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Jeffrey D. Sachs – Democrats, Please Take Note: Peace Is Good Politics
The message of voters is the same everywhere: diplomacy is safer, more effective, and trillions of dollars cheaper than war. Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at […]
Economics
Geopolitics
Susan Abulhawa: The 100-year-old Zionist plan to steal southern Lebanon
Israel is conducting a third colonial campaign of ethnic cleansing. Beyond Gaza and the West Bank, this one is in Lebanon, and it’s part of a plan hatched over 100 years ago. Read Article HERE
Economics
Robin McAlpine – Understand the earthquake
There were four elections that were meant to change the world. They did, but understand how and why is a task with a problem – there are so, so many learning points. Robin McAlpine is […]
Austerity
Philipp Heimberger – Europe’s Defence Surge Will Squeeze Social Spending Once the National Escape Clause Expires
Eighteen states have activated the escape clause; the growth payoff of additional defence spending is small and the bill lands in 2029. Philipp Heimberger is an economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – US mid-terms: AI stuck in the middle
The Democrats appear to be clinging to the neo-liberal status quo and have no real viable plans for the economy Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Democratic Possibilities
Taking Back Control violates all rules of professional caution in this respect. Continuing to chew on my older question, How Will Capitalism End?—‘end’ in the sense of the capitalist economy being brought under social, i.e., […]
Austerity
BBC: French protests see numbers surge as unions join strikes over high cost of living
More than 600,000 protesters have taken part in rallies and marches across France, according to France’s interior ministry, with five unions joining a day of action demanding more money for wages and public services. The […]
National Politics
Middle East Eye: UK bans clothes designer over T-shirts criticising ‘western cuck’ support for Israel
Mo Hamzeh tells MEE that he is the ‘latest victim’ of Britain’s war against Palestinian activism Read Article HERE