The United States is no longer a reliable country. For some, this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 – resulting in over 100,000 deaths, lasting regional destabilization, and the return of Russian influence – had already shown the world the wrondoings of American military hubris. But the current crisis is new because it challenges the very core of the country’s economic, financial, and political power. The US appears disoriented, led by an unstable and erratic leader with no democratic counterweight.
Climate Crisis
greentechlead: Investment in renewable power drops 7 percent in 2017: IEA
While the current developments require a redoubling of efforts in the increase of renewables and energy efficiency, the opposite is occurring. To put the blame on China is ridiculous. The slack should have been picked […]
Corruption
Sven Giegold: Taxation: EU-Commission is putting up a smokescreen
The EU Commission’s proposal on qualified majority voting on tax is a trick, to achieve the opposite end (and to protect the tax havens, like Juncker’s Luxembourg). The EU poltical class seems very busy subverting […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck, Friederike Spiecker – Germany: Downturn in the economy and a simultaneous downturn in economic analysis
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is not an economic expert. Nobody expects him to be. However, the head of government of the world’s fourth largest industrialised nation should have advisors to protect him from disqualifying himself […]
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