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Ben Wray: Spain – The Scotland Papers

November 24, 2019 MDRose 0

Ben Wray reports for Bella Caledonia from Spain where the leaked ‘Scotland Papers’ expose a bizarre set of relations between Scotland and Spain, and examples of paranoia, bullying and racism in the Spanish Foreign Ministry. […]

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SPAIN in ENGLISH: Ben Wray – Will the Basques be Next?

November 10, 2019 MDRose 0

The general election in Spain is concluding. It is already clear that the winner is Spanish fascism. Ben Wray is prescient with his analysis. As we were asked, we wish to point out the responsibility […]

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Ben Wray – The Authoritarian Spanish Nationalism of Pedro Sánchez

November 8, 2019 MDRose 0

In every Social Democrat there is concealed an autocratic nationalist. Social Democracy is determined by a political mentality from the 19th century. It cannot adapt, but will simply die out, as we are seeing in […]

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Ben Wray – Platform Capitalism: How Digital Platforms Took Over the World and What to do About It

July 24, 2019 MDRose 0

CommonSpace editor Ben Wray examines the rise of the digital platforms, which are based on a fundamentally different set of characteristics than the global economic giants of the past Ben Wray is CommonSpace editor and […]

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Ben Wray – US Resistance to French ‘Facebook Tax’ Reveals How Power Works in Global Economic Hierarchy

July 12, 2019 MDRose 0

  The US threat of tariff retribution on France for its Digital Services Tax shows how tax on corporate giants has little to do with fairness and a lot to do with global economic power […]

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Ben Wray – Greece: Syriza’s Demise Shows the Left Shouldn’t Play the Warden in Debtors’ Prison

July 8, 2019 MDRose 0

Syriza were the great hope of the European left, but surrendering to the Troika meant their election defeat was all but inevitable Ben Wray is CommonSpace editor and co-author of “What is Scottish Independence For?”, […]

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Ben Wray – Are We Ready to Adapt to the Coming Age of Climate Refugees?

June 29, 2019 MDRose 0

The problem is that no one is seriously discussing most of the true consequences of the climate disaster. Plastic straws are almost irrelevant. This requires a policy upheaval that is nowhere to be seen. In […]

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Ben Wray – Two Years After Grenfell, the Need to Resist the Class Warfare of the Rich is Paramount

June 16, 2019 MDRose 0

What Ben Wray describes here is true throughout the EU. Nothing is changing, not even climate policy. Nothing really changes, despite elections, the millions of media reports about politics, even the investigative exposures. Change is […]

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Ben Wray – Pompeo has Threatened to Undermine UK Democracy if Corbyn Becomes Prime Minister – Where’s the Outrage?

June 11, 2019 MDRose 0

There has been radio silence from the BBC and the UK Government on United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s leaked threats to undermine UK democracy – but it’s as serious as it can get. […]

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Ben Wray: May’s demise may just be the end of the beginning for the Conservative Party’s decline

May 25, 2019 David 0

Ben Wray of CommonSpace analyses what Theresa May’s resignation may mean for her own fractious party Read here

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

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Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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