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Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – Internationalism vs Globalisation
Globaisation is in crisis. Good news, but why are we not celebrating and what should follow? Listen here
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Robert B. Reich – The Evidence of Trickle Down’s Failure
Every US president since Ronald Reagan has been telling the same myth: Tax gifts for the rich will trickle down to the rest of society. And society has has believed them. But trickle down has […]
Economics
EU politics
Interview with Mireia Vehí, member of the Catalonian Parliament (CUP)
David Whyte interviews Mireia Vehí, member of the Catalonian Parliament (CUP) about the prospects for developing popular power in a new republic and what might happen after the Calalonian election next week. Watch here
EU politics
Remaniacs – BREXMAS CAROL 1: We Three Kings
Now in this season of giving add your contribution to BRAVE NEW EUROPE! Donate We at Brave New Europe don’t take a position on Brexit. While we recognise that many dark and odious forces […]
Economics
Mark Blyth and Carrie Nordlund – End of year roundup
Mark and Carries end of year roundup, including this years surprising Good Cop and Bad Cop nominees. Also Alabama’s Senate race, the repeal of net neutrality, Brexit, Argentina and more. Mark Blyth, political economist at […]
Austerity
Mark Blyth – Why Do People Continue To Believe Stupid Economic Ideas
Informative as well as entertaining
EU politics
The Guardian: On the Road – living and working on the Italian ‘road of love’.
Hundreds of women operate as sex workers along the Strada Bonifica, the ironically named ‘road of love’ on the Adriatic coast of Italy. There has been a huge increase in the number of Nigerian women […]
Finance
The Paradise Papers: a Tax Justice UK briefing
A virtual briefing and Q&A on the Paradise Papers, what they mean for the UK’s tax system, and what we can do to fix it. Juliette Garside is a financial correspondent at the Guardian, who […]
Economics
Steve Keen – FT Alphaville interview by Izabella Kaminska
FT Alphaville interview by Izabella Kaminska encoded-773138d0559c746e466ac6247fb748ee-64.mp3 Izabella is one of the key intellects behind the Financial Times’ Alphaville project: to get an appreciation of her calibre, read her post below on the topic du […]