Economics
Wolfgang Münchau: the end of the German era
This interview with Freddie Sayers in ‘UnHerd’ is an interesting analysis of Germany’s political and economic decline. Read the article HERE.
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Austerity
Polykarpos Georgiadis: In Greece, social despair is helping the rise of fascist conspiracy theories
Greece’s recent elections saw two new far-right parties enter parliament for the first time. Grinding austerity is not fueling continued popular resistance but the rise of conspiracy theorist cranks who promote war among the poor. […]
Climate Crisis
Tatyana Novikova – Rare Earth Mining: Sacrificing the Environment to Save the Planet?
The EU Critical Raw Materials Act, supposedly motivated by concern over climate change, may perversely have been about overriding environmental regulations at the national level. Tatyana Novikova reports on issues of nuclear power and sustainable […]
EU politics
Neil Warner: The Idea of “Social Europe” Became an Alibi for the European Union’s Neoliberal Turn
European left parties responded to the crisis of social democracy by proposing more radical reforms to be carried out at a transnational level. But the call for “social Europe” ended up serving as a thin […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment: EU replaces Russian oil barrel for barrel as continent fails to cut demand
Instead of cutting demand, Europe has simply replaced imports from Russia with oil from other producing countries. Read HERE
Economics
Michael Hudson – Eleven Objectives of Neoliberalism
A series of lectures will be coming out of my relationship with Hong Kong’s Global University of Sustainability. These have been tiered to a Chinese audience, revealing another layer to my work.
Deregulation
Eleni Stamatoukou: Greek ‘Towel Movement’ Seeks to Reclaim Beaches
A growing number of Greeks are taking to the streets to demand the restoration of free public access to the country’s beaches as enshrined in the law. Published in ‘Balkan Insight’. Read the article HERE.
Austerity
Reuters – IMF: British economy will outperform Germany this year
Germans are already regretting having left the EU Read HERE
Austerity
Michael Hudson – The Looming War Against China
Economic Logic has been Replaced by National Security Overrides Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at […]
Climate Crisis
Sofia Monsalve, Shalmali Gutta – Corporate Takeover of the Global Food System Should Not Get UN Approval
The U.N. should address issues such as land concentration, so that peasant agroecology can have a real chance to flourish and make a significant contribution to tackling hunger, climate change, and biodiversity loss Sofia Monsalve […]