EU politics
George Monbiot: Urge, Splurge, Purge
The demand for perpetual economic growth, and the collective madness it provokes, leads inexorably to environmental collapse Read here
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Karl Brenke – European Union youth unemployment is hardly decreasing
The EU Commission is claiming success in reducing the number of jobless young people in the European Union. A closer look at the statistics reveals that the situation is anything but positive. Karl Brenke […]
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Fran Boait and Stan Jourdan – 10 years after the financial crisis: Central banks need an overhaul
Ten years on from the outbreak of the Great Financial Crisis Fran Boait and Stan Jourdan evaluate the policy of central banks since then and propose reforms of the European Central Bank that are necessary […]
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Bill Mitchell – billy blog: Jean-Claude Juncker in denial and somewhat delusional
With regard to EU-Commission President jean Claude Juncker’s speech concerning the future of the EU last week Mitchell writes: “Juncker’s speech displayed the usual mixture of hubris, denial and error-prone behaviour that has defined his […]
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The Big Brotherhood
Claims that digital giants have eroded privacy are widespread. But are they encroaching on our freedom too? Philip Pettit is Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton and Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at […]
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Thomas Piketty: Re-thinking the capital code
Thomas Piketty on the new French labour laws Read here
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Yanis Varoufakis: For Europe’s sake, Britain must not be defeated
Yanis Varoufakis on the Brexit negotiations Read here A standard note on Brexit We at Brave New Europe don’t take a position on Brexit. While we recognise that many dark and odious forces lay behind […]
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Michel Feher: Bearings of the Left
Michel Feher reflects on the dilemmas faced by the left in the wake of Brexit and Trump. Listen
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Steve Keen – PATREON: How Austerity works…
Steve Keen on How Austerity works…: Yes, of course I’m being ironic. But you never know how many people who actually believe that it does work might click on View. You can follow Steve at […]
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Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world
From The Guardian Stephen Metcalf: Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world The word Neoliberalism has become a rhetorical weapon, but it properly names the reigning ideology of our era – one that venerates the […]