EU politics
AA – European Parliament approves long-delayed EU-US trade agreement
Absolutely remarkable that 444 MEPs would back such a horrendous trade deal. They are clearly not representatives of the people. Read the article HERE.
Globalisation
EU politics
Jeremiah Nollenberger – Fewer But Stronger? Workers In An Ageing Europe
Trade union strength has weakened in the baby boomer era partly because the supply workers have been abundant – a tighter labour market in the context of population decline could act as a boon to […]
EU politics
Ruth Sisask – Europe Doesn’t Know How to Respond to China
‘The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas says Europe needs to take painful steps to overcome the “cancer” of dependency on China. The EU is talking about protectionism, but in reality its firms are addicted […]
EU politics
Euronews – Germany resists EU members’ push for a tougher stance on China
Germany’s confusion about the sort of relationship it wants with China is symptomatic of an EU that hasn’t woken up to the fact that it can’t compete with Chinese manufacturing and neither can it afford […]
Finance
Did Xi really trade Iran for Taiwan? Interview with Michael Hudson
A wide-ranging interview exploring US imperialism and the emerging multipolar world. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Ali Alizadeh is an Iranian-British YouTuber and political commentator. Cross-posted […]
Climate Crisis
Jeffrey Sachs – Why the world needs China to save more, not less
The IMF assumes China should save less. China’s saving is key to financing the developing world’s need for green infrastructure. *University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Trump meets Xi: US v China
The fundamental problem which advocates of the political West have with China is that its state-led economic model is outperforming American capitalism. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger […]
Economics
Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik
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, […]
Deregulation
Branko Milanović – How the “virtues” of neoliberal globalization paved the way to its demise
As in a Greek tragedy, the same features which neoliberal globalization extolled and that ensured its success for several decades led to its inevitable demise Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. […]
Finance
Michael Hudson – Postponing the World’s Financial Winter, But For How Long?
A long read on the consequences of the current Strait of Hormuz crisis. Michael Hudson’s Killing the Host, The Collapse of Antiquity and The Destiny of Civilization are published by CounterPunch Books. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Announcing that “A whole civilization […]