Austerity
News Click: Yanis Varoufakis – European Oligarchy Has Banned Transfer of Wealth to Poor
Yanis Varoufakis on the current economic situation in the EU.
Inequality
Finance
The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins
Book Review by Branko Milanović In the speech to the European Youth in Brussels in March 2014, the then-president Obama, speaking of American-led alliances across the world after World War II said the following: “And […]
Economics
Richard D. Wolff – Capitalism vs. Safety, Health: An Old Story Again
It is no wonder that mainstream media bombards us with how important, valuable, and noble capitalists are – because they aren’t. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine: ‘Green New Deal’ and ‘Green Deal’ are Opposites – We have to Choose
My perennial criticism of the Left is that it manages to be correct on high-level principles but bad at actually fighting the fight. As chatter about ‘afterwards’ grows and grows, it is even more important […]
Climate Crisis
Dani Rodrik: Globalisation after Covid-19 – my plans for a rewired planet
The virus confirms that the world needs rules for living together—but not the arbitrary rules we’ve got. For the good of the economy as much as anything else, the focus must shift from investment and […]
Economics
Richard Murphy – Why Discussion of Tax Increases at this Moment is so utterly Unnecessary
A compelling look at developments in the economy and taxes in the near and more distant future. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. He campaigns on issues […]
Climate Crisis
David Graeber – Corona and Bullshit Jobs
Helle Panke spoke with David Graeber about the difference between so-called systemically relevant jobs and bullshit jobs, about the differences between the financial crisis and the current Covid crisis and what is to be done […]
Economics
Sara Reis – Personal Debt is a Feminist Issue
This blog explores the ways through which gender, class and race can determine the risk of personal debt within societies Sara Reis is Research and Policy Officer, Womens Budget Group Cross-posted from the SPERI website […]
Climate Crisis
Giorgos Kallis, Susan Paulson, Giacomo D’Alisa, Federico Demaria – The Case for Degrowth in a Time of the Corona Pandemic
The time is ripe for us to refocus on what really matters: not GDP, but the health and well-being of our people and our planet. Giorgos Kallis is ICREA Professor at the Institute of Environmental […]
Corruption
Dean Baker – Corruption and the Corona Pandemic Bailout
This is a universal question: Are bailouts being used to the benefit of society of particular interests? Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean […]