EU politics
BBC: Poland’s Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote
Hopes of the EU political elite again dashed. Read here
National Politics
EU politics
Branko Milanović – Is Citizenship just a Rent?
What is not mentioned are the duties required of citizens, but one can buy one’s way out of these too. This aspect, by the way, is well covered in Branko’s book “Capitalism, Alone”, a book […]
EU politics
Duroyan Fertl – Kill-lists and Commandos: Germany has a Nazi Problem (Part 2)
The latest figures from the German government show a worrying increase in far-right violence in the country. Days after the government announced dramatic steps to combat far-right extremism in its military, far-right death threats originating […]
Corruption
Scribbled – Andrea Capussela: Liberal non-interference or Republican non-Denomination?
In the second episode of Scribbled we welcome back to the podcast Dr. Andrea Lorenzo Capussela (London School of Economics). We discuss how civic engagement may improve the political economic equilibrium of Italy and how […]
EU politics
Duroyan Fertl – Kill-lists and Commandos: Germany has a Nazi Problem
The latest figures from the German government show a worrying increase in far-right violence in the country. Days after the government announced dramatic steps to combat far-right extremism in its military, far-right death threats originating […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Britain: Wishing for a V-shape Recovery
The political class in Europe is so bound up in its neo-liberal ideology that it has no idea of what to do to recover from the current recession. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the […]
Climate Crisis
Ben Wray – Another Town is Possible: Community Wealth Building in the Basque Country
Thanks to its unique economic model, the town of Oñati has a history of adapting successfully to economic disruption. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project. He also produces […]
EU politics
Ben Wray – Europe’s Nationalist Left is on the Rise
Gains yes. But we still have conservative neo-liberal governments in Ireland, Scotland, the Basque Country, and Galicia. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project. He also produces a morning […]
EU politics
Ramón Grosfoguel – “Catalans are in a Colonial Situation”
A seldom insight into the internal politics of Catalonia and its independence movement. Ramón Grosfoguel is Professor of Chicano/Latino Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies at University of California, Berkeley Cross-posted from Vila Web […]
EU politics
Koldo Casla – Spain’s new Minimum Income Scheme: a Victory and a Historic Failure
This could be the most significant test of Spain’s fairness as a society. Koldo Casla is Lecturer at the Human Rights Centre and School of Law, University of Essex, UK Cross-posted from Open Democracy Starting […]