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The Return of Baron von Bung: 3 Time EU Commissioner Oettinger at it again

February 12, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Günther Oettinger was  as a three time EU commissioner notorious for his interventions for international corporations and German industrial interests. Now he is working as a lobbyist for the tobacco companies according to the EU […]

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Bill Mitchell – Political Economy Thought and Praxis Post Pandemic

January 26, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is the first in a series of talks by Bill Mitchell presented by the Helsinki Centre for Global Political Economy headed by Heikki Patomäki

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Corporate Europe Observatory – From Facebook friends to lobby consultants

October 22, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

EU revolving door rules not fit for purpose Read here

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Corporate Europe Observatory – Will the EU Commission Stand Firm against Toxic Lobbying Pressure?

September 30, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Once again we see international corporations dictating EU policy. Germany was willing to sacrifice naming a German to head the European Central Bank realising the Ursula von der Leyen as EU Commission President would be […]

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Positive Money – The Revolving Door between Government & Finance must Slam Shut

August 19, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Ooops…They did it again. Former British Chancellor Sajid Javid’s new job at JP Morgan, marks yet another swing in the revolving door between our biggest financial and political institutions – one that desperately needs slamming […]

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Carlos Rodríguez – Spain: Uber and Corruption in Madrid 

July 28, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The Spanish right-wing Popular Party (PP), notorious for its corruption, now runs the regional and city council of Madrid. They are using their new-found power to liberalise the taxi sector in the Spanish capital. Unsurprisingly, […]

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Carlos Rodríguez – Uber y la corrupción en Madrid

July 23, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

El Partido Popular, conocido por su corrupción, ahora dirige los gobiernos regional y municipal en Madrid. Este está utilizando su nuevo poder para liberalizar el sector del taxi en la capital española. Como era de […]

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Robin McAlpine – Progress Needs the State, but the State Must Progress

May 29, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

We have so many analyses on BRAVE NEW EUROPE, but no author dissects the reality of failing democracy in the EU better than Robin McAlpine and offering solid solutions to boot. Just substitute the name […]

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European Ombudsman – Ombudsman inquiry finds the EBA should have forbidden Executive Director’s move to finance lobby group

May 11, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Oh naughty, naughty corrupt EU political class. The EU solution? Pay lots of people lots of money to write useless reports like this with no consequences. The name of the the EU official, Adam Farkas, […]

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Robin McAlpine – Liberal Democracy has Failed because it has Abandoned Democracy

May 5, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

This has to be the best and most thorough micro-analysis of the failings of Liberal Democracy. Just replace Scotland with the name of your nation, do the same with the names, organisations, etc, substituting with […]

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

August 10, 2025 0

Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

July 2, 2025 0

Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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