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Counterpunch: Valerie Reynoso – The Rising Monopoly of Monsanto-Bayer

September 22, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

The merging of Monsanto-Bayer has resulted in the rise of one of the four largest global mega-mergers of the decade and the formation of a near-monopoly in the agricultural industry. Valerie Reynoso is an Author […]

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The Verge: Uber lost over $5 billion in one quarter, but don’t worry, it gets worse

August 9, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is price dumping to achieve a dominant market position. How are taxis to compete with a company that receives 30 or 40% Silicon Valley subsidy for every driver for many years? Read here

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Richard Murphy – The Green New Deal Requires Wealth Taxation

July 30, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Just when you think Richard Murphy might be taking a day off, he makes another point landing. He is one of the few thinkers who can truly define how a Green New Deal brings together […]

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Bill Mitchell: Modest (insipid) Green New Deal proposals miss the point – Part 1

July 26, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

The response to climate change can only be a robust economic, political, and social revolution, but we have a lot of people tinkering on the edges. Read here Read Part 2 here

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Ben Wray – Platform Capitalism: How Digital Platforms Took Over the World and What to do About It

July 24, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

CommonSpace editor Ben Wray examines the rise of the digital platforms, which are based on a fundamentally different set of characteristics than the global economic giants of the past Ben Wray is CommonSpace editor and […]

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Renegade Inc: Guy Standing – Rentier Britain, All the rent goes to the 1%

July 15, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

There are three fundamental issues that lie at the heart of our current economic malaise: the first is unearned income and wealth from land rent, the second is the creation of money by privately owned […]

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Economics

John Weeks – Post-Capitalism: Nationalisation of Monopolies

July 9, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

One need not break up monopolies if they provide basic services and letting predatory capitalism continue, but to nationalise them to serve the common good. John Weeks is Professor Emeritus, School of Oriental & African […]

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Economics

William Lazonick – The idea that businesses are run to maximize profits for shareholders is just plain wrong

July 1, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Ever heard that a corporation’s sole duty is to maximize value for shareholders? In the go-go ‘80s, business schools, government organizations, and most public companies took up this mantra. It stuck around. William Lazonick, emeritus […]

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Economics

Michael Roberts – Facing Up To Libra

June 30, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Continuing our series on Libra, we are posting an anlysis by the Marxist economist Michael Roberts. Libra is the name that Facebook, the global social network company, is calling its planned international digital currency. What […]

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Richard Murphy – Facebook, Libra and the Threat It Poses to Government as We Know It

June 28, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

The writing is on the wall. The neo-liberal strategy of the monopolists is clear. Richard Murphy analyses this, and its consequences, brilliantly. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of […]

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Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler

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Book review by  Branko Milanović As I walked yesterday past the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I saw, among many stands that sell all kinds of trinkets, a table filled with books. One attracted my […]

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The Spectre of State Capitalism by Ilias Alami and Adam D Dixon

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Reviewed by J. D. Evans Alami and Dixon’s The Spectre of State Capitalism is a careful discussion of a topic often dealt with in platitudes and sound-bites. The authors cover uses of ‘state capitalism’ as […]

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