Economics
Geoff Tily: Working families aren’t ‘just about managing’ – they’re in danger of going under
Theresa May has achieved the extraordinary feat of turning UK households into deficit borrowers. Read here
Economics
Economics
George Monbiot: We won’t save the Earth with a better kind of disposable coffee cup
We must challenge the corporations that urge us to live in a throwaway society rather than seeking ‘greener’ ways of maintaining the status quo Read here
Economics
Steve Keen – Tenth Anniversary Lehman Brothers at the European Parliament
Steve Keen explains how economist have still do not grasp what caused the Great Financial Crisis.
Economics
Owen Jones: The mood has shifted – now Corbyn really can transform the economy
Encouraging after the political disgrace, which was the “anti-semitism in the Labour Party” is how the British public has reacted – in the polls and its ability to determine the poltical discourse. Being able to […]
Economics
Jason Hickel – The moral egregiousness of poverty is worse than ever before in history
There is a third approach, however, proposed by Yale philosopher Thomas Pogge. Pogge argues that the morally relevant metric of progress against poverty is neither absolute numbers nor proportions, but rather the extent of global […]
Economics
The Guardian: Ten points for a better Britain – Institute for Public Policy Research
These recommendations can be applied for most European nations. Read here
Austerity
Aditya Chakrabortty: Ten years after Lehmans, it’s as if we’ve learned nothing from the crash
Claims that the finance sector brings jobs and revenue were exposed as a sham – and the rest of us inherited a legacy of debt Read here
Economics
Ashoka Mody: Why the euro failed
An ercerpt from Ashoka Mody´s outstanding book “EuroTragedy: A Drama in Nine Act”. Read our book review here Read here
Economics
David Weil – Why We Should Worry About Monopsony
When a small group of companies can dominate a labour market, wages—and workers—suffer David Weil is Dean and Professor, Heller School of Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University Cross-posted from the Institute for New […]
Economics
Andrea Kalajzic – The theoretical weakness of German ordoliberal dogmatism
German ordoliberalsim has failed Europe. It is time to turn once again to Keynes, explains Andrea Kalajzic. Andrea Kalajzic graduated in Production and Development Economics from the University of Insubria in February 2018. andro.kalajzic@fastwebnet.it Cross-posted […]