Austerity
Chris Myant – That “After coronavirus” that Macron has promised
A hard long look at austerity and neo-liberalism in France under Macron leading to the Coronavirus fiasco the nation is entering. Read here
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine – When People say the Coronavirus has Changed the World, This is What they Mean
It is time to drop all those lovely neo-liberal illusions. The coronavirus has returned us to reality. Let’s remain there. It’s a good place to be. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think […]
Austerity
Emma Clancy – Austerity Kills: EU Commission Demanded Cuts to Public Healthcare Spending 63 Times from 2011-2018
The truth is that these things always end up being caused by EU neo-liberal policy, although they receive support from the various national governments, who like the EU politicians and technocrats, want to collect the […]
Economics
Costas Lapavitsas: This Crisis Has Exposed the Absurdities of Neoliberalism. That Doesn’t Mean It’ll Destroy It
The coronavirus shock has shaken the world’s stock markets, imposing the need for massive state bailouts. But the measures to deal with the crisis risk spurring an authoritarian controlled capitalism — one that protects corporate […]
Austerity
Sergi Cutillas, Albert Medina, Pablo Cotarelo, Marc Lascorz – Corona Bonds: Administer with Caution
The Germans are not going to give up their EU hegemony. With weaponised finance they can maintain their predominance. Remember what happened to Greece as it rebelled against this. Sergi Cutillas is an Economist Researcher […]
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck and Friederike Spiecker – Corona, Politics, and the European Challenge
How deep will the crisis get? A lot depends on how countries will keep the economic machinery ticking over and combat those knee-jerk reactions to limit deficits, especially in Germany Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, […]
Austerity
Marshall Auerback – Germany Signals a Historic Shift From Austerity That Could Upend the Economy of Europe
Meanwhile, the EU’s institutional barriers to long-term reform remain formidable. Marshall Auerback is a market analyst and commentator This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute Until March […]
Aviation
David Shirreff – Corona Crisis: To Nationalise…Or Not
The Corona crisis means many core industries would have sunk without government help – a great opportunity perhaps to force a change of corporate governance and in some cases ownership too. David Shirreff is a […]
Austerity
Michael Roberts – Coronavirus: Lockdown!
Over the last 30 years, public health systems in Europe have been decimated and privatised. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog According to […]
Economics
Lee Jones: Coronavirus Is the End of the End of History
The coronavirus crisis, and its accompanying recession, will bring about a new political and economic order – but it remains to be seen whether the Left can rise to the historical moment. Read here