Economics
Bill Mitchell: Modern Monetary Theory is just plain old bad economics – Part 1
Concerning the British Labour Party and Modern Monetary Theory. Read here
National Politics
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Useless analysis or political programme?
Academics who disguise their intentions behind claiming to be objective can often transport political content more easily than politicians themselves. It is becoming increasingly clear which political programme is driving Hans-Werner Sinn. Heiner Flassbeck is […]
EU politics
Valerio Alfonso Bruno and James F. Downes – Why has the populist radical right outperformed the populist radical left in Europe?
Populist parties on both the radical right and left of the political spectrum in Europe have made considerable electoral gains over the last decade, but they have done so using notably different approaches. Valerio Alfonso […]
Austerity
EU politics
ibna: Large increase in asylum applications in Germany by Turkish citizens
This is a typical example how Angela Merkel`s hubris has created an ever increasing spiral of crisis. While she forced the EU to give billions of Euros to Erdogan and supported him in elections to […]
EU politics
Christopher Bickerton and Richard Tuck – Popular Sovereignty and “Taking Back Control”: What it Means and Why it Matters
Following the Brexit referendum it has been very convenient for the British left to portray the Leave voters as reactionary, misogynist, racists. On their side of the barricade the leftists stood with the great and […]
Corruption
Romania Insider.com: Romania’s ruling party prepares high-treason case against president
Yes, Romania is an EU member state. And yes, these are Social Democrats and Liberals, both considered excessively corrupt, members respectively of the social democratic Party of European Socialists and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats […]
Economics
Walter Paternesi Meloni and Antonella Stirati – Macroeconomics and the Italian Vote
To understand the rise of the League and 5 Star Movement, look at economic indicators Walter Paternesi Meloni is as Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Economics at Roma Tre University Antonella Stirati is Professor of Economics, […]
EU politics
Lorenzo Marsili: The far-right has a utopia. What’s ours?
Trump’s former strategist Steve Bannon has vowed to help start a far-right revolution in Europe. Who will oppose him? Read here
EU politics
Reuters: Italy passes law targeting temporary work, firms moving abroad
It will be interesting how far the 5-Star Movement fulfils its promises and how Italian companies react, should that be the case. Read here