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Perry Anderson – The Breakaway
Another outstanding article by Perry Anderson concerning the EU Read here
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Euro Intelligence – On the next German chancellor
The Eurointelligence team discusses Armin Laschet’s victory and a variety of confusing political crises. Listen here
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Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – One year into Spain’s “most progressive government in history”
What more should one expect from an EU social democratic and “leftist” party than the same politics from an EU conservative party? Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author […]
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Darren O’Byrne – Notes on the Current Crisis of Higher Education in the UK
COVID seems to be bringing out all the contradictions of neo-liberalism. Even in higher education. Darren O’Byrne is Reader in Sociology and Human Rights at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Roehampton Notes on […]
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Mathew D. Rose – EU Citizens: “We do believe in fairies. We do! We do!”
What few seem to register is the complete failure of Europe’s political class in 2020, not to mention the missed opportunities that the COVID crisis offered. This is not only with regard to health, but […]
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Antoni Soy – The Future of the Left and the European Union
It is time for the Left to grow up and realise that the EU is neo-liberal and anti-democratic. Antoni Soy is Honorary Professor in Economic Policy at the University of Barcelona This article originally appeared […]
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Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Un any de “Govern més progressista de la història”
You can read the article in English here Pedro Sánchez s’ha vantat, en els darrers temps, de dirigir “el govern més progressista de la història d’Espanya”. Encara que només sigui amb l’excusa que aquest govern […]
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Bill Mitchell: Britain is now free of the legal neoliberalism that has killed prosperity in Europe
Following Brexit people in Britain still have food, water, and electricity. The Pound has not collapsed. The COVID vaccine programme is up and running (despite the usual Tory corruption and incompetence). It is time to […]
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Yanis Varoufakis – Designing a Postcapitalist Future in the Midst of the Pandemic
Doubts that our world is morally indefensible become unforgiveable when even the bankers of the ultra-rich, along with the bailiffs working diligently on their behalf, are panicking about excessive inequality. Yanis Varoufakis, a former finance […]
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El País: Brussels urges Spain to reform pensions and jobs in return for EU funds
The European Commission is asking countries to commit to structural changes to address deep-seated problems such as soaring debt and an over-reliance on temporary contracts. That did not take long. They have not even disbursed […]