EU politics
Tom Mills: Can the Ruling Class Speak?
Talking about elites isn’t just the realm of conspiracy theorists. In fact, it’s a vital component of left-wing politics. Read here
Media
EU politics
Leighton Andrews – Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?
Facebook and Google are modern utilities – and natural monopolies – so they need a utility regulator. Leighton Andrews is Professor of Public Service Leadership and Innovation at Cardiff Business School, a former Welsh Government […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – Why interest rates are low and Italy needs our support
The political causes of ultra low interest rates in Europe is still being ignored. While those who fail to comprehend that we have to support Italy are promoting nationalism there and in Germany. Heiner Flassbeck […]
Economics
Politics Theory Other – Will Davies on ‘Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World’
Will Davies joins me to discuss his new book, ‘Nervous States: How Feeling Took Over the World’. We spoke about the declining public trust in experts, the blurring of the distinctions between war and peace, […]
Economics
James Heckman and Sidharth Moktan – The Tyranny of the Top Five Economic Journals
Getting published in a top five economics journal is a near-requirement for tenure. But it’s a poor measure of research quality within a system that punishes creativity. James Heckman it the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University […]
EU politics
Noam Chomsky, Yanis Varoufakis, Ken Loach, Brian Eno, Des Freedman, Justin Schlosberg and 21 others: Flawed reporting on antisemitism claims against the Labour party
This is a brilliant example of how corporate media function s in order to destroy any attempts at rolling back neo-liberalism. The coverage was an asbolute disgrace. Read here
Economics
Larry Elliott: For Labour’s economic policy to be radical, it has to be credible
Lary Elliot is right. While the British labour Party spent its time and energy fighting an ineffably overblown debate concerning antisemitism in their ignited and fanned by the nro-liberal coporate press (expecially Elliot´s home newpaper […]
Economics
George Monbiot: Honourable Theft
How one young woman broke down the gates of knowledge Read here
EU politics
David Jamieson – 5 reasons ‘Fascism of the left’ speech is dangerous and historically ignorant
What the darling of the Remain Movement claimed in her speech is surely familiar to Europeans in many nations, where the neo-liberal media and politicians put right-wing politicians like Trump, Le Pen, and Geert Wilders […]
Fake News
Fintan O’Toole: ‘Adults in the room’ are not the resistance – they are Trump collaborators
Yes, this is about Trump and the USA, but mainly in the title. O’Toole addresses a problem that plagues Europe, as many find excuses for being the henchmen and henchwomen of neo-liberalism (“It could be […]