Finance
Bill Mitchell: Prime Minister Corbyn should have no fears from global capital markets
Initially Mitchell rambles a bit, but eventually he arrives at his topic, controlling capital flows. Read here
Finance
Finance
The Real News: UK Household Debt has Reached Unsustainable Levels
Consumer and student debt in the UK have reached unprecedented levels and are a warning that austerity could lead to a new financial crisis, explains Positive Money’s economist Edward Smythe in this interview for The […]
EU politics
Heikki Patomäki – On the conditions of successful social democratic alternatives
Globalisation has ravaged the economies and societies in the industrialised world. Uneven growth and deindustrialisation are causing political turmoil. The left, trapped in a limited territorial state, is likely to fail even if it wins […]
Finance
Michael Roberts: Beware the ECB bearing gifts for Greeks
In 2012 the ECB purchased massive amounts of Greek bonds from German and French banks to save them from going under, they having recklessly purchased these bonds. Greece has continued to pay interest on these, […]
EU politics
Eliane Glaser – The left is having a moment. Here’s how to make it count
“Democracy is not just about taking control. It’s also about having clearly distinguished political agendas to choose between. Right-wing populism attaks the very concept of a democratic forum in which a genuine alternative could challenge […]
Finance
The Guardian: eBay pays £1.1m UK tax on revenues it told US investors were £1.1bn
The Financial Times reported today that £1.6 Million had been paid in taxes, but the difference is irrelevant. Read here
Finance
Tax Justice Network: A New Vision for the British Economy
According to the Institute for Public Policy Research’s Commission on Economic Justice report called Time for Change: A New Vision for the British Economy, we need a “fundamental reform of the British economy on a […]
Climate Crisis
Rolf Kreibich – Democracy and Sustainable Development
For Kreibich the future of Europe depends on the development of democracy and sustainability on the continent. A bold vision and its realisation are necessary to enable Europe to thrive with a secure perspective. Rolf […]
Finance
Renegade Inc. – Money Markets: Who’s Pulling the Strings?
This is an interview from a different perspective. Mitch Feierstein is an investor, hedge fund manager and author of Planet Ponzi. It’s a harrowing narrative. Watch here
EU politics
Richard Murphy: Schäuble gets it wrong, even in hindsight
Wolfgang Schäuble, the leader of Europe’s austerity campaign and devastator of Greece, is retiring. Neither he, nor the German media, have any doubt that he saved Europe from itself. Richard Murphy is neither German, nor […]