Prolific economic thinker Richard Murphy, preparing for a series of lectures in Glasgow and Edinburgh, at a Commonspace Forum, outlines his latest vision for a Green New Deal, as a global imperative, and incidentally a spur to the Scottish economy. This is a long, well-argued essay…
Geopolitics
+972 Magazine/Local Call: Inside Israel’s torture camp for Gaza detainees
Palestinians arrested in the northern Gaza Strip describe how Israeli soldiers systematically abused civilians and combatants alike, from severe deprivation to brutal physical violence Read HERE
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis and James K. Galbraith: Why Europe Needs a New Deal, Not Breakup
“The EU is facing a crisis of legitimacy – but retreating to the nation-state will only benefit the far right.” The authors set out a plethora of programmes to save the EU. Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Dr Die Schwarze Null still not thinking beyond more austerity
Wolfgang Schäuble is the person who personified the so-called ‘die schwarze null’ (Black Zero) while finance Minister. His conduct as finance minister was an instrumental element in extending the GFC across the Eurozone. He is […]
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