Watching the trials of the Catalan independentists now taking place at Spain’s highest court in Madrid, I have been reminded again and again of a scene from director Hal Ashby’s marvelous 1979 movie Being There.
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Economics
Bill Mitchell: Bank of England finds QE did not increase bank lending: who would have thought
Once again we learn that QE has not helped the real economy, just bailed out the banks and corporations Read here
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: Catching up in Africa
Africa has not been terribly important for Germany as it has been for the United States, France, Britain, Portugal – and now China. Germany’s sudden interest in Ghana may be part of the Trump administration’s […]
Climate Crisis
DW: Austria deals first blow to EU-Mercosur trade pact
Austrian lawmakers have rejected an EU-Mercosur trade deal, putting the fate of project in question. Several European states have raised concerns about the South American trade agreement and the environment. Read here
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