EU politics
BRAVE NEW EUROPE Fundraising 2018
Calling all Remainers. There is a good chance you will get your mandate for a People’s Vote with an option to stay in the EU, and – big surprise for some – the majority might […]
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EU politics
Aleks Szczerbiak – Why do Poland’s local elections matter?
The autumn local elections will be an important test of popularity for Poland’s government and opposition parties. Although it is riding high in the polls, they could be problematic for the right-wing ruling party because […]
EU politics
Colin Hines – A left-wing Brexit is an oxymoron
Colin Hines is a staunch supporter of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union, but he also argues that the EU has to be reformed to stop the increasing disaffection and the rise of […]
Economics
James Heckman and Sidharth Moktan – The Tyranny of the Top Five Economic Journals
Getting published in a top five economics journal is a near-requirement for tenure. But it’s a poor measure of research quality within a system that punishes creativity. James Heckman it the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University […]
Economics
Lars P. Syll: Chicago economics — utterly and completely wrong
“Chicago economics is a dangerous pseudo-scientific zombie ideology that ultimately relies on the poor having to pay for the mistakes of the rich.” Lars P. Syll is an economist at the Faculty of Education and […]
EU politics
Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte – Catalonia and Postfascism
A year ago was the Catalan independence referendum, which was so brutally repressed by the Spanish government. The concatenation of events in Catalonia and Spain since then have confronted us with a nation that maintains […]
Economics
Laurie Macfarlane – Why the distribution of wealth has more to do with power than productivity
The distribution of wealth has little to do with contribution or productivity, and everything to do with politics and power. Laurie macfarlane is Economics Editor at openDemocracy Cross-posted from Open Democracy Image: Glenn Halog, CC […]
EU politics
Torsten Bell – Demography is the new class war
Since Margaret Thatcher, there has been a persistent effort to abolish the idea of class conflict. The newest attempt is this one by Torsten Bell of the Resolution Foundation. Still the facts are interesting, which […]
EU politics
Chris Bambery – Spain: What are human rights worth?
Much of the EU political elite has great difficulties with human rights. First of all, they are not included in the Four Freedoms of the EU. Second, neo-classical economists are having incredible difficulty figuring out […]
Economics
Positive Money – Modern Monetary Theory and Positive Money, Part II: Money and Debt
This is the second in a series of blogs looking at the relationship between Modern Monetary Theory and the proposals made by Positive Money. Rob Macquarie is an economist at Positive Money and leads its […]