Economics
Chris Dillow: Socialism in one country
What I mean is simply that (some form of*) capitalism suits some countries better than others. And perhaps the UK is not one of these. Read here
Finance
Economics
Charles Adams – Fiscal policy is a matter of life and death
He´s back! After a lengthy hiatus in which time he co-authored the book “Optic f2f” , Charles Adams has returned to write an article about Fiscal Policy and Modern Monetary Theory. It´s good to have […]
Finance
Norbert Häring – Brave New Money: PayPal, WeChat, Amazon Go – A Totalitarian World Currency in the Making
My new book in German with the translated title: “Brave New Money: PayPal, WeChat, Amazon Go – A Totalitarian World Currency in the Making” has just been published by Campus. I have translated the “Introduction […]
Economics
Louis Hyman: It’s Not Technology That’s Disrupting Our Jobs
The insecure nature of work is a result of decisions by corporations and policymakers. Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Reclaiming our sense of collective and community – Part 1
That ‘naturalisation’ of concepts and theories that are manifestly wrong in terms of how they represent our reality are reinforced by the set of myths that go to the core of mainstream macroeconomics. Read here
Austerity
Steve Keen – “Greece exits bailout program but economic hardships persist”
After eight grueling years of austerity, Greece today emerged from its bailout program. The $330 billion in loans from the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund saved the country from […]
Economics
Aufhebunga Bunga – Liberalism: A Counter-Podcast
In which we discuss the work of the late Domenico Losurdo, especially his brilliant Liberalism: A Counter-History. Part of an ongoing series on the contradictions of liberalism, we debate whether Losurdo is right to point to […]
Economics
Adair Turner – The Zero-Sum Economy
The anthropologist David Graeber has argued that as much as 30% of all work is performed in “bullshit jobs,” which are unnecessary to produce truly valuable goods and services but arise from competition for income […]
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck: Germany’s European Empire
In today’s Germany, Wolfgang Streeck argues, politicians laud “Europe” — while quietly using EU structures to advance German national interests. Read here
EU politics
Richard Murphy – We may be near ‘Peak stuff’ and that will create a crisis
Financial crises are often the product of private debt being too high. According to Richard Murphy this situation is rapidly approaching in Britain. The question is what to do when the crisis arrives? Richard Murphy […]