Austerity
Richard Murphy – Globalisation is failing
Richard Murphy on a number of topics concerning economics and politics in Britain, but as is often the case in political economy, much of it is applicable for most of Europe.
Austerity
Austerity
Mathew D. Rose – Germany’s Chickens Come Home to Roost
Germany’s policy in this millennium has been to kick the can down the road. What happens when the road ends? Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime in Germany and […]
Austerity
UCU – Ten days of strike action begins at UK universities
University leaders have ‘failed staff and students’, UCU said today as up to ten days of strike action began at universities across the UK over devastating cuts to pensions and deteriorating pay & working conditions. […]
Austerity
James K. Galbraith – The Fed’s Target Is Workers
By announcing forthcoming interest-rate hikes at a time when total US employment is still below its 2019 level, the Federal Reserve war on “inflation” is really a war on American workers. James K. Glbraith is […]
Austerity
Chris Dillow: Strategic Impotence
We can call it strategic impotence – using a claim to be unable to do something as means of pursuing one’s advantage or cementing privilege. Read here
Austerity
Alessandra Mezzadri – UCU Strike: Neoliberal capitalism and the commodification of social reproduction, from our home to our classroom
On 14 February a UK wide strike in Higher Education will commence (at Goldsmiths it already has). Alessandra Mezzadri is Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at SOAS Cross-posted from Developing Economics To donate to he UCU […]
Austerity
Sergio Cesaratto – The anniversary of Maastricht: little to celebrate
The Maastricht Treaty was signed on 9 February 1992. Thirty years later it is responsible for much suffering, inequality, and poverty within the fragile eurozone. Sergio Cesaratto teaches European monetary and fiscal policies at the […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Euro area inflation is not accelerating out of control
“When I say that I think the inflationary pressures are transitory, one shouldn’t conclude that means they are short-lived.” Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The European conservatives are organising while the progressives fight among themselves
The return of the EU Austerians and disaster of the French Left Read Here
Austerity
David Jamieson – Scottish Greens follow their European friends to the Right
The Scottish Greens have joined the club of Irish, Austrian and German Green parties who have established their politics in the governing centre for the benefit of capital David Jamieson is a journalist, writer and […]