The decline in US GDP reported for the first quarter is not a big deal, and it is very possible that it will be reversed when the data is revised over the next two months. But it is the wrong direction. If Donald Trump envisions that we will surpass China and retake the leadership as the world’s dominant economy, we are so far going the wrong way.
Globalisation
Corporate Europe Observatory: The Lobbying Ghost in the Machine
Documents obtained by Corporate Europe Observatory reveal how the EU’s pioneering attempt to regulate artificial intelligence has faced intense lobbying from US tech companies. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – Polluters profiting from pandemic bailouts:How the fossil fuel industry is using the COVID-19 crisis to capture public funds and lock in dirty energy
The fossil fuel industry is cashing-in on the COVID-19 pandemic, to entrench its position, capture public recovery money, and push false solutions that pave the way to climate catastrophe. COVID-19 is a global health crisis, […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy – Germany: The Culprit’s Law
Italy pays reparations for Germany’s Nazi war crimes, while Germany gets off scot-free. The German (“coalition of values”) government has successfully enforced “sovereign immunity” for Germany. Read HERE
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