Economics
Filip Novokmet and Pawel Bukowski: The central Europeans, the bloodsuckers of the European Union?
An interesting analysis of inequality in Eastern European nations. Read here
Inequality
Economics
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett: Inequality breeds stress and anxiety
Somehow there seems to be nothing about neo-liberalism that is of benefit to 99% of the world’s population. Yes, there are those fringe elements (politicians, employees of the financial sector and many others: crumbs falling […]
Economics
Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett – Inequality is bad for your mental health
The authors explain how inequality leads to a fracturing of communities, increases loneliness and leaves people with less time to care for friends, relatives and the disabled. A society where your status is judged by […]
Deregulation
Tom Hunt – Building up the bundle of sticks. New ideas for union organising
If there are to be progressive changes in European society, unions will play a major role. Following decades of neo-liberal policy they are seriously weakend. To make matters worse, many tend to be reactionary, expecially […]
Economics
Quinn Slobodian: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
“Today, the European Union offers the fullest realization of the neoliberal political vision.” This looks like a very interesting book. Here is a lengthy review. Read here
Economics
Ann Pettifor and Canos Donnay – The left and the EU: the neoliberal conundrum
Ann Pettifor and Sirio Canos Donnay … Reflecting on the polarisation between the right and left which has opened up in European politics since the financial crisis this podcast discusses the neoliberal conundrum: if the […]
Austerity
The Guardian: Grenfell survivor blames landlord’s ‘cancerous’ decisions for disaster
Housing too has become “a commodity to be exploited”. This is nothing new, as Henry George recognised 150 years ago. This fact includes many danger, and as we saw with Grenfell Tower, not only social […]
EU politics
Wil Chivers, Helen Blakely, and Steve Davies – Young people are leading a growing movement against low pay and precarious work
TGI Friday’s employees are joined by McStrikers during a demo in Covent Garden. Wil Chivers, Author provided Wil Chivers, Cardiff University; Helen Blakely, Cardiff University, and Steve Davies Strikes have taken place at […]
EU politics
Prem Sikka: Want to end wealth inequality in Britain? Cap the bosses’ bonuses
Checking soaring executive pay is necessary for reducing income inequalities, but the government continually fails to address the issue. Read here
Economics
Lynn Parramore: Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America
Nobel laureate James Buchanan is the intellectual lynchpin of the Koch-funded attack on democratic institutions, argues Duke historian Nancy MacLean Read here