Much of the media has framed the populist right as a backlash against neoliberalism – but they share common roots in the project to defend social hierarchies against the threat of equality.
Economics
Richard Murphy: The banks are using this crisis to demand that we go back to the rules of 2007 so that they can exploit us all over again
This is the real danger, that the financial corporations use the corona crisis to further their interests, not to mention receive hundreds of billions from the state. Read here
EU politics
Politico – Romania: Liviu Dragnea, Brussels’ oncoming ‘illiberal’ headache
The analysis is wrong. The EU is breeding such populists in the former East Block nations. They successfully enforce the neo-liberal policy of the EU, which, as in Southern Europe, is pushing much of the […]
EU politics
Politico: France dials back on digital tax plans after US meetings
The great Macron movement seems to be going the usual EU neo-liberal route. Read here
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