Austerity
Thomas Fazi: Could Covid-19 vanquish neoliberalism?
This crisis is exposing the folly of applying market-based logic to every domain of human life Read here
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Austerity
Jamie Jordan, Vincenzo Maccarrone, Roland Erne – There is little evidence the EU’s post-crisis economic governance regime has moved in a more ‘social’ direction
What? The EU, that most perfect institution in the world, putting neo-liberal policy before the welfare of its citizens? Why did no one tell us? Maybe the Brexiteers were onto something after all. Read here
Aviation
Steven Truxal: COVID-19 airport slot rules: what’s changed and what’s next for European airlines?
How the wasteful and plodding EU bureaucracy had thousands of empty planes flying round the world for weeks. Read here
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Tip of the iceberg – the US labour market catastrophe now playing out
The March 2020 US BLS labour market data release reveals a rapidly deteriorating labour market. But as the song goes – You ain’t seen nothing yet! Read here
Economics
Mark Blyth: The U.S. Economy Is Uniquely Vulnerable to the Coronavirus
Why America’s Growth Model Suggests It Has Few Good Options Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell – EMU Member States should ignore Brussels and do whatever it takes
More and more people are realising that it is beyond reform – and that goes for the EU in general. The Eurozone is just the most advanced expression of the neoliberalism built into the EU […]
EU politics
Freedom News – Greek authorities use COVID-19 lockdown to crack down on self-managed Vio.Me factory
While the Greek people are placed under quarantine due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Greek authorities continue their agenda against the social movements in the country. The state has found the perfect timing to conduct […]
Climate Crisis
David Barmes – The looming danger of a high-carbon monetary response to the coronavirus crisis
Positive Moneys David Barmes argues that renewed QE strategies undermine the Paris Agreement and miss a key opportunity to promote a greener economy Read here
Aviation
Transport & Environment: Big airline polluters grew emissions in 2019 ahead of expected COVID drop
The EU has once again proven that it is completely incapable of getting plane pollution under control. Read here
Climate Crisis
Clean Energy Wire: Germany marks first ever quarter with more than 50 pct renewable electricity
Just think what could have been accomplished when the government wasn’t doing everything it can to block renewables. Germany produced more than half of its electricity with renewable power in the first three months of […]