EU politics
Bill Mitchell – Wolfgang Schäuble is gone but his disastrous legacy will continue
Bill Mitchell has a long, hard look at the legacy of Germany’s outgoing finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble. Read here
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EU politics
Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte: Catalonia’s fight is driven by a passion for neighbourhood, not nationhood
The authors write: “The international community still fails to recognise that the region has witnessed an unprecedented revolution in participative democracy that started long before the referendum, and will almost certainly outlast any constitutional settlement.” […]
EU politics
Kalwinder Sandhu: It’s no surprise that black and Asian women are hit hardest by austerity
In no nation Europe are the effects of austerity so well documented as in Britain – not that they are necessarily worse than in other parts of Europe, but simply not being reported. At BRAVE […]
EU politics
Chris Dillow: Why I’m not a lefty
This is Chris Dillow at his Marxist best. He has resumed the discussion concerning some crucial issues of leftist policies in the US and Europe and many leftists’ inability to connect or empathise with the […]
Deregulation
Simon Wren-Lewis: How Neoliberals weaponise the concept of an ideal market
Using Colin Crouch’s new book “Can Neoliberalism Be Saved From Itself” as a starting point, Wren-Lewis re-examines his own definition of neo-liberalism. He comes to the conclusion that neo-liberalism is the misuse of the ideal […]
EU politics
UNOG: SWITZERLAND NEEDS TO STEP UP WORK TO CURB ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS – UN EXPERT
The UN is always very diplomatic in its criticism, thus this is saying that Switzerland is continuing its old money laundering and tax regime practices . With regard to money laundering they write: “It is […]
EU politics
Owen Jones: I hope Catalonia stays with Spain, but I support its right to leave
Owen Jones may not be for Catalonia’s independence from Spain, but he recognises that all people have a right to self-determination: “I have little truck with pro-independence movements unless a nation is oppressed, like those […]
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis and James K. Galbraith: Why Europe Needs a New Deal, Not Breakup
“The EU is facing a crisis of legitimacy – but retreating to the nation-state will only benefit the far right.” The authors set out a plethora of programmes to save the EU. Read here
Finance
Bill Mitchell: Prime Minister Corbyn should have no fears from global capital markets
Initially Mitchell rambles a bit, but eventually he arrives at his topic, controlling capital flows. Read here
Solutions
George Monbiot: How Labour could lead the global economy out of the 20th century
The world is stuck in a political and economic rut. A system that has failed and is daily failing 99% of the earth’s population needs to be replaced. George Monbiot offers a series of solutions. […]