Austerity
Bill Mitchell: German growth strategy falters – exposes deep flaws in the EU architecture
Germany has adopted the strategy that it can permanently game its Eurozone partners through its mercantilist approach. Read here
Inequality
Economics
Renegade Inc – Nick Shaxson: The Finance Curse
Finance good, big finance better and biggest finance best. This subtle mantra has bounced around developed economies for decades and has almost entirely captured politicians, the media and the public. Countries have fallen over themselves […]
Austerity
Suresh Naidu, Dani Rodrik, Gabriel Zucman: Economics After Neoliberalism
This is an interesting new development and well worth following. Contemporary economics is finally breaking free from its market fetishism, offering plenty of tools we can use to make society more inclusive. Read here
Economics
Remi Edwards – Knowing commodities through corporate narratives: the poor prospects for ethical consumption
Commodities are often represented to consumers based on corporate promises of social responsibility. But with little evidence of positive impact on the ground for workers, is ethical consumption really a move in the right direction? […]
Economics
Branko Milanović – Global poverty over the long-term: legitimate issues
I became somewhat peripherally involved in the debate on long-term trends in global poverty that is raging these days in the WebSphere, prompted first by some very strong claims by Steven Pinker and Bill […]
Economics
Jason Hickel – A letter to Steven Pinker (and Bill Gates, for that matter) about global poverty
Billionaires and politicians have a very convenient – and very wrong – perception of poverty, which they legititimate with incorrect studies. Jason Hickel is an anthropologist who works on political economy and global justice. He […]
Economics
David Graeber: Bullshit Jobs, Direct Democracy & the End of Capitalism
James Butler is joined by David Graeber to talk through the meaning of direct democracy, the ennui at the heart of neoliberalism, and examine the relationship of political thinking to political practice. Listen here
EU politics
Grace Blakeley: The dark side of the UK’s jobs boom
A financialised economy and weak trade unions mean record employment has done little to increase workers’ pay. Read here
Austerity
Ann Pettifor – They think it’s all over
On Labour´s attempt to forge a reputation for economic competency based on new economics: What does it mean? Has it worked? Can Labour escape the balancing the household books narrative? Is austerity economics really over?
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The conflicting concepts of cosmopolitan within Europe – Part 1
Is Europe really as cosmopolitian as claimed in state and corporate media, ot that simply a myth to ensure class domination? Read here