EU politics
Catalan News: European MPs launch network condemning Spain’s ‘repression’ of Catalonia
Parliamentarians from various countries come together to call for dialogue and a binding referendum on self-determination Read here
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Economics
Michael Roberts: Financialisation or profitability?
“What does the term ‘financialisation’ mean and does it add value to our understanding of the contradictions of modern capitalism and guide us to the right policy to change things?” Read here
EU politics
Chris Dillow: Why the left needs “bottom”
A lasting, well-rooted leftism requires an understanding of forces such as these – of why capitalism does not work as we would wish it to. Moralizing is nowhere near enough. The problem is that there […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The ‘fiscal contraction expansion’ lie lives on – now playing in Italy – Part 1
“Pathetic was the first word that came to mind when I read this article – The Italian Budget: A Case of Contractionary Fiscal Expansion? – written by Olivier Blanchard and Jeromin Zettlemeyer, from the Peter […]
Corruption
The Guardian: Disney, Huawei and EY among worst offenders in disclosing lobbying
What no one wishes to admit is that lobbying is simply rampant corruption that has been anchored in legality by those who profit from it: politicians. Simple principles like a level playing field – a […]
EU politics
Paul Mason: Liberals must learn the politics of emotion to beat right-wing populists
How far we have come in the past couple of years, from the denunciation of any sort of national consciousness as neo-fascist to the realisation that most people think and feel not as globalists nor […]
EU politics
The Observer: Parliament seizes cache of Facebook internal papers
Documents alleged to contain revelations on data and privacy controls that led to Cambridge Analytica scandal Read here
Finance
Dani Rodrik: Reclaiming Community
Stable families, good jobs, strong schools, abundant and safe public spaces, and pride in local cultures and history – these are the essential elements of prosperous societies. Neither global markets nor the nation-state can adequately […]
Economics
Ann Pettifor: Britain’s flagging economy: is Brexit to blame?
“However, the evidence shows that—to date—it is austerity, not Brexit, that has had the most negative long-term impact on the British economy.” Read here
EU politics
El Nacional.cat: Strasbourg finds against Spain again over a human rights violation
Nothing new in the Spanish justice system. Read here