With the death of Jacques Delors, president of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995, a chapter in European history has ended. The time has come to take critical stock of this decisive period and to draw lessons for the future, a few months ahead of the European elections of June 2024.
Economics
Michael Pettis: 5 Smart Reasons to Tax Foreign Capital
A bipartisan bill that would create a trade-balancing exchange rate for the dollar also aims to reduce foreign purchases of certain U.S. assets. Read here
Finance
Francis Weyzig: Defying the OECD’s crackdown on tax evasion
The Germans claim that their tax-dodging drive is stronger than their sexual drive, which might explain the inexorable decline of the German birthrate. This does not appear to be simply a German phenomenon. Francis Weyzig […]
Austerity
Jason Hickel – The Age of Imperialism is Not Over—But We Can End It
Capitalist accumulation has always depended on cheap labor and resources extracted from the Global South. To end this violence we need a post-capitalist transition—otherwise, as climate breakdown accelerates, the ceaseless search for profit will drive […]
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