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The European Illusion – Why We Need New Strategies Towards the EU and Beyond by Attac Austria

January 7, 2019 MDRose 0

Book review by Mathew D. Rose It takes courage these days to write a book critical of the EU, especially from a leftist perspective: to do so in Austria even more so. Austria, like Germany, […]

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EU politics

Ghent University: ‘We are transforming our university into a place where talent once again feels valued and nurtured’

January 7, 2019 MDRose 0

“A university is above all a place where everything can be questioned. Where opinions, procedures and habits are challenged. Where there is no place for rigidity.” Read here

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Guy Standing – How the precariat – and UBI – can stop neoliberalism from destroying the planet

November 2, 2018 MDRose 0

Taxes on exploiting the commons – both exhaustible and non-exhaustible resources – could be used to give people basic financial security. Dr Guy Standing is Professorial Research Associate, SOAS University of London, Fellow of the […]

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Lucas S. Ferro, Sergi Cutillas , Toni Pérez – The taxi strike in Barcelona: the right to work versus the fake sharing economy

August 2, 2018 MDRose 0

Taxi drivers in Madrid and Barcelona temporarily terminated their strike Wednesday night. The decision was made following an emergency meeting between national and regional authorities concerning Über and Cabify, which the taxi sectors views as […]

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George Monbiot – How to really take back control

April 5, 2018 MDRose 0

A wide ranging lecture by George Monbiot that ticks almost all boxes.

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New Weather Institute – Crapitalism: & the alternatives to ‘big’ outsourcing

February 12, 2018 MDRose 0

Taking back power means taking back control of the ecnomic system. Privatisation has stolen public wealth and is now leaving behind a bill as well, such as for unpaid pension contributions and taxes. Lindsay Mackie […]

Economics

Aditya Chakrabortty: Britain is being stalked by a zombie elite – time to take them on

January 17, 2018 MDRose 0

Democracy is the government of the people by the people for the people. As gpvernments fail miserably, it is time to take back power. Aditya Chakrabortty is beginning a series of how this is being […]

Deregulation

Bill Mitchell: Renationalisation – when self-promoted genius becomes plain lame

January 16, 2018 MDRose 0

Privatisation has been one of the greatest wealth re-distributions in history – to the benefit of the wealthy. Now that most Europeans have understood this, the same perpetrators are coming up with people friendly privatisation. […]

Finance

Will Hutton: We can undo privatisation. And it won’t cost us a penny

January 9, 2018 MDRose 0

End privitisation. A vast majority of Britons want their utilities and railways renationalised. Will Hutton suggests an alternative: The Public Benefit Company. Read here  

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Corporate Europe Observatory – Is the European Commission preparing a new privatisation push?

November 19, 2017 MDRose 0

Concerns have been aroused that a new wave of privatisation could be prepared after the European Commission asked KPMG to study the “operational and fiscal challenges” which state-owned enterprises place on the public purse. The […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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