Austerity
Steve Keen – “The real problem isn’t deficits, It’s Neoliberalism“
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Neo-Liberalism in the EU
EU politics
Johan Alfonsson – How Sweden’s Social Democrats Abandoned the Working Class
‘The decline of Swedish social democracy is an illuminating case study in why the Left is losing the working class. It also offers clues as to how the Left might win workers back.’ In Jacobin. […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy – Why is it that the rich always seem to win?
Thomas Piketty called it the most important formula in economics: it’s R > G , which means that the rate of return on capital (R) is greater than the rate of growth in the economy […]
EU politics
Alexander Reisenbichler – Germany’s housing crisis is making Europe’s sick man even sicker
Germany, long-known for being a cheap country for housing due to widespread affordable renting, has seen rent rise 70% and property prices double since 2010. Dr Alexander Reisenbichler is an Associate Professor in Political Science […]
Finance
Ivan Radanović – Review: The Great Global Transformation, by Branko Milanović
Milanović’s new book, which will be released on 6 November, charts the decline of neoliberalism and the rise of what he calls ‘national market liberalism’. Ivan Radanović is an economist at the National bank of […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy – The growth delusion
Martin Wolf of the FT said this week that only economic growth can save democracy. Yet his economics serves only the wealthy. When workers are sacrificed, rents soar, and insecurity spreads, as he demands so […]
Austerity
Marlon Ettinger – Emmanuel Macron Isn’t Really Halting Retirement Reform
‘France’s government has survived a confidence vote thanks to the Parti Socialiste’s abstention. While Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promises to suspend unpopular changes to pensions, unions object that the retirement age hike has merely been […]
Deregulation
Politico – EU leaders to double down on deregulation drive
Von Der Leyen brought in a bunch of reforms to make Europe more ‘competitive’, and now wants to unwind a lot of that to…make Europe more ‘competitive’. That’s the level of political leadership in Brussels […]
Gig Economy
María José Carmona – Lies and deceit in precarious logistics work in the Netherlands
Spanish migrants are hired by temporary employment agencies to work in the Netherlands’ sprawling logistics hub, only to find that the reality of their working and living conditions is not what they were promised. María […]
EU politics
Tim Vlandas – Grey power, pension reforms and the politics of slow growth in Europe
As Europe’s population ages, the elderly become increasingly important electorally, and are more interested in the value of their pensions than they are in the performance of the economy as a whole. Tim Vlandas is […]