In recent years, a group of economists, ecologists, and anthropologists has gained attention for trying to overturn a core tenet of economic policy — that growth is good for everyone. Known as the “degrowth” movement, these scholars suggest a reframing of humanity’s goals along ecological lines to address the climate crisis, along with a reconsideration of using gross domestic product as a metric for progress. The upheaval of the coronavirus crisis has added fuel to the debate.
EU politics
Kathimerini – Greece: The long-run demographic consequences of the economic crisis
The Greek crisis imposed by the Troika, but before all by Germany, has not only decimated the economy, but also the population, as Bob Traa explains in this article. A smaller population means a smaller economy, […]
Corruption
Open letter to governments on Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and COVID-19
This is what corporate greed is about. Many corporations are being bailed out by there governments enabling them to continue their path of death and destruction of human lives and the environment. Read here
Corruption
OCCRP: Donation to Latvia’s Biggest Party (Social Democrats) Linked to Laundromat
This is the political culture that the Social Democrats created in the EU, not that any of the other centrist parties are much different. Read here Harmony has been the biggest party in Latvia’s parliament […]
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