Economics
Foreign Policy: How Turkey Dumbed Itself Down
“Erdogan used to rely on Turkey’s best and brightest—until he replaced them with its worst and dimmest.” Read here
National Politics
EU politics
Steffen Stierle – Looking to the North
This is an interesting analysis, as Scandinavia is rarely a topic for politicians and the media in the stringently neo-liberal rest of the EU. To select Norway as a model is somewhat borderline, as the […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Public infrastructure investment must privilege public well-being over profit
The whole machinery of public procurement that has emerged in this neoliberal era needs to be abandoned and replaced with decision-making processes and rules that privilege the advancement of public well-being over profit. Read here
Economics
Economics
Chris Dillow: Socialism in one country
What I mean is simply that (some form of*) capitalism suits some countries better than others. And perhaps the UK is not one of these. Read here
EU politics
Milford Edge – Attack Spain!
Spain does not have a stable government, its justice system has more similarity to Belarus than a European Union member state, and all its centre-right and rightist parties can offer is revenge on Catalonia and […]
EU politics
John Weeks – Brexit in Real Time
John Weeks examines the alternatives for the Remain campaign and the vraious interests behind it. John Weeks is Professor Emeritus at SOAS, University of London, and Progressive Economy Forum Coordinator We at Brave New Europe don’t […]
EU politics
Keep Talking Greece – Lost in hypocrisy: Greece’s lenders celebrate end of bailout programs
We have posted many analyses and reports concerning Greece, but none of them as powerful as this article. This is what happens when people speak for themselves. Read here
Austerity
Steve Keen – “Greece exits bailout program but economic hardships persist”
After eight grueling years of austerity, Greece today emerged from its bailout program. The $330 billion in loans from the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund saved the country from […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck: Germany’s European Empire
In today’s Germany, Wolfgang Streeck argues, politicians laud “Europe” — while quietly using EU structures to advance German national interests. Read here