In libertarian circles, where the leader of the German liberals, Christian Lindner, regularly moves, it has become chic to refer to the ‘successes’ of the Argentine president elected a year ago, thus creating the impression that shock therapy could also be appropriate in this country. The Argentine president, Javier Milei, is being held up as a paragon of liberalism before anyone can even present well-founded empirical evidence that his radical approach is having positive effects. Even the no-less libertarian Elon Musk is repeatedly cited as Milei’s kindred spirit, presumably to show how much money can be made if you have the right attitude.
Climate Crisis
Marlowe Hood: Watching the world burn
There is surely a lot to take in by most of us. Read Here Photo: NaveenNkadalaveni licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
Economics
Tax Justice Network – UK u-turns on commitment to tax transparency, giving up £10 billion in corporate tax
Odd that. Who would ever have thought that? Don’t expect anything different from the EU, just some cosmetic changes. Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Why are the unions accepting massive real wage cuts?
The point is that many unions have become part of the elite structures that suppress workers and advance the interests of capital In the 1890s, the worker organisations would be out of strike right now […]
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