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Richard Murphy – Socialising the economy

January 25, 2018 MDRose 0

“Capitalism is dead on its feet.” There is little to debate here. The question is, what should follow? Richard Murphy makes 12 suggestions. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University […]

EU politics

Renegade Inc: The Royal Bank of Scotland & the largest theft anywhere, ever…

January 25, 2018 MDRose 0

Some things never change. Governments still protect banks. It does not matter what they do, as with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Read here  

Corruption

Norbert Häring: The Curious Silence of the British Media Regarding Mark Carney and the Secretive G30

January 23, 2018 MDRose 0

Mario Draghi has been forced to leave the opaque G30. If the head of the ECB should not be there, why is the head of the Bank of England still a member? Read here  

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Positive Money – CENTRAL BANKS NEED TO GO GREENER, FASTER

January 22, 2018 MDRose 0

Climate change is a major finacial risk. Central banks acknowledge that. Why are they not doing anything about it?  By Rob Macquarie, who leads Positive Money’s research on climate policy and the monetary system. Cross-posted […]

Economics

Iain Macwhirter: Carillion and the RBS ‘hang themselves’ memo proves it’s all over for neoliberalism

January 22, 2018 MDRose 0

“This era of capitalism is already a dead parrot.” Thus ends the article. All before it is just as straightforward – and that in a newspaper that is not lefitst! Read here  

Austerity

Jihen Chandoul: The IMF has choked Tunisia. No wonder the people are protesting

January 21, 2018 MDRose 0

The IMF claims to have learnt from its mistakes and writes lovely papers criticising its own policies of the past. Still they have not swerved an inch from their traditional policy of brutal austerity. Read […]

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Corporate Europe Observatory – ECB President Draghi’s membership of mega-bankers’ club is “maladministration”

January 18, 2018 MDRose 0

There was absolutely no reason for Mario Draghi to be there – and many against his participation. The decision of the European Ombudsman to ask the European Central Bank President to end his membership of […]

Economics

Lino Zeddies: Money creation and inequality – an underexposed topic

January 14, 2018 MDRose 0

Wrong!  It is not only governments that create money. Financial institutions such as banks do too. Who controls the economy and how? Here some answers to the questions. Lino Zeddies is an economist Cross-posted from […]

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EU politics

arte: HSBC – Gangsters of Finance

January 9, 2018 MDRose 0

Since the 2008 crisis, HSBC has been involved in countless scandals: Money laundering for drug cartels, corruption, tax fraud… And yet the international bank escapes justice with insignificant fines. Why are they “too big to […]

Finance

Rutger Bregman: Society’s biggest freeloaders are at the top

December 20, 2017 MDRose 0

This piece is about one of the biggest taboos of our times: We are living in an inverse welfare state. The people getting the biggest handouts are not down around the bottom, but at the […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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