Taxation revenues are the basis of the modern state. Without them, it cannot perform its administrative and redistributive functions.
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National Politics
New Yorker: Why John Mearsheimer Blames the U.S. for the Crisis in Ukraine
For years, the political scientist has claimed that Putin’s aggression toward Ukraine is caused by Western intervention. Have recent events changed his mind? Read Here Photo: kremlin.ru licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: The political elephant in the china store – and why you can’t or won’t see it
In English there is the beautiful expression of the “elephant in the room”, which is very big, but seemingly not discovered by anyone. People talk about all kinds of things that are in the room, […]
Austerity
The Guardian: Grenfell survivor blames landlord’s ‘cancerous’ decisions for disaster
Housing too has become “a commodity to be exploited”. This is nothing new, as Henry George recognised 150 years ago. This fact includes many danger, and as we saw with Grenfell Tower, not only social […]
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