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Naomi Klein: Speech to the British Labour Confernce
Naomi Klein’s Speech to the British Labour Confernce on September 26th.
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Guy Standing – Let us celebrate the 800th Anniversary of The Charter of the Forest
BRAVE NEW EUROPE continues its series of articles concerning the Commons with this contribution by Guy Standing. Guy Standing is an economist and professorial research associate at SOAS University of London. His most recent books […]
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Corporate Europe Observatory – Brexit bonanza: Lawyers encouraging corporations to sue UK & EU member states
Brexit could become a money-making machine for law firms that make millions when corporations sue nation states via trade and investment agreements. Not only are these law firms paving the way for Brexit-related corporate claims […]
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The Independent: Emmanuel Macron branded ‘hero of the rich’ for cutting taxes for the wealthiest in new French budget
Emmanuel Macron seems to be pushing through a neo-liberal policy that once again enriches the few and immiserates the many. What else is new in the European Union? Read here
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Richard Murphy: The public want nationalisation because nationalisation makes sense
Richard Murphy explains why nationalisation is not only an important step in repairing Britain’s ailing market, but something that most Britons want. Read here
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Renegades Inc. – Jason Hickel: Aid programs keeping countries in poverty
Jason Hickels explains his new book The Divide. Hickel uses newest facts, analyses, and theories concerning economic inequality between rich and poor nations, destroying current myths about development. View here
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The Violence of Austerity – Edited by Vickie Cooper and David Whyte
Book Review by Mathew D. Rose There are relatively few books dealing explicitly with austerity, and most of those come at it from a macro-economic angle. Thus it is refreshing to find a book that […]
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Colm Tóibín: ‘Catalonia is a region in the process of reimagining itself’
From The Guardian The Germans made it clear after the election of Syriza in Greece: In the EU democracy is secondary. Primary are contracts and laws. Thus two former fascist nations can now “legally” stymie […]
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George Monbiot: Don’t let the rich get even richer on the assets we all share
From The Guardian There are four major economic sectors: the market, the state, the household and the commons. The neglect of the last two by both neoliberals and social democrats has created many of the […]
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Naomi Klein – A new shock doctrine: in a world of crisis, morality can still win
From The Guardian An edited excerpt of Naomi Klein’s speech at the Labour party conference about the necessity of converting the progressive plan into a winning plan. Read here