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Ben Wray – A ‘Complete Reversal’: European Parliament Recommends Equal Rights for Platform Workers in New EU Employment Guidelines

July 15, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The EU Parliament’s new recommendations on employment protection guidelines are a “complete reversal” of the positions “that have dominated the European institutions for years”, according to its architect. However, the vote is not binding on […]

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Climate Crisis

Ben Wray – Another Town is Possible: Community Wealth Building in the Basque Country

July 10, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Thanks to its unique economic model, the town of Oñati has a history of adapting successfully to economic disruption. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project. He also produces […]

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EU politics

Ben Wray – Europe’s Nationalist Left is on the Rise

July 9, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Gains yes. But we still have conservative neo-liberal governments in Ireland, Scotland, the Basque Country, and Galicia. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project. He also produces a morning […]

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Ben Wray – Basque Union Mobilises for Riders’ Rights ahead of 12 July Election

July 3, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Although the Spanish Social Democrats have reneged on their promise to revoke neo-liberal labour laws introduced by the Right, riders and unions in the Basque Country organise to increase workers’ rights. Ben Wray is a […]

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Finance

Ben Wray – Platform Workers Unite: Global Digital Workers’ Conference June 25-26th

June 18, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The platform giants are organised transnationally, so platform workers need to organise at that level too. The Gig Economy Project previews an important new initiative to co-ordinate platform workers internationally. Ben Wray is a freelance […]

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Finance

Ben Wray – “An Iconic Dispute”: UK Medical Couriers Strike over Sacking of ‘Troublemakers’

June 10, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The Gig Economy is the exploitation system of the future. That is why corporations are fighting unionisation so vehemently, so that they do not ruin the business model. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading […]

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Finance

Ben Wray – Three Months in, Work is already being Transformed by the Covid-19 Crisis

June 3, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The Gig Economy Project looks at how work is changing in Europe three months into the Covid-19 crisis, finding that the combination of corporate lobbyists exploiting the crisis and the growing dominance of the digital […]

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Climate Crisis

Ben Wray – ‘Act like a tourist’, or build community wealth?

June 1, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

You may be asking why we are posting an article about Edinburgh? Because it is paradigmatic for the financialisation of most large cities in Europe: Venice, Prague, Barcelona, London, etc. and the destructive side of […]

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Ben Wray – The Basque Left Makes its Mark in Madrid, and the Bosses don’t like it

May 23, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is truly a remarkable development in Spain. How a small, but committed leftist party can make a phenomenal difference. Ben Wray is a freelance journalist leading BRAVE NEW EUROPE’S Gig Economy Project. He also […]

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Ben Wray – Uber Accused of Tax Fraud in Spain in Landmark Legal Case

May 20, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

The Taxi Project 2.0 has announced a court action today against Uber for tax fraud, in the latest offensive by the Taxi workers’ movement in Spain against the platform giant. The Gig Economy Project reports. Ben Wray […]

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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

January 15, 2026 0

Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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After Nations – The Making and Unmaking of a World Order by Rana Dasgupta

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Reviewed by Branko Milanovic´ This new splendid and beautifully-written book by Rana Dasgupta has as its title After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. The idea, briefly sketched in the introduction and […]

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