Economics
Michael Roberts: From Communism to Activism?
A good marxist piece confirming that the class conflict has not disappeared, even when it is given modish new names Read here
Economics
Corruption
d@w Exclusive: Michael Hudson on Junk Economics update 2017
An excellent interview with Michael Hudson. The interview starts with Trump, but quickly moves on.
Austerity
Charles Adams – An education is not a commodity
A university education is becoming a commodity. Just look at the United States. Like King Midas before it , whatever neo-liberalism touches turns to gold, but is dead. Charles Adams is professor of physics at […]
Economics
German Foreign Policy – Germany: The price of being an “Export Champion”
Germans believe that Donald Trump is introducing tariffs because he is stupid and aggressive. Hardly anyone talks aboutGermany’s obscene positive balance of trade. Germany’s mercantilism is no more reactionary than Trump’s policies – and no […]
Economics
Rowan Mataram – “More women in econ!” demand Rethinking Economics
This is 8 March, International Women’s Day 2018. Rethinking Economics is an international network of students, academics and professionals building a better economics in society and the classroom. By Rowan Mataram, Head of Campaigns, Rethinking […]
Austerity
Jörg Bibow and Heiner Flassbeck – The Euro Disaster
Many nations within the euro-zone are in chronic economic crisis, which has resulted in a permanent political crisis in the EU. Jörg Bibow and Heiner Flassbeck see Germany’s economic policy and neo-liberal ideology as the […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – Modern Monetary Theory and tax havens
We at BRAVE NEW EUROPE have been highlighting Modern Monetary Theory. Here is another excellent article by Richard Murphy, this time in conjunction with tax avoidance Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political […]
Austerity
Steve Keen – Has Europe really recovered?
I cover “the usual” in my talk itself: the empirical data that screams that credit plays an essential role in macroeconomics, the a priori reasons that mainstream economists ignore it, why this is logically wrong […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell – Think our governments can no longer control capitalism? You’ve been duped
Bill Mitchell explores among other topics the neoliberal dominance of the political process and the resulting shifts in economic policies.
Economics
The Finance Curse – Professor Gerald Epstein
Dr. Gerald Epstein is Professor of Economics and founding Co-Director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Among his many excellent works he and Juan Antonio Montecino calculated the […]