Climate Crisis
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay – Great Green Wall
Insightful analysis of Biden’s new tariffs on China. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Globalisation
Economics
Michael Roberts – Tariffs, technology and industrial policy
China is catching up with the United States, which is why the US is turning to protectionist measures just as the British empire did in the late 19th century to stem the challengers to its […]
Climate Crisis
Doloresz Katanich – European ports turned into car parks as EV makers hunt buyers
What should be considered a major asset in the low-carbon transition is Ursula Von Der Leyen’s worst nightmare. In ‘EuroNews’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Radu Stochita – In Romania, Slot Machines Profit From Ex-Miners’ Misery
‘During Romania’s transition to capitalism, the Jiu Valley miners violently resisted the destruction of their industry. But today, their jobs are mostly gone — and the plague of slot machines has taken over long-proud mining […]
Globalisation
Sam Pizzigati – Could the UN Actually Lead a Charge to Tax the World’s Rich?
Under a new international tax order., the UK-based Tax Justice Network points out, control over global tax rules could end up shifting from the OECD — the “small club of rich countries” where that control […]
Economics
Vulture Capitalism by Grace Blakeley
Grace Blakeley is a media star of the radical left-wing of the British labour movement. She is a columnist for the left-wing journal, Tribune, and a regular panellist on political debates in broadcasting – often […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Inclusive economics and the IMF
The IMF and World Bank want to talk about a ‘compact for inclusive growth’, but geopolitical conflict is rising and inequality is growing. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. […]
EU politics
Scott Lavery – Europe’s Core
Germany in particular is highly exposed to geoeconomic rivalry around key technologies such as semiconductors. The EU’s attempts to protect its industrial core are not convincing. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
GPEnewsdocs: Gilles Billen – Nitrogen, Agrochemical Corporations and International Trade: A Perilous Mix
Gilles Billen shows that industrial agriculture, propelled by international trade and specialization, has disturbed the nitrogen cycle. This has provoked the crossing of planetary boundaries and endangered the possibility of feeding the world. Alternatives do […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Further thoughts on the economics of imperialism
Financial flows from global south to global north are a major source of imperialist power. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Back in 2021, […]