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The Counterbalance: Nick Shaxson – The quadruple tax system of patent monopolies

July 7, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is a very long, but enjoyable to read article covering a lot of terrain concerning monopolies, tax, intellectual property, the free trade myth, and TRIPS. The perfect weekend read. Counterbalance is a newsletter from […]

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Economics

Nick Shaxson – The Swiss banking clean-up is a mirage

February 26, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Rules and laws are to often there to protect the rich and the powerful, not the common good. Nick Shaxson is the author of the books Poisoned Wells, Treasure Islands, and The Finance Curse, and […]

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Economics

The Counterbalance – How finance drives monopoly: Private Equity

November 19, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is the first part of a series about how finance concentrates economic power. By Nicholas Shaxson Subscribe to The Counterbalance now Wikimedia Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International In July Darren Jones, the […]

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Michelle Meagher, Nicholas Shaxson: The US is taking on its corporate monopolists – now the rest of the world must follow

September 16, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

As Joe Biden’s administration starts to challenge the democracy-warping powers of giant multinationals, Britain and Europe risk being left behind Michelle Meagher is co-founder of Balanced Economy Project, competition lawyer and author of ‘Competition Is […]

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The Counterbalance – The European System of Monopoly

April 20, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

An interview with Tommaso Valletti, who served as Chief Competition Economist at the European Commission from 2016 until 2019.  He tells us how, after moving from academic life to policy and being confronted with questions […]

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James S. Henry, John Christensen, David Hillman and Nicholas Shaxson – The time for financial transactions taxes has returned

February 19, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Stock markets are the realm of the rich. They will not share 0.1 cent if not forced to. James S. Henry is an investigative economist and lawyer, Global Justice Fellow at Yale, Board member of […]

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Nick Shaxson, Ben Phillips – How to Fight Inequality: A Chat

December 8, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Inequality is out of control in pretty much every country in the world. The Tax Justice Network and many others have laid out a range of policy prescriptions for change, and now even the world’s […]

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Nick Shaxson – Tax Havens Harm our Well-Being and Security

October 24, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

You may be tired of reading about tax havens, but great progress is being made in understanding their structures. Get caught up with Nick Shaxson. Nick Shaxson is an Investigative Journalist on the staff of […]

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Economics

Nick Shaxson – How GDP Masks the Finance Curse

October 6, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

As we keep writing, GDP is a tool for deception rather than a true measurement of a society’s well-being and its economy. Nick Shaxson is an Investigative Journalist on the staff of Tax Justice Network. […]

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Nick Shaxson – Murky Ghana Gold Deal Raises Questions about Jersey

September 10, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Ghana, gold, secrecy, London, tax havens, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan — what could possibly go wrong? Nick Shaxson is an Investigative Journalist on the staff of Tax Justice Network. His new book, The Finance Curse, […]

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Taking Control – Sovereignty and Democracy After Brexit by Philip Cunliffe, George Hoare, Lee Jones, Peter Ramsay

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Book Review by Mathew D. Rose We shall soon be marking the seventh anniversary of the Brexit Referendum of 23 June 2016. The four authors of this book were part of the Full Brexit collective […]

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Breaking Together – a freedom-loving response to collapse by Jem Bendell

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