Should we have boycotted the World Cup in Qatar? Probably not. Since we have always accepted to participate in sports competitions with regimes far removed from social and electoral democracy, starting with China (2008 Olympic Games) and Russia (2018 World Cup), the boycott of Qatar would have been interpreted as a new mark of the hypocrisy of Westerners, always ready to give lessons to a few small countries when it suits them, while continuing to do business with all those who bring them enough money.
Economics
Bill Mitchell: When two original MMT developers get together to discuss their work
Bill Mitchell/Warren Mosler provide a great primer on Modern Monetary Theory, and a reminder of 25 years of thinking/observation that’s gone into what’s become a precise body of work. Read here
Finance
Varsha Torgalkar: India’s gig economy is failing women workers
There are an estimated 15 million gig workers in India, of which less than 10 per cent are thought to be women. Read Here
Climate Crisis
George Monbiot: Losing It
First when we admit that mainstream media is not defending our democratic rights, but instead destroying democracy and the planet, then turn our back on it to develop truly democratic media, do we have a […]
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