/2714ww65eqQ What is the potential role of […]