International and Dutch unions filed a complaint with a global trade body on Tuesday accusing Chevron Corp. (CVX.N) of funneling billions of euros through letter box companies in the Netherlands to avoid taxation. This will be an interesting case.
EU politics
Chris Dillow: ON CAPITALIST HEGEMONY
Do neo-liberal structures have a stranglehold on democracy? In the case of Greece we found out that it does. How can this be broken, asks Chris Dillow. Read here
Climate Crisis
Michael Mann: On the climate crisis, delay has become the new form of denial
But the D-word du jour is delay. And we’ve become all too familiar with the lexicon employed in its service: “adaptation,” “resilience,” “geoengineering” and “carbon capture.” These words offer the soothing promise of action, but […]
Austerity
Thomas Piketty – France: Several universal retirement schemes are possible
Could we possibly have a reasoned debate about the several alternative retirement schemes? To judge from the government’s attitude, one might well doubt it. The current government is endeavouring to restrict the discussion to the […]
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