Economics
Bill Mitchell: US labour market – job shortfall continues with government sector undermining job creation
The US labour market is still 3,912 thousand jobs short from where it was at the end of February 2020. Read here
EU politics
Corruption
Radio Free Europe: Thousands Of Serbs Continuing Protest Against ‘Anti-Environment’ Laws
Thousands of demonstrators have protested around the country with blockades in Belgrade and other cities to oppose new legislation on property expropriation and referendums that they contend favor private companies over citizens and the environment. […]
National Politics
Chris Dillow: The end of evidence-based centrism
This may be solely about Britain, but it is still an interesting read. Read here
EU politics
Alberto Vela – EU Member States turn a deaf ear to energy crisis solution
Energy poverty is the topic on everyone’s lips but words are not matched by actions. Unlike other hyped up energy solutions, the combination of energy efficiency, renewables and deep building renovation, offers the greatest potential […]
National Politics
Danny Dorling – When will life return to normal after the pandemic?
Just as important is the question: what was the old normal and do we really want to go back to that? Danny Dorling is Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography, University of Oxford Cross-posted from Danny […]
Climate Crisis
Bloomberg: Shell Ditches U.K. Oil Project in Win for Climate Activists
Again, governments did not stop this (Let’s here it for the oh so progressive SNP). Read here Flickr – Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine – More Oil or Post-Oil Economy
The situation in Scotland with decarbonising is the same as in the rest of Europe: Net Zero Change. Although explicitly about Scotland, there are many good universal points in this article making it well worth […]
EU politics
Politico: EU grants emergency asylum measures for Belarus border — but insists no crisis yet
Measures that are “temporary and exceptional” tend to become permanent. A wall is being built, military is being used against refugees, imprisonment is being legalised. Read here
EU politics
New York Times: E.U. Interpreter Says Greece Expelled Him to Turkey in Migrant Roundup
The man’s story echoes complaints from human-rights groups that Greek authorities often expel asylum seekers indiscriminately and violently. Read here Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Corruption
euobserver: Ombudsman launches probe into Commission tobacco lobbying
In this new inquiry, launched by the ombudsman on her own initiative rather than following complaints and announced on Tuesday (30 November), the EU watchdog regretted that the commission still does not proactively make public […]