EU politics
DW News – Slovakia elections: Populist Fico grabs victory
Robert Fico’s SMER-SSD party is opposed to sending more weapons to Ukraine. Read the article HERE.
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Climate Crisis
Euronews: October heatwave expected in parts of Europe after countries record hottest ever September
The temperature records keep tumbling in Europe. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Tarik Cyril Amar: The Shadow of Afghanistan
Thinking about the Day After in the USA Read HERE
Economics
Ann Pettifor: Why are rents rising at record rates?
On the perverse impact of debt deflation after a period of debt inflation Read HERE
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel: The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism
We face a double crisis as the twenty-first century unfolds. On the one hand, it is an ecological crisis: climate change and several other Earth System pressures are exceeding planetary boundaries to a dangerous extent. […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mitchell: It will end badly if we rely on the speculators and gamblers for a climate change solution
My rule of thumb is this: 1. If the financial markets are interested in something it is better for the rest of us to keep them at bay. 2. Do not allow ‘private profitability’ to […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy – Germany: The Culprit’s Law
Italy pays reparations for Germany’s Nazi war crimes, while Germany gets off scot-free. The German (“coalition of values”) government has successfully enforced “sovereign immunity” for Germany. Read HERE
National Politics
Al Mayadeen – Ukraine lost around 85% of its initial mobilized force: Field general
A Ukrainian combat general says of each 100 individuals conscripted last year only 10-20 remain while others are either dead or disabled. Read HERE
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Flexible wages or flexible profits – how does a market economy work?
When a high-ranking European policymaker like Christine Lagarde gives a keynote speech on “policymaking in an age of shifts and breaks” at a meeting of the world’s most important central bankers, one should listen carefully. […]
Finance
CNN Business: Zelensky huddled with Wall Street CEOs and business leaders to discuss rebuilding Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met Wednesday evening in Manhattan with Wall Street CEOs and business power players to discuss efforts to rebuild his war-torn country and its economy, a person familiar with the matter tells […]