Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Governments are now in an ideological bind
The EU is a system that survives because the key institutions break the law – to the advantage of neo-liberal interests. Read here
EU politics
Economics
Emma Clancy – Apple’s 0.005%Tax Rate in Ireland Endorsed by EU Court
The EU is a neo-liberal closed system: Heads the corporations win, tails the EU citizens lose. Emma Clancy works as an advisor for Martin Schirdewan of Die Linke in the European Parliament. She is also […]
EU politics
Ben Wray – A ‘Complete Reversal’: European Parliament Recommends Equal Rights for Platform Workers in New EU Employment Guidelines
The EU Parliament’s new recommendations on employment protection guidelines are a “complete reversal” of the positions “that have dominated the European institutions for years”, according to its architect. However, the vote is not binding on […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – The Eurozone is Grappling with Crisis, Class war & the North-South Divide
An interview with Yanis Varoufakis concerning the current crisis of the Eurozone. Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance minister of Greece, is leader of the MeRA25 party and Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. […]
EU politics
BBC: Poland’s Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote
Hopes of the EU political elite again dashed. Read here
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 […]
Austerity
Mathew D. Rose – The Phoney Recovery
The economic recovery is progressing really well in the EU – if you believe the EU political class and mainstream media. It isn’t. And with a lack or leadership and competence there is a rude […]
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 […]