Austerity
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Economics
Seth Schindler, Ilias Alami, Nick Jepson: Who’s in control? Wall Street Consensus, state capitalism, and spatialised industrial policy
The apparent contradiction between the Wall Street Consensus and contemporary state capitalism Read Here
Climate Crisis
Guy Standing – The Blue Commons: Combating Rentier Capitalism in the Sea
The global privatisation of the sea Guy Standing is Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London, a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and a councillor of the Progressive Economy Forum. His new […]
Austerity
Peter Ramsay – Johnson’s Populist Evasion
The weakness of Boris Johnson’s government and of his political personality was the necessary consequence of a contradiction at the heart of the politics of Brexit. Peter Ramsay is Professor of Law at the London […]
Austerity
Macro n Cheese: The End of Dollar Diplomacy? with Steve Keen and Michael Hudson
Listen Here In one of the most exciting pairings we’ve had on this podcast, Michael Hudson and Steve Keen join Steve Grumbine to talk about geopolitics, international production and trade, the climate crisis, and a […]
Corruption
The Counterbalance: Nick Shaxson – The quadruple tax system of patent monopolies
This is a very long, but enjoyable to read article covering a lot of terrain concerning monopolies, tax, intellectual property, the free trade myth, and TRIPS. The perfect weekend read. Counterbalance is a newsletter from […]
Corruption
EU Watchdog Radio – Covid treatment: People’s health v Private Profits
How the EU approached the negotiations with the pharmaceutical companies Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory The EU Watchdog Radio is a podcast produced jointly by Corporate Europe Observatory and Counter Balance. In this episode, Olivier […]
Climate Crisis
Aljazeera: Proposed EU legislation feared to pose threat to biodiversity
Critics warn the proposed law justifies environmental destruction by putting a price on natural resources and claiming substitutability. Read Here Photo: Mike’s Birds licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
Austerity
Michael Hudson – Ukraine 4 Steps On
After the people of Ukraine and Russia, the other losers of the Ukrainian war will be Europe. Michael Hudson is the author of Killing the Host (published in e-format by CounterPunch Books and in print by Islet). His […]
Austerity
Guy Standing – The Neoliberal Origins of Russia’s War
The problem with neo-liberalism is that its ultimate form is fascism. We are seeing this not only in Russia, but in many nations, not to mention the Trump government. Guy Standing is Professorial Research Associate, […]