Finance
Steve Keen at the OECD: Can we avoid another economic crisis?
Steve Keen’s presentation to the OECD New Approaches to Economic Challenges forum. Watch here
Finance
EU politics
Francis Weyzig: There is no link between tax rates and competitiveness!
The Netherlands, already notorious for its corporate tax-avoiding regimen, is about to reduce its corporate tax further. Weyzig explains that “The facts show that corporate taxes are irrelevant for a country’s competitiveness”. It fact, it […]
EU politics
Larry Elliot: Labour has a once-in-a-generation opportunity, and the Tories know it
People in Britain are ready for a radical change. The Tories are politically bankrupt, which most everyone seems to agree on. Trying to brand Corbyn a Marxist throwback who wants to turn Britain into Venezuela […]
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Contrasting narratives about the outcomes of the euro
Bill Mitchell tells the tale of two unions: Those who have borne the brunt of the European Union’s neo-liberal policy, and those who have profited. Read here
Finance
Charles Adams – The hyperinflation myth
There are a lot of misunderstandings concerning hyperinlation. Charles Adams destroys a few of these. Charles Adams is professor of physics at Durham University in the UK and blogs at progressivepulse.org Money is our means […]
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Reclaiming the State presentation
Bill Mitchell presents his new book written with Thomas Fazi Reclaiming the State View here
EU politics
Tax Justice Network: How can we avoid another crisis?
In this video we hear fascinating presentations and discussion from an expert panel on how another global financial crisis can be avoided, ten years after the first. They focus on the UK, not only on […]
EU politics
The Guardian: Amazon ordered to repay €250m by EU over ‘illegal tax advantages’
European Union officials order Luxembourg to collect €250m in illegal state aid to Luxembourg from online retail giant Amazon, while the European Commission’s competition watchdog will be taking Ireland to the European Court of Justice […]
Corruption
João Paulo Batalha – Nowhere to run: Portuguese local elections signal the death of politics-as-usual
The headline from last weekend’s municipal elections in Portugal is the success of the Socialist Party, an exception to the demise of the European center-left. But there are deeper lessons if you look at the […]
Austerity
Olivier Tonneau – Macron, Mélenchon and Catalonia: paradoxical realignments
The Catalan referendum is throwing up a number of crucial questions concerning democracy in the European Union. Olivier Tonneau analyses this in the context of France. Olivier Tonneau is Lecturer in modern languages, Homerton College, […]