Economics
Wolfgang Münchau: So much for the Brexit scare stories
Apart from a short-lived disruption of trade flows Brexit has been a macroeconomic non-event. Read here
Media
Austerity
Post Growth: Life after Capitalism by Tim Jackson
Book Review by Mathew D. Rose On Monday, 12 April at 8pm CET, BRAVE NEW EUROPE will be presenting a Webinar with Tim Jackson about his book Post Growth. There will be a simultaneous Translation […]
Austerity
Tonia Mastrobuoni – Interview with Philipp Heimberger: Why I launched the Campaign Against Italy Nonsense
Public discourse about Italy is very distorted, and we should thrive to change it Tonia Mastrobouni is the Berlin correspondent, La Repubblica The original article in Italian in La Repubblica is here (paywall) Tonia Mastrobuoni […]
Climate Crisis
Alex Kirby – City motorists buy most SUVs
Most UK buyers of off-road cars designed for rural use are urban motorists, worsening city congestion and air pollution. Alex Kirby is a former BBC journalist and environment correspondent. He now works with universities, charities […]
Economics
Michael Olenick – Wikipedia’s Deep Ties to Big Tech
Contrary to its image as a cash-strapped, transparent public service, Wikipedia is a wealthy NGO with close ties to big tech companies that it tries to obscure Michael Olenick is Executive Fellow, INSEAD Business School […]
Economics
Thomas Klikauer, Norman Simms – The Madness and Malady of Management Studies
David Graeber wrote about “Bullshit Jobs”. Maybe the are also “Bullshit University Disciplines” Thomas Klikauer is the author of 560 publications and writes on Managerialism. Norman Simms is a retired academic who lives in New […]
Austerity
Stuart Medina Miltimore – The battle for a progressive Europe: Next Generation or Lost Generation EU?
An informative presentation and lively discussion, with prominent Spanish MMT economist, activist and founder of RedMMT, Stuart Medina Miltimore, on the implications of MMT for the future of progressive reform for the nations of Europe […]
Austerity
Philipp Heimberger – Fiscal austerity and the rise of the Nazis
How Germans continue to misremember the history of the Weimar Republic Philipp Heimberger is Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) Cross-posted from Philipp’s blog An economic history paper recently published in […]
Climate Crisis
Oliver Miltenberger, Matthew D. Potts – Why corporate climate pledges of ‘net-zero’ emissions should trigger a healthy dose of scepticism
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Some companies’ net-zero plans include continuing to emit climate-warming greenhouse gases for decades. Oliver Miltenberger, The University of Melbourne and Matthew D. Potts, University of California, Berkeley Hundreds of companies, including major […]
Climate Crisis
Alex Kirby – Big carbon users top global sports sponsors’ league
Big Tobacco used to be one of the principal sports sponsors. Now some major climate polluters have replaced it: Big Carbon. Alex Kirby is a former BBC journalist and environment correspondent. He now works with […]