Friedrich Merz, Germany’s new chancellor, is the worst possible man for the job. Throughout his career, he has held a dogged commitment to a neoliberal ideology that has destroyed Europe’s social fabric.
Austerity
Prem Sikka – Britain: This is the state of our economy after a decade of Tory rule
Successive right-wing governments have badly hurt our economy. What’s next? Read here
EU politics
El País: Radical separatist groups call for “battle” against Spanish Cabinet meeting in Barcelona
Ministers will gather in the Catalan capital on December 21, triggering concern about street protests – or – Social Democrats cannot change their spots. This will probably – as has always been the case in […]
Economics
Angus Deaton: How Misreading Adam Smith Helped Spawn Deaths of Despair
A Nobel Prize–winning economist reflects on the dire consequences of libertarian economics. Read HERE
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