EU politics
Global Finance: Auditing The Auditors
Recent audit failures are bringing new scrutiny to the dominance and business practices of the Big Four accounting firms. Read here
Financial Institutions
Economics
Steve Keen – A Crash in Two Years
Few people saw the Global Financial Crisis coming. Steve Keen was one of them. He is a ferocious critic of the neoclassical school of economics, which continues to dictate thinking within governments, universities and the […]
Corruption
Bill Mitchell: The neoliberal ‘progressives’ and their bankster mates are becoming rattled
The “Third Way” social democrats in Europe and “liberal democrats” in the US are politically bankrupt. Their only assets are the donations from financial institutions and international corporations, but as we saw with Hilary Clinton, […]
Finance
Brett Scott: The cashless society is a con – and big finance is behind it
Banks are closing ATMs and branches in an attempt to ‘nudge’ users towards digital services – and it’s all for their own benefit Read here
Economics
Positive Money – Lessons from the Swiss referendum on sovereign money
One month ago, the Swiss population rejected by referendum a proposal to introduce a sovereign money system. What can we learn from the campaign in Switzerland? Here are takeaways from the debate event we hosted […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The abdication of the Left – redux – Part 1
If you have not yet read Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World by Thomas Fazi and Bill Mitchell – a book one should definitely read – then here is a […]
Economics
Milan Babic, Eelke Heemskerk, and Jan Fichtner – Who is more powerful – states or corporations?
World party.ktsdesign Milan Babic, University of Amsterdam; Eelke Heemskerk, University of Amsterdam, and Jan Fichtner, University of Amsterdam Who holds the power in international politics? Most people would probably say it’s the largest states […]
EU politics
Hygge Banking: : New data leak reveals far bigger extent of money laundering at Danske Bank than previously thought
Now we know what Danish bankers get up to when sitting by candle light in woolly jumpers eating crispy pork with parsley sauce Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Italy should prioritise an exit of the Eurozone madness
A long, in depth piece concerning Italy leaving the Eurozone. Also see the recent article by Joseph Stiglitz on the topic here Read here
EU politics
Joseph Stiglitz: How to exit the eurozone
If we believe Stiglitz, then the end of the Euro is nigh. Read here