We face a double crisis as the twenty-first century unfolds. On the one hand, it is an ecological crisis: climate change and several other Earth System pressures are exceeding planetary boundaries to a dangerous extent. On the other hand, it is also a social crisis: several billion people are deprived of access to basic goods and services. More than 40 percent of the human population cannot afford nutritious food; 50 percent do not have safely managed sanitation facilities; 70 percent do not have necessary health care.
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Some thoughts on a five-year development plan for Timor-Leste
An interesting delve into developing a national economy along MMT lines Read Here
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: Germany going for nuclear weapons?
Leading daily argues for Germany to withdraw from Two Plus Four Treaty: clearing path to nuclear armament. Bundeswehr wants to overcome population’s ‘moral reflexes’ Read HERE
Finance
Julia Conley – US Court Rules Google a Monopoly in ‘Biggest Antitrust Case of the 21st Century’
A significant verdict, but will it really bring Google to heel? In ‘Common Dreams’. Read the article HERE.
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