Economics
Inequality
Austerity
UNI Europa stands in solidarity with Portugal’s workers on general strike
This is the Portuguese labour movement’s first general strike in 12 years, directed against an unjust labour reform. Read Article HERE
Economics
Michael Roberts – Extreme inequality – and what to do about it
The world is becoming more unequal and the growing divide is driven by the imperatives of international capitalism and imperialism. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Stagflation and the K-shaped economy
In the United States, workers are getting poorer as prices rise, but big tech firms are booming via the AI bubble, hence the economy’s K-shape. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London […]
Economics
Jason Hickel – What is delinking?
A crucial strategy for transformation in the 21st century Jason Hickel is a Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA-UAB) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and Visiting Professor at the London […]
Geopolitics
Emmanuel Todd – Dialogue in Hiroshima
Nihilism is the end of a society and that is where neo-liberalism has led the West Emmanuel Todd is a French historian, anthropologist, demographer, sociologist and political scientist at the National Institute of Demographic Studies […]
Economics
Jason Hickel, Dylan Sullivan, Michail Moatsos – Has extreme poverty really plunged since the 1980s? New analysis suggests not.
There are lies, there are outrageous lies, and there are statistics Jason Hickel is Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Autonomous University of Barcelona Dylan Sullivan is a PhD candidate in the […]
Economics
Alastair Crooke – Western cross-currents: Cultural populism vs deep architecture
The golden age of America, if it ever was golden, is no longer to be found. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic […]
Climate Crisis
Branko Milanovic´: As Neoliberalism Crumbles, It Becomes More Destructive
Interview with Branko Milanovic´concerning his new book “The Great Global Transformation” Read Article HERE
Economics
Dean Baker – Blatant Lies About Neoliberalism
Instead of free markets the US has inequality, monopolies, and wealth extraction Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from the Center for Economic and Policy […]