Simon Wren-Lewis: If we treat plutocracy as democracy, democracy dies

There is an increasing number of Spaniards – not just Catalans – seeking political asylum within the EU. Everyone talks about the scourge of “populism”. We do not see Italians or Hungarians seeking political asylum. […]

“However, Francisco de Borja Lasheras, the head of the Madrid office of the European council on foreign relations in Madrid, describes the EU’s role as positive. He said the EU has helped to uphold the […]

The question of more monetary intervention or fiscal policy solutions has been discussed for years. As Piketty points out, it is not that simple, any solution will have to solve a large numbers of issues […]