Finance
Barry Lynn – Google, critics, and freedom of speech
From The Guardian The case of Barry Lynn: Scholar says Google criticism cost him job: ‘People are waking up to its power’ To the article
Finance
EU politics
George Monbiot: How Do We Get Out of This Mess?
George Monbiot makes a number of proposals for a new politics, designed for the 21st Century To the article
EU politics
William Davies: What Is “Neo” About Neoliberalism?
How to tell the difference between liberalism and something else. To the article
EU politics
Stephen Metcalf: Neoliberalism: the idea that swallowed the world
From The Guardian The word Neoliberalism has become a rhetorical weapon, but it properly names the reigning ideology of our era – one that venerates the logic of the market and strips away the things […]
EU politics
John Weeks – Bring Democratic Choice to Europe’s Economic Governance
John Weeks criticises the economic policy of the EU, which has been harmful for millions of its citizens, as well as the democratic deficiencies in the EU institutions responsible for this development. John Weeks is […]
Austerity
Vickie Cooper and David Whyte: The Violence of Austerity
The authors examine the secret agenda behind austerity in Britain and the horrendous consequences it is having for much of the populace, especially for the vulnerable. Vickie Cooper is Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology […]
Finance
Ann Pettifor – The Production of Money: How to Break the Power of the Bankers
Book Review by David Shirreff Ann Pettifor has good credentials: she was one of the few economists to spot the coming credit bubble in the developed world before 2007. Most colleagues had thought the financial […]
Finance
David Shirreff: Don’t start from here: We need a banking revolution
Shireff has taken a long look at what has become of the much heralded banking reforms in the aftermath of the recent financial crisis and found them indigent. Don’t Start From Here “To inspire confidence, […]
Finance
Ha-Joon Chang: Economics is for everyone
14 July 2016 – RSA Animate. Chang explains why economics is 95% common sense.
Austerity
Mathew D. Rose: Brexit – Land of Hope and Glory
An article written directly after the Brexit referendum. Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime and an editor of BRAVE NEW EUROPE. The vote for Brexit is the best thing […]