Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – How Failing Institutions Boost Inequality
A short lecture concerning the absurdities encountered by Yanis Varoufakis during his stint as Finance Minister of Greece and the grave consequences they had.
EU politics
EU politics
Ulrike Guérot, Thomas Piketty, et al.: Democratising Europe begins with ECB nominations
Who runs Europe? The people? Not on your life. As a raft of renowned experts write, the new members of the European Central Bank, in the meantime a powerful institution, will be selected in secret […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck and Friederike Spiecker – The German current account surplus: Much larger than officially reported?
It appears the German government is manipulating its trade surplus statistics to avoid increased criticism. While Germans believe a massive trade surplus is a confirmation of national superiority, elsewhere it is termed “beggaring thy neighbour”. […]
EU politics
Jan Ruzicka – Miloš Zeman’s victory in Czech presidential election is another setback for Western liberalism
Miloš Zeman celebrates victory on January 27. Filip Singer/EPA Voters in the Czech Republic re-elected their current president, Miloš Zeman, for another five-year term on January 27. He beat Jiří Drahoš, a chemistry professor, who has […]
EU politics
Famagusta Gazette: Malta generates 518 million euros with citizenship by investment scheme
You can buy EU citizenship. Not only in Malta. The European Commission refuses to do anything about it. Read here
EU politics
Malta Indpendent: EU decision to remove Panama, seven others from tax-haven blacklist, triggers outrage
The EU farce concerning tax havens continues. According to the EU Commission, with the exception of a few islands no one ever heard of, there are no more tax havens. Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor: Why building more homes will not solve Britain’s housing crisis
There is no shortage of housing in Britain. There is however speculation, which is driving prices up, resulting in empty housing. Read here
Racism
Gary Younge: How the far right has perfected the art of deniable racism
There is much more racism in Europe than meets the eye. Gary Younge identifies only far-right parties. This is also true for many parties the call themselves Liberal, not to mention the right-wing of Christian […]
EU politics
Renegade Inc: The Royal Bank of Scotland & the largest theft anywhere, ever…
Some things never change. Governments still protect banks. It does not matter what they do, as with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Read here
Economics
John Weeks – Using the Budget to Manage Employment & Output
The goal of a government is to to balance its budget. Wrong! The duty of a government it to manage an economy to benefit its citizens. John Weeks dispels one of the great fallacies of […]