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ekathimerini.com: Weber hints at lower surpluses, if there is a ‘different’ government in Athens
The German hegemon once again shows how it rules the EU. Rules are determined by Germany. Read here
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Bill Mitchell: Nations heading south as austerity continues
The nationalist German hegemon is determined to destroy the EU – and maybe democracy in Europe with it – to further its disastrous economic policies. Most Germans see other EU nations as their enemies – […]
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Vanessa Beeley – GILETS JAUNES: Civilians in Police Crosshairs as Macron Adopts Totalitarian State-Practices to Suppress Dissent
An excellent piece describing state brutality in France. As the EU continues to deteriorate due to neo-liberalism we will see scenes like these in France, or similar ones in Catalonia, more often in EU nations. […]
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Bill Mitchell: The conflicting concepts of cosmopolitan within Europe – Part 2
Is Europe really as cosmopolitian as claimed in state and corporate media, ot that simply a myth to ensure class domination? Read here
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Larry Elliott: The left must be bold and back a green new deal
Progressives were caught napping by the financial crisis. They cannot not be as ill-prepared next time Read here
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Thomas Fazi – Lessons from the Italian budget crisis
The tensions and contradictions within the European project, from Brexit and the Pasokification of social democracy to the rise of the right and the rollback of social Europe present very serious challenges to building left […]
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Steve Keen – Can’t we all be Swabian Housewives?
There is probably no economic fallacy that is so difficult to correct than that of Swabian hausfrau economics (you can only spend what you have) having no relevance with regard to public finance. Steve Keen […]
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Ann Pettifor – They think it’s all over
On Labour´s attempt to forge a reputation for economic competency based on new economics: What does it mean? Has it worked? Can Labour escape the balancing the household books narrative? Is austerity economics really over?
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Kevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving – Austerity politics, global neoliberalism, and the official discourse within the IMF
Is austerity a ‘dream come true’ for neoliberals, or did the global financial crisis force policymakers to question neoliberalism’s core principles and change direction? Focusing on speeches by members of the International Monetary Fund, Kevin […]
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Grace Blakeley – How the unresolved eurozone crisis endangers us all
Germany’s commitment to austerity and its refusal to support fundamental reform of the euro is recklessly complacent. Read here