In a pandemic the pharmaceutical industry is hailed as a saviour; yet the industry is using the crisis to lock in its problematic, profit-maximising model. Pushing for public money with no-strings-attached, and stronger monopoly patent […]
When economist Thomas Picketty released his book ‘Capital in the 21Century’ people clambered to get a copy. The filmmaker Justin Pemberton has since made the film – in it, he points hard to how rentier […]
Last week, the European Commission announced, in response to a complaint filed by Spotify, that it would be opening an investigation into Apple’s App Store practices, which potentially constitutes an illegal breach of EU competition […]
The pandemic has accelerated the growth of the data economy and the digital giants who dominate it. It’s time to rethink how data is owned, governed and used. James Meadway is an economist and writer […]
High tech, monopolies, and labour. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog Last Thursday, the US-based global tech giants reported their quarterly earnings simultaneously. […]
As the global environmental and economic situation are rapidly deteriorating the rich and political class show once more how out of touch they are with reality – and hope to get us to join in […]
Several African countries depend on remittances sent by family members working in Europe or the US, especially in the aftermath of the pandemic. However, sending remittances to Africa has the highest cost in the world […]
There are a number of interesting points in this article. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean Baker’s Beat The Press Blog One of […]
Progress for equality and the environment is only possible with public ownership of the major financial institutions and multi-nationals so that the world can be planned through democratic organisations for social objectives, not for profit […]
Once again, it is a question of profit over human lives. And as usual, profits come first. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean […]
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