The EU Treaties oblige the European Central Bank to support the broader economic policies in the EU. Yet, the ECB has long ignored this part of its mandate.
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Nik de Boer, Jens van ‘t Klooster: The ECB Cannot Ignore its Secondary Mandate
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swissinfo.ch: FIFA retains low-tax, non-profit status despite billions
For years Andrew Jennings revealed the criminal practices of the FIFA and the Swiss authorities did nothing. He even told them where the incriminating documents were. It was the US Justice Department that finally put […]
Finance
Dean Baker – News for Bill Gates: Capitalism Is Still Capitalism Without Patent Monopolies
Like Donald Trump, Bill Gates apparently has a hard time understanding some things. The NYT had a major article on Gate’s role in developing vaccines against the coronavirus. At one point, the piece notes critics […]
Austerity
Serge Halimi: Forgotten France rises up
A brilliant article. Le Monde diplomatique at its best. The social reality Halimi describes could be the UK. Also the forces protecting neo-liberalism: Graduates, the middle class, those in big cities, the EU ‘Journalists must […]
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