EU politics
John Weeks – Babbling Brexit
It is extremely rare that anyone goes back and critically examines their original position concerning Brexit. John Weeks is one of the few who has the courage to do so, yet at the same time […]
EU-Institutions
EU politics
Costas Lapavitsas: Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour vs. the Single Market
If the next Labour government is to be truly transformative, it must lead Europe away from ordo- and neoliberalism. Read here
Austerity
Paul Mason: The Italian crisis shows why the European left must break with the neoliberal EU
Without a radical realignment, social democrats in Italy and elsewhere face political extinction as racists and populists exploit this moment. Read here
EU politics
Ashoka Mody – ECB’s Draghi Ran Out of Ammunition for Italy
Ashoka Mody is spot on. The ECB has no new options to help Italy, it is now a question of financial policy. The Euro is fundamentally flawed. Italy’s conflict has become a question of democracy. […]
EU politics
Adam Tooze: Italy’s elite chooses a strategy of tension
The EU political elite appears to have lost contact with reality, to such an extent that it seems to have gone into self-destruct mode. This has nothing more to do with politics and everything to […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The assault on democracy in Italy
With Bill Mitchell’s blog we continue our series of analyses concerning the recent events in Italy. Read here
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck – Italy is going down the wrong path
We are entering the next round of events in Italy and the wheels are spinning ever faster as we head for a train crash resulting in the end of the euro and the European Union. […]
Austerity
Politico: Europe’s losing streak – Why Brussels feels so dazed and confused in 2018.
Nice try, but these articles always fail when they claim the EU has missed a chance to realise a new vision for its future. There is only one vision for the EU and neo-liberalism with […]
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – President Mattarella of Italy: From moral drift to tactical blunder
Once again the EU political elite has proven that their greatest fear is democracy – especially if it threatens their hold on power in the service of international finace and corporations. Yanis Varoufakis is co-founder […]
EU politics
Sergi Cutillas – The only possible Eurozone reform is the one that doesn’t change a thing
This article was written before the collapse of the planned government and helps explain the EU political elite’ panic.. The 5 Star Movement is right. Although convicted of tax-dodging or corruption you can be a […]