Capital through its lobbying power has also meant that there is now democratic deficits rising all around the world. So, we don’t even get to express our political choices on an even playing field.
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Economics
Daniela Gabor: Why Shadow Banking Is Bigger Than Ever
Despite nearly destroying the global economy in 2008, the shadow banking revolution marches on. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Cashing in on the pandemic: how lawyers are preparing to sue states over COVID-19 response measures
As governments take action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent economic collapse big law firms, too, are watching the virus. Yet, their concern is not to save lives or the economy. Instead the lawyers […]
Austerity
Stathis Kouvelakis & Costas Lapavitsas: Syriza’s Repressive Turn
Alexis Tsipras’s government promised to end austerity. Now it’s defending the banks against people evicted from their homes — and persecuting those who protest. Read here
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