Finance
Chris Dillow – Stumbling and Mumbling: Capitalism’s bad incentives
Capitalism contains many dysfuntional incentives – ones that constrain innovation and encourage rent-seeking. Read here
Finance
Finance
Resolution Foundation: We’re getting poorer, but it’s not (just) Brexit
In Britain the household income per person has fallen in each of the past four quarters. Matthew Whittaker is of the opinion that Brexit is not the only reason for this. Read here
EU politics
David Whyte – Catalonia: Time to Smash this Tyre-Slashing State and Build Something Better
David Whyte’s report from Barcelona provides an analysis concerning the current events in Catalonia that is lacking in other media. David Whyte, is a Professor of Socio-legal Studies at theUniversity of Liverpool and one of […]
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
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 […]