Economics
Thomas Piketty: After the climate denial, the inequality denial
In the wake of the denial of global warming, now on the wane, at least superficially, are we at present witnessing the denial of the rise in inequality? Read here
EU politics
EU politics
Labour Heartlands: EU Parliament picks Guy Verhofstadt for ‘New President’ role to set the future of the EU
An absolutely fascinating article. Not to be overseen, besides the ultra-neoliberal, anti-democrat Verhofstadt all the EU politician named for future prominent roles are German (Yes, David McAllister is also a failed German politician in need […]
EU politics
EuroIntelligence: The world has discovered how to blackmail Germany
Once again it is confirmed that Germany, the EU hegemon determines policy. Read here
Aviation
Info Barcelona: Climate emergency declared in Barcelona
The climate crisis is real. It’s not a drill. If we do nothing, Barcelona and the planet will become uninhabitable for future generations. In an effort to prevent that happening and mitigate the effects of […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine: The Koalas will Burn until you say ‘Enough’
In our first brilliant weekend read (the second is here) Common Weal director Robin McAlpine argues that the global climate crisis won’t be solved until we start to apply local solutions Robin McAlpine is the […]
EU politics
Vila Web: Human Rights Watch includes Catalonia in its annual report
So, Eu nations, those paragons of justice and democracy, there among the dictatorships. The report highlights the high sentences for ‘non-violent acts’ related to the Catalan referendum Read here
Austerity
Richard Greeman – France at a Crossroads
A good article bringing us up to date on the strikes in France. Richard Greeman is a Marxist scholar long active in human rights, anti-war, anti-nuclear, environmental and labor struggles in the U.S., Latin America, France, […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck: The International State System after Neoliberalism: Europe between National Democracy and Supranational Centralization
In 1945 Karl Polanyi outlined a vision of a peacetime global state system with a political economy in which small countries could be both sovereign and democratic. The present essay reviews developments between then and […]
EU politics
David Graeber: The Center Blows Itself Up: Care and Spite in the ‘Brexit Election’
Maybe not the most focussed piece by David Graeber, but there are many interesting elements, so worth reading. Sad is that after writing “Most of the new, young Labour activists had enough experience with genuine […]
Economics
Antonio Lettieri – The “Great Divergence” and the Pain Caused by the Euro
The gap between the United states and the Eurozone a decade after the financial crisis Antonio Lettieri is Editor of Insight and President of CISS – Center for International Social Studies (Roma). He was National […]