EU politics
Prem Sikka: Want to end wealth inequality in Britain? Cap the bosses’ bonuses
Checking soaring executive pay is necessary for reducing income inequalities, but the government continually fails to address the issue. Read here
Inequality
Economics
Lynn Parramore: Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America
Nobel laureate James Buchanan is the intellectual lynchpin of the Koch-funded attack on democratic institutions, argues Duke historian Nancy MacLean Read here
Climate Crisis
Danny Dorling – How the rich fuel climate change
A short, but well done piece by the BBC featuring Danny Dorling. Watch here
Economics
Richard Murphy – The Goals of Economic Policy
British economic policy framework leaves a vacuum of responsibility for delivering an economy in which people can flourish. In response, Professor Richard Murphy outlines an alternative set of goals for economic policy. Richard Murphy is Professor of […]
Economics
Danny Dorling – Inequality – the big picture
An easily understood, entertaining, and brilliant lecture.
Economics
The Upshot: Is Capital or Labor Winning at Your Favorite Company? Introducing the Marx Ratio
An interesting article, but there are a number of caveats, as the author himself points out. Read here
Austerity
Paul Mason: Neoliberalism is a real economic model – here’s how the left can overturn it
The replacement of a hyper-financialised system will require a radical reshaping of the state, new national and global institutions, and new treaties. Read here
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Discussing Seattle’s Amazon Head Tax
Yanis Varoufakis’s take on why Amazon and other companies in Seattle are refusing to pay a “head tax” on their employees to finance housing for the poor and the consequences of such policies. Listen here
Economics
Branko Milanovic: Why were the Balkans underdeveloped? A geographical hypothesis
Interesting examination of the historical economic structure of the Balkans. Read here
Economics
Branko Milanović on Global Inequality: What Do We Do?
A short interview seeking solution to global inequality. Listen here