EU politics
Michel Feher: Bearings of the Left
Michel Feher reflects on the dilemmas faced by the left in the wake of Brexit and Trump. Listen
Articles by Mathew D. Rose
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Mark Blyth – High Water Mark
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown’s MPA, share their take on the week’s news. Trump’s DACA repeal, hurricanes and insurance markets, Amazon’s growth, […]
EU politics
Steve Keen – PATREON: How Austerity works…
Steve Keen on How Austerity works…: Yes, of course I’m being ironic. But you never know how many people who actually believe that it does work might click on View. You can follow Steve at […]
EU politics
Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world
From The Guardian Stephen Metcalf: Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world The word Neoliberalism has become a rhetorical weapon, but it properly names the reigning ideology of our era – one that venerates the […]
EU politics
Heiner Flassbeck: ‘The Model Economy’ in Germany is Growing a Class of Working Poor
In The Real News Network General election campaign is in full swing in Germany but little attention is being paid to the high proportion of working poor explains economist Heiner Flassbeck. View
EU politics
John Weeks – Bring Democratic Choice to Europe’s Economic Governance
John Weeks criticises the economic policy of the EU, which has been harmful for millions of its citizens, as well as the democratic deficiencies in the EU institutions responsible for this development. John Weeks is […]
Austerity
Vickie Cooper and David Whyte: The Violence of Austerity
The authors examine the secret agenda behind austerity in Britain and the horrendous consequences it is having for much of the populace, especially for the vulnerable. Vickie Cooper is Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology […]
Finance
Ann Pettifor – The Production of Money: How to Break the Power of the Bankers
Book Review by David Shirreff Ann Pettifor has good credentials: she was one of the few economists to spot the coming credit bubble in the developed world before 2007. Most colleagues had thought the financial […]
EU politics
Ryan Chapman – Austerity Britain: The Culture Of Cuts
Austerity Britain is a series of short films challenging the claim that “we’re all in this together” and exposing the ‘culture of cuts’ as a counter-productive ideological obsession. Ryan Chapman is a documentary filmmaker and […]
Finance
David Shirreff: Don’t start from here: We need a banking revolution
Shireff has taken a long look at what has become of the much heralded banking reforms in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis and found them indigent. Don’t Start From Here “To inspire confidence, […]