Economics
Prem Sikka: Elites will use this crisis to reshape the state. We have to push back
We have the money to build a better society after this crisis. But corporations and the right are already undermining our welfare. Read here
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Austerity
Emma Clancy – Behind the Spin on the EU’s Recovery Plan
Far from being a “Hamilton moment”, the proposed EU Recovery Plan represents German acquiescence to doing the bare minimum to hold the Eurozone together in the short term. Emma Clancy works as a policy advisor […]
Climate Crisis
Robin McAlpine – Resilience Economics
Probably the most potent and impressive European social movement is in Scotland being organised by a progressive Scottish think-tank “Common Weal”. Its response to Coronacrisis. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think tank […]
EU politics
Alberto Bradanini – The Suicidal Left
Some confuse the limits of their knowledge with the boundaries of the world. The ideology of immutability can be defeated, but perhaps courage is not enough, recklessness is needed in the light of the harshness […]
Economics
Jonathan Cook – As US Protests Show, the Challenge is how to Rise Above the Violence Inherent in State Power
A simple, straightforward, but brilliant analysis. Jonathan Cook is an award-winning British journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, since 2001 Cross-posted from Jonathan’s website Here is one thing I can write with an unusual degree of […]
Climate Crisis
Upstream Podcast: Jason Hickel on International Development and Post-capitalism
Jason Hickel on global inequality, the climate crisis, and how degrowth is ultimately a call for decolonization… plus a critique of the coloniality of Nick Kristof’s thought. Listen here
EU politics
Alberto Bradanini – La Sinistra Suicidaria
Alcuni uomini confondono i limiti del proprio sapere con i confini del mondo. L’ideologia dell’immutabilità si può sconfiggere, ma forse il coraggio non basta, occorre l’ardimento, alla luce della durezza dei tempi. Alberto Bradanini è un […]
Austerity
Michael Roberts – Capitulating to Adults
Michael reviews “Sellouts in the Room” by Eric Toussaint, a scathing criticism of Syriza and Yanis Varoufakis. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog […]
Deregulation
Richard D. Wolff – Why the Neoliberal Agenda Is a Failure at Fighting Coronavirus
The failure of neo-liberal states in their preparations against coronavirus lies in the nature of neo-liberalism. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a visiting professor in […]
Corruption
Robin McAlpine – Progress Needs the State, but the State Must Progress
We have so many analyses on BRAVE NEW EUROPE, but no author dissects the reality of failing democracy in the EU better than Robin McAlpine and offering solid solutions to boot. Just substitute the name […]