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Hans Wetzels – Illegal GM soya is entering the EU from Ukraine

October 12, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

The EU wants to crank up soya production in eastern Europe. But with illegal genetically modified crops rife, who will benefit? Hans Wetzels is a freelance journalist from the Netherlands Cross-posted from Open Democracy “GM […]

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Open Democracy – False Hopes for a Green New Deal

September 3, 2019 David Shirreff 0

If the ‘Green New Deal’ is our best answer to the climate crisis, then we have no answer to the climate crisis. The GND will founder on capitalism’s endless quest for growth. Rufus Jordana is […]

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Economics

Milan Babic – Reclaiming the Commons Through State Ownership? Maybe Not

July 30, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

Transnational state capital can be just as harmful as its private counterparts. We need local, democratic and sustainable alternatives. Milan Babic is a PhD candidate at the Corpnet research group at the University of Amsterdam. […]

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Mary Fitzgerald – Europe’s far-right bid to take back ‘Christian Europe’

May 25, 2019 David Shirreff 0

There is a sinister co-ordination between far-right groups across Europe, even globally, which makes them more dangerous than they might appear. Mary Fitzgerald is editor-in-chief of openDemocracy Cross-posted from openDemocracy The Bible, borders and Brexit” […]

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Felix Keß and Helge Schwiertz – Safe harbours: the cities defying the EU to welcome migrants

April 9, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

With the EU deadlocked over migrant reception, the German Seebrücke movement offers a model for bypassing it. Helge Schwiertz and Felix Keß are graduate students at the University of Osnabrück, Cross-posted from Open Democracy This […]

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Paul Rogers – Labour’s plan: climate, not Brexit

January 11, 2019 Mathew D. Rose 0

The hysteria around Brexit has distracted from a more important  change taking place in Britain with significant repercussions for the whole of Europe: a major political party, Labour, has developed the most ambitious political policy […]

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Nat Dyer – The global financial crime wave is no accident

November 22, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Financial crime is a feature of our global financial system not a bug, pioneering economist Susan Strange recognised. Her message is more urgent than ever. Nat Dyer is a freelance writer based in London. He […]

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Charlotte Threipland – The UK just sent three men to prison for 15 months for peaceful civil opposition

October 8, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

This is not only an example of a repressive, bankrupt government, similar to that of Spain, but also doubly bankrupt considering today´s r IPCC report for the UN. A closer look at the case that […]

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Economics

Laurie Macfarlane – Why the distribution of wealth has more to do with power than productivity

September 30, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

The distribution of wealth has little to do with contribution or productivity, and everything to do with politics and power. Laurie macfarlane is Economics Editor at openDemocracy Cross-posted from Open Democracy Image: Glenn Halog, CC […]

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Guy Standing – Why a Job Guarantee is a bad joke for the precariat – and for freedom

September 12, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

“Rather than jobs per se, the primary challenge is to build a new income distribution system, recognising that the old one has broken down irretrievably. The rentiers are running away with all the revenue thrown […]

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The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington

March 2, 2023 0

Book Review by Michael Roberts Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington are authors of The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilises our Governments and Warps our Economies.  They launched their book with […]

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When McKinsey comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanovitch and Michael Forsythe

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Book Review by Roger Steer In January 2021 Brave New Europe published “The Americanisation of European Healthcare” which was my attempt to describe the forces at work to change the way healthcare is delivered in […]

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