Before the law, all people should be equal. Thanks to EU austerity and neo-liberalism, laws too have become a commodity, which one can buy, as in the case of Golden Visas. This allows rich foreigners to buy residency in an EU member state, giving them all the advantages of citizenship. In Portugal, the Social Democrats (who else!) with the right wings parties, are giving this a new spin by creating the Green Visa (500,000 Euros per person).
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Full text of the US resolution for Gaza approved by the UN Security Council
UN Resolution 2803 places Donald Trump in control of Gaza and, using vague language, says if certain targets are met there could be a pathway to the creation of a Palestinian state Read Article HERE […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell – Latest IMF data helps us see how political choices impact on health and economic outcomes
Corona: Elimination is better for health outcomes. It is better for economic outcomes. It is costly but less so than the alternative that most nations have deployed. Read here
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck: Argentina again under IMF curatorship – with absurd consequences
In December last year, Patrick Kaczmarczyk and I pointed out that even 20 years after the great currency drama in Argentina, neither the country nor the international community have found a way to bring the […]
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