EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Europhile reform dreamers wake up – there will be no ‘far-reaching’ reforms
EU reform. There is much talk about it, but it does not happen. Bill Mitchell explains why it will remain so. Read here
Regulation
Austerity
Thomas Piketty: Towards a Union in the Union
“The threat to the world today is not a trade war but a social war, conducted by means of aggressive policies of fiscal dumping which benefit the wealthiest and the most mobile.” Read here
EU politics
Reuters: EU court rules against tribunals settling intra-EU disputes
This is a very important case, as it starts to erode the authority of arbitration tribunals, in this case in the EU. Apparently this could affect law suits with corporations outside of the EU. Interesting is […]
Corruption
Reuters: Diesel collapse gives automakers carbon headache
This is how absurd things can become – thanks to the EU: Diesel was supposed to reduce CO2., but the car manufacturers, to increase their profits, cheated, and produced radically more nitrogen oxide than permitted, […]
EU politics
Aeron Davis: Is the British establishment finally finished?
The British elite in self-destruction mode. Aeron Davis looks at the developments in Britain’s establishment of the past 50 years and why it is inexorably dedicated to destroying itself – unfortunately with a lot of […]
Austerity
Nadia Garbellini and Matteo Gaddi – Italy: An unholy alliance
Nadia Garbellini is an economist at the Università di Bergamo Matteo Gaddi writes fot the Associazione Culturale Punto Rosso This article is part of a piece that will be published in Italian in inchiesta Number […]
Austerity
Real News.com – Once a Poster Child for Austerity, Latvia Becomes a Hotbed of Corruption
Austerity didn’t produce recovery in Latvia, it produced the semblance of recovery, says white-collar criminologist Bill Black. It also led to rampant criminal activity in the banking sector, such as money laundering, taking bribes, and […]
Deregulation
Thomas Fazi and William Mitchell – The EU cannot be democratised – here’s why
As the EU’s internal crisis increases with many citizens rebelling against what has become a neo-liberal project, European politicians are racing to strip national governments of all power to prevent any further democratic interventions. The […]
Deregulation
Pod črto – Working on the edge of poverty: Slovenia’s self-inflicted wound over labour market reform
The gig economy takes on many forms. The result is always the same: precarious jobs. Slovenia has its own innovation, subsidised by the EU. Read here
Austerity
John Weeks – Free markets & the decline of democracy
This is a long piece, but we felt it was worthy of being posted in its entirety. John Weeks is Professor Emeritus at SOAS, University of London, and associate of Prime Economics On 5th January 2018, […]