Corruption
Reuters: EU says McDonald’s, Luxembourg tax deal not illegal
Wasn´t Juncker Prime Minister and Minister of Finances in Luxeburg at that time. Yes, the EU is really getting tough on mulitnationals and tax evasion. Read here
Tax
Austerity
Thomas Piketty: Social-nativism, the Italian nightmare
Piketty brings together two simple phenomena: a neo-liberal EU resulting in a neo-liberal/far-right success – in this case in Italy. Read here
Economics
The Film “The Spider´s Web” has been released in youtube (Watch here)
The Film “The Spider´s Web” has been released in youtube. A film one has to see to understand finance capital in Britain and tax havens. Sponsor the next film on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/independentdo… Here our review […]
Economics
Nacho Álvarez – Spain: Pedro Sánchez and the trilemma of political will
Spain’s social democratic party (PSOE) led by Pedro Sánchez and the left-wing alliance Podemos Unidos, led by Pablo Iglesias, are seeking a common policy. That could be more difficult than it appears at first, explains Nacho […]
Economics
Bernie Sanders intros ‘Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (BEZOS)’ bill
This is an interesting idea, but rather complicated. Would it not be simpler to increase the minimum wage? Read here
Economics
Owen Jones: The mood has shifted – now Corbyn really can transform the economy
Encouraging after the political disgrace, which was the “anti-semitism in the Labour Party” is how the British public has reacted – in the polls and its ability to determine the poltical discourse. Being able to […]
Corruption
Nick Shaxson – Is Germany’s finance minister the puppet of Big Finance?
Germany´s social democratic party, the SPD, is in rapid decline. This is the result of it selling laws and contracts to the highest bidder, while grinding its boot into the faces of its traditional working […]
Economics
The Guardian: Ten points for a better Britain – Institute for Public Policy Research
These recommendations can be applied for most European nations. 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 […]
Corruption
The Political Economy of Italy’s Decline by Andrea Lorenzo Capussela
Book review by Mathew D. Rose Andrea Capussela has a tale to tell – and he does it well. This book could not have appeared at a more opportune moment as it seeks to illuminate […]