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Robert Reich – 7 Incredibly clear economic fundamentals in under 90 seconds
Reich explains why inequality is not good for society and what needs to be changed.
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Mark Blyth & David Kertzer – Italy is ticked off
In the wake of Italy’s elections results last weekend, Mark Blyth & David Kertzer put in in historical context and talk populism, nationalism, Five Star Movement and what Italy’s next government will look like. Listen […]
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Ulrike Guérot: Now the EU needs to hand power to its citizens. Here’s why
Do we need a “United States of Europe”? Not according to Ulrike Guérot. She calls for replacing the current un-democratic neo-liberal EU with a common European democracy. Read here
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Branko Milanovic: Dutiful dirges of Davos
Davos: “They are loath to pay a living wage, but they will fund a philharmonic orchestra. They will ban unions, but they will organize a workshop on transparency in government.” Read here
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Steve Keen – Outsourcing and public-private-partnerships
Steve Keen debunks outsourcing and public-private-partnerships Listen here
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The Ways of the World by David Harvey
Book review by Mathew D. Rose David Harvey is considered one of the world’s leading experts on Karl Marx. If you have not encountered Harvey’s writing before here is the perfect introduction. This collection of […]
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Owen Jones: I don’t like Brexit – I just don’t see how it can be stopped
In his article Owen Jones makes a number of important points: Brexit was and is a democratic decision by a sovereign people. To denigrate this is anything but democratic. The leaders of the movement for […]
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Lucas Chancel Demystifies the Trickle Down Effect Theory
The “Trickle Down Effect Theory” is one of the great neo-liberal scams. It says that the more money the government gives the rich, the more all of us will earn. Why then are we confronted […]
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The Wealth Paradox: Economic Prosperity and the Hardening of Attitudes By Frank Mols and Jolanda Jetten
Book review by Eliane Glaser Originally published at Times Higher Education and cross-posted with their kind permission Since the UK referendum on membership of the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as […]
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Lars Syll – The Efficient Markets Hypothesis
Instead of assuming rational expectations and efficient markets to be right, one ought to confront the hypotheses with the available evidence. It is not enough to construct models. Without strong evidence, all kinds of absurd […]