Simon Wren-Lewis: Bemoaning the cost of national debt is missing the point – we must invest in the economy

The months of talk about a “winter recession”, a “technical” or “mild” recession in Germany, which will be overcome in the course of the year, has come to an end. The indicators are now too […]

Elmar Brok was always held up as one of the “Great Europeans” in the EU. He is typical for the EU political class: greed, greed, and greed and additionally a  “Great neo-liberal German nationalist”. Read […]

Greece’s recent elections saw two new far-right parties enter parliament for the first time. Grinding austerity is not fueling continued popular resistance but the rise of conspiracy theorist cranks who promote war among the poor. […]