Austerity
Aditya Chakrabortty: Ten years after Lehmans, it’s as if we’ve learned nothing from the crash
Claims that the finance sector brings jobs and revenue were exposed as a sham – and the rest of us inherited a legacy of debt Read here
National Politics
EU politics
Milford Edge – Spain: The case against Supreme Court Judge Llarena
Spain has not been able to overcome its fascist legacy, which has become sadly obvious in its justice system. Milford Edge is a teacher, translator, farmer and blogger at www.barbaryfigs.com, originally from the UK and […]
EU politics
Common Space – Analysis: All eyes on Brexit, but the EU ship is hitting the rocks
While the UK Conservatives continue to bicker and infight over post-EU Britain, the Brussels ship continues to sink. CommonSpace examines major political developments on the Continent. Read here
Corruption
Dennis Deletant – Romania’s protests and the PSD: Understanding the deep malaise that now exists in Romanian society
Anti-government protests in Romania have made international headlines, with over 400 people left injured following clashes between protesters and police on 10 August. Dennis Deletant writes that the protests are a symptom of a growing […]
EU politics
Kathimerini – Greece: The long-run demographic consequences of the economic crisis
The Greek crisis imposed by the Troika, but before all by Germany, has not only decimated the economy, but also the population, as Bob Traa explains in this article. A smaller population means a smaller economy, […]
Austerity
Huffington Post – Austerity Bites: Westminster Is Brexit Blind But Across The Country People Are Struggling With More Tangible Problems
They just dont learn. At the end the coporate media mentality wins the day. Read here
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Lessons from the Greek tragedy unlearnt
Inside the Eurozone the creditors have too much power, because they can threaten to cut off money to a member’s banking system or throw you out of the club. The Eurozone has not learnt this […]
Economics
Ashoka Mody – The IMF abetted the European Union’s subversion of Greek democracy
Who was accountable and who is accountable to the Greek people? European handling of the Greek crisis takes economic colonialism to a twenty-first-century high-water mark. Ashoka Mody is a visiting professor in international economic policy […]
EU politics
Andrea Lorenzo Capussela – Kosovo and Serbia: A dangerous but not unprecedented Balkan land swap
Kosovo and Serbia have recently discussed an exchange of territory, with some commentators suggesting a deal on a ‘land swap’ might be imminent. Andrea Lorenzo Capussela writes that while critics have rightly decried the plan […]
EU politics
CommonSpace – Rebuttal: The story the media missed on ex-chief rabbi Sacks
It appears that the “liberals” in Britain are have taken a lesson from the alt-right with regard to their media policy to counter a rising wave of progressives in the UK. Read here