Climate Crisis
Common Weal -The Common Home Plan
Why is it that a small think tank of the Scottish Left is able to do something that no government in the world is capable of: Planning a Green New Deal in detail? Common Weal […]
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Austerity
GIMMS – What Sort of (Monetary) Future?
What sort of future do you want for yourself and your children? If it’s not more of the same, then it’s time for some radical thinking. GIMMS is the Gower Initiative for Modern Monetary Studies […]
Climate Crisis
Collective 20 – It’s the Economy, Stupid! Or Is It the Stupid Economy?
The pandemic provides an opportunity to choose not to return to capitalism and its failures. Collective 20 is a group of anti-capitalist, feminist, anti-racist, environmental activists and writers from around the world who provide analysis, […]
Economics
Marshall Auerback – Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse
Another “landmark” agreement in reality makes incremental progress, but at a cost of ignoring a ticking time bomb in France. Marshall Auerback is a market analyst and commentator This article was produced by Economy for […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Wealth or Income?
Wealth begets wealth: the wealthiest families in Florence today are descended from the wealthiest families of Florence nearly 600 years ago! Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted […]
Corruption
Branko Milanović – Can Corruption be good for Growth?
This is a topic that is underexposed in Europe, because, as Branko states, it is endemic in the West, just not in the form we use to define it. Just as important is raising the […]
Economics
Richard D. Wolff – How Workers Can Win the Class War Being Waged Upon Them
We continue with our series of articles mapping out possible ways of changing the economy to once again serve the majority of people and preserve the environment. Richard D. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus […]
Climate Crisis
Steve Keen – The Macroeconomics of Degrowth: Can Planned Economic Contraction be Stable?
Modelling the imperative of degrowth: to bring energy demand down to the point where we can eliminate carbon emissions by 2030, in a safe and just way. At first glance the article may appear technical […]
Economics
John Weeks – Coronavirus Borrowing and What Causes Inflation
A good piece on inflation and what causes it. Far from a problem, moderate rates of price increase signal a healthy, expanding economy. John Weeks is PEF Council Coordinator, Professor Emeritus, School of Oriental & […]
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck and Friederike Spiecker – Democracy and International Relations
An international fire brigade – one way of looking at the European Central Bank – should brook no interference at the national level when it turns on its fire hose. Its ultimate arbiter is the […]