Climate Crisis
Sustainability
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The Job Guarantee is more than a Green New Deal job creation policy
Yes, Bill Mitchell´s articles are lengthy. Even if one may not agree, his arguments are always enlightening. And yes, we do read them attentively from beginning to end. “A Just Transition framework is very complicated […]
Climate Crisis
Positive Money Europe – ECB missed the opportunity to revise QE reinvestments
Despite its recent decision the European Central Bank will keep re-injecting more than 190 billion euros into the financial system in 2019. But the ECB is not making the optimal use of those reinvestments. Cross-posted […]
Climate Crisis
Yanis Varoufakis: My plan to revive Europe can succeed where Macron and Piketty failed
Under my Green New Deal, €500bn a year can be created without raising taxes – and it may tempt Britain back to the fold. Read here
Austerity
Mark Blyth and Carrie Nordlund – 2018 End of Year Roundup
Mark Blyth, political economist at Brown’s Watson Institute, and Carrie Nordlund, political scientist and associate director of Brown’s Master of Public Affairs program, share their take on the week’s news. In our 2018 year end […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – The reality is everything must change
We keep taking our eye off the ball. It is the climate stupid. Changing climate policy includes changing a plethora of arbitrary neo-liberal policies that are not only destroying our planet, but also our societies. […]
Corruption
Politico: Big business circles EU’s consumer protections
An industry-friendly approach to consumer protection could make its way into EU legislation after years of lobbying. Read here
Climate Crisis
Han de Groot: The Best Technology for Fighting Climate Change Isn’t a Technology
Forests are the most powerful and efficient carbon-capture system on the planet Read here
Austerity
Branko Milanovic – First reflections on the French “événements de décembre”
Branko Milanovic goes beyond the usual analyses with two very interesting points regarding the current political situation in France Branko Milanovic is an economist specialised in development and inequality. Branko will be holding a talk […]
Climate Crisis
Enno Schröder and Servaas Storm – Why “Green Growth” Is an Illusion
Wishful thinking and tinkering won’t cut it. Nothing short of a mass mobilisation for deep de-carbonization across the global economy can avert the looming climate catastrophe. Enno Schröder holds a PhD in economics from the […]