Climate Crisis
Mark Blyth: Europe’s new conflicts
Migrants, economy, environment: Europe is one big argument. And the showdown’s in May? Read here
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Corruption
Reuters: Estonia scraps key part of new anti-money laundering legislation
The new EU member states have sussed it out: the political class makes the laws – for themselves and their wealthy clientel. It took a while, but they are finally integrated in the European Union. […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: EU deliberately subjugates prosperity to maintain its neoliberal ideology
The European Union deliberately chooses to subjugate economic prosperity and the well-being of people (jobs, incomes, savings, etc) to maintain an adherence to an ideology that purposely redistributes real resources and incomes to the top […]
Economics
Alphaville: Modern Monetary Theory – America has never worried about financing its priorities
Is it MMT, the rise of progressive voices in the USA, zeitgeist? Things are certainly changing Read here
Finance
The Nib: The Wealthy Aren’t Paying Their Share. How Do We Get Rid of Tax Havens?
Despite Panama and Paradise Paper revelations, and hubristic political promises, tax havens continue to support tax evasion and looting by global elites. This superb infographic tells the sordid story of a global failure. Read here
EU politics
Larry Elliot: Only a rupture with the EU will alter the failed status quo
While state und corporate media portray Brexit as neo-fascist, a mental deficiency, or a Russian plot, there are other explanations. We try to bring some of these. It’s not plausible that either Brexit in name […]
EU politics
Grace Blakeley – Why the left should champion Brexit
The EU’s institutions are an innate obstacle to building a socialist economy. Read here
Corruption
euobserver: Centre-right MEPs want transparency vote to be secret
That is transparency à la EU. What a farce. The EU poltical class seems very busy subverting democracy these days (Read here and here) Read here
Corruption
Sven Giegold: Taxation: EU-Commission is putting up a smokescreen
The EU Commission’s proposal on qualified majority voting on tax is a trick, to achieve the opposite end (and to protect the tax havens, like Juncker’s Luxembourg). The EU poltical class seems very busy subverting […]
Corruption
EcoWatch: EU Approval of Glyphosate Based on Review That Plagiarized Monsanto Studies
This is something the German government does often at the EU. It is called Regulatory Capture. It shows how confident the German government is that its interests will be followed unquestioned by an obedient EU. […]