To avoid economic blackmail by the markets, any socialist government would need to impose limits on the movement of money by investors.
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Geopolitics
Luke Goldstein, Lucy Dean Stockton – Corporations Are Ready to Cash In on Venezuela
‘Before Donald Trump’s capture of Nicolás Maduro, corporations filed lawsuits against Venezuela seeking damages tied to state nationalisation, international sanctions, and political instability. A Trump-installed government could tilt the courts in their favour.’ In Jacobin. […]
Austerity
thejournal. ie: Have €42,500? That’s the amount of public debt hanging over the head of every person living in the State
IRELAND’S PUBLIC DEBT rose to €206 billion last year, an increase of €5 billion, according to a government report published today. The annual report on Public Debt states this is the equivalent of €42,500 for […]
Corruption
DW: Merkel’s CDU under fire over nomination of far-right ex-spy chief
The decision to have Hans-Georg Maassen run as a candidate in Germany’s upcoming general election has prompted a wave a criticism for Merkel’s conservatives — and accusations of far-right pandering. Read here
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