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Thomas Fazi: Italy’s Organic Crisis
Thomas Fazi analyses the current poltical and economic crisis of Italy. Read here
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Paul Mason: Neoliberalism is a real economic model – here’s how the left can overturn it
The replacement of a hyper-financialised system will require a radical reshaping of the state, new national and global institutions, and new treaties. Read here
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Chris Dillow: On neoliberalism
For further reading on the topic please also see today’s article “Yes, neoliberalism is a thing. Don’t let economists tell you otherwise” by Christine Berry. Read here
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Owen Jones: Carillion is no one-off scandal. Neoliberalism will bring many more
Carillion was a British mulitnational facilities, services, and construction company, which primarily lived from the outsourcing of UK government contracts until is went dramatically went bust earlier this year with massive losses of public money, […]
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John Weeks – Same old same old…Tory austerity
The British economy is not doing well in any sense. Many UK citizens lead an existential battle of survival. All this has been caused by austerity, which was a miracle solution to solve all economic […]
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Counterfire: UCU pensions dispute: the battle is over, but the fight continues
An update concerning the UK University Strike Read here
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Thomas Fazi and William Mitchell: Why the Left Should Embrace Brexit
Remainers claim that Brexit will be an economic apocalypse. But it provides the opportunity for a radical break with neoliberalism. Read here
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Richard Murphy: Tory austerity has delivered the worst decade for UK productivity growth since the 18th century
Should this be a surprise to anyone? The goal of austerity was to increase inequality, primarily at the cost of the poorest and weakest. Nothing more and nothing less. Read here
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Larry Elliot: Some praise our gig economy flexibility. I call it exploitation
While Silicon Valley cannot praise the gig economy enough as a great opportunity, they forget to add that it is a great opportunity for them to earn money, not the workers. Read here
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German Foreign Policy – Germany’s Social Democrats: Further bad news for Greece
The EU hegemon Germany is trying to ensure that no anti-neoliberal policies gain traction in the European Union. It brutally crushed Greece, damning much of its population to poverty, not only to protect its own […]