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Euro Intelligence – On the next German chancellor
The Eurointelligence team discusses Armin Laschet’s victory and a variety of confusing political crises. Listen here
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
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Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – One year into Spain’s “most progressive government in history”
What more should one expect from an EU social democratic and “leftist” party than the same politics from an EU conservative party? Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author […]
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Darren O’Byrne – Notes on the Current Crisis of Higher Education in the UK
COVID seems to be bringing out all the contradictions of neo-liberalism. Even in higher education. Darren O’Byrne is Reader in Sociology and Human Rights at the Department of Social Sciences, University of Roehampton Notes on […]
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Mathew D. Rose – EU Citizens: “We do believe in fairies. We do! We do!”
What few seem to register is the complete failure of Europe’s political class in 2020, not to mention the missed opportunities that the COVID crisis offered. This is not only with regard to health, but […]
Economics
Danny Nicol – Maximising Sovereignty under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Outlines of a Strategy
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement still tries to tie the British government’s hands. A strategy is needed to maximise sovereignty and defy international law wherever democracy requires it. Danny Nicol is Professor of Public […]
Climate Crisis
Noam Chomsky, Vijay Prashad – Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021
If the management of the current pandemic by Western governments is any indication, we shall lose the battle against global warming big time. Noam Chomsky is a legendary linguist, philosopher, and political activist. His most […]
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Antoni Soy – The Future of the Left and the European Union
It is time for the Left to grow up and realise that the EU is neo-liberal and anti-democratic. Antoni Soy is Honorary Professor in Economic Policy at the University of Barcelona This article originally appeared […]
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Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Un any de “Govern més progressista de la història”
You can read the article in English here Pedro Sánchez s’ha vantat, en els darrers temps, de dirigir “el govern més progressista de la història d’Espanya”. Encara que només sigui amb l’excusa que aquest govern […]
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Bill Mitchell: Britain is now free of the legal neoliberalism that has killed prosperity in Europe
Following Brexit people in Britain still have food, water, and electricity. The Pound has not collapsed. The COVID vaccine programme is up and running (despite the usual Tory corruption and incompetence). It is time to […]
Deregulation
The Full Brexit – The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Minimum Brexit
We have not posted any other analyses of the Agreement because they are relatively all the same and available throughout mainstream media. This is one of the only exceptions. The Full Brexit steering group comprises […]