Climate Crisis
Jordyn Dahl – No, the EV isn’t dead — just briefly comatose
While the Chinese market for electric vehicles is expanding at a rate of knots, the EU market has stalled. In ‘Politico’. Read the full article HERE.
China
Economics
Michael Roberts – China’s Third Plenum
China continues to ignore Western ‘advice’ on how to change its economy, ploughing its own path. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The Third […]
Geopolitics
Vijay Prashad – NATO Accelerates Its Conflict With China
Russia may be NATO’s most direct enemy at the moment, but the big picture is all about trying to contain China’s rise. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – NATO leaders gather for 75th anniversary summit. Here’s what to know.
What you won’t hear from the NATO summit in Washington is the words ‘peace’ or ‘negotiate’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Al Jazeera – EU threatens tariff hike of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles
The EU is mirroring the United States’ tariff policy on Chinese electric vehicles, despite Germany’s opposition. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay – Great Green Wall
Insightful analysis of Biden’s new tariffs on China. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
Finance
J.W. Mason – Did It Matter?
Did the revolutions of the 20th century make a difference if all economies ended up capitalist anyway? J. W. Mason is Associate Professor of Economics at John Jay College, City University of New York and […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – Tariffs, technology and industrial policy
China is catching up with the United States, which is why the US is turning to protectionist measures just as the British empire did in the late 19th century to stem the challengers to its […]
Climate Crisis
Doloresz Katanich – European ports turned into car parks as EV makers hunt buyers
What should be considered a major asset in the low-carbon transition is Ursula Von Der Leyen’s worst nightmare. In ‘EuroNews’. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Paolo Gerbaudo – The Electric Vehicle Developmental State
BYD exemplifies transformations in Chinese industrial policy. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.