Economics
Bill Mitchell: The ‘truth sandwich’ and the impacts of neoliberalism
In this blog Bill Mitchell addresses two topics: argumentation and socialmobility/inequality. As always eith Mitchell, a worthwhile read. Read here
EU-Institutions
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: European-wide unemployment insurance proposals – more bunk!
As European neo-liberal enforcers go into meltdown (political zombies like Renzi and Rajoy are gone, Merkel and May will follow) the European political class has a new strategy: ever bigger lies. In this blog Bill Mitchell […]
EU politics
Costas Lapavitsas: Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour vs. the Single Market
If the next Labour government is to be truly transformative, it has to free itself from the constraints of the single market. Read here
EU politics
Politico: Center-right grouping proposes tough security offer for EU election
The EU political elite has no values, just the need to hold onto power. When that means being “liberal”, then why not? When it means going to the far right, well that is fine too. […]
Economics
Joseph Stiglitz: The euro could be nearing a crisis – can it be saved?
It is an odd world. Outside of Germany there is a consensus that the Eurozone is dysfunctional. Now we are seeing highly respected academics citing far-right – branded in Germany as fascists – being seen […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Commission protects AirBnB lobby paper as “commercial secret”
It is no surprise that online rental platform AirBnB and its allies would prefer to keep their controversial political demands to the European Commission private. But it is a disgrace to see the Commission oblige […]
Economics
Barry Eichengreen: The Populists’ Euro
Not a terribly progressive approach (Who is Eichengreen trying to appease? The edtiors of Project Syncidate?), but there are some interesting thoughts in the article. Read here
Economics
Thomas Piketty: The Transferunion fantasy
Merkel and Macron do not want to change Europe. They are conservatives trying to maintain the status quo. That spells the end of the EU. Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: ECB continues to play a political role making a mockery of its ‘independence’
Bill Mitchell debunks the myth of the technocratic and independent role of the Europen Central Bank. Read here
Economics
Ashoka Mody: Italy never should have joined the euro, and the ECB can’t rescue it from its next crisis
Mody’s analysis is not new, but cannot be repeated often enough. The Euro was a project that should never have occurred, and was organised by those who had ulterior motives, not the well-being of their […]