Davos: “They are loath to pay a living wage, but they will fund a philharmonic orchestra. They will ban unions, but they will organize a workshop on transparency in government.”
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Branko Milanovic: Dutiful dirges of Davos
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Ross Douthat: The Fall of the German Empire
An extremely interesting article. Highly recommended. Read here
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Common Space: MEPs condemn ‘unequal treatment’ as European Parliament blocks Catalan conference but allows far-right Spanish event
The far-right Spanish party Vox will accuse the Catalan independence movement of a “coup d’état” at the European Parliament in March, while an event featuring Catalan President Quim Torra and former president Carles Puigdemont has […]
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Luke Ming Flanagan: If we are heading for an EU army what does that mean for Irish neutrality?
The EU´s road from a ‘Peace Project’ to a ‘European Defence Union’ has begun. As EU military and defence spending skyrockets, Ireland’s commitment to defence co-operation compromises its neutrality, writes Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP Read […]
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