“Had international law been respected, the genocide would have been stopped by the security council after the first set of measures by the ICJ, before Rafah was invaded. But a small number of member states have enabled and nurtured Israel’s conduct, and their genocidal violence has only expanded. If left unpunished, it could encourage other states to carry out these acts. Israel is not the only country to attack UN Rapporteurs. What’s striking in the case of Israel is there’s a cohort of states that echo and reverberate what Israel says and minions that produce fabrications with only one objective: to distract away from the genocide.”
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Either the Eurozone as we know it is dead or Italy goes out – latest research
Research finds that if the technocrats start forcing Italy into austerity measures via a return to the Excessive Deficit Mechanism (and enforcement of the Stability and Growth Pact fiscal rules) then the majority of Italians […]
EU politics
The Guardian – Revealed: British university vice-chancellors’ five-star expenses
This is not a sensationalist titbit. Currently British academics are striking to protect their pension funds. Once again basic workers’ rights are under attacs. At the same time scandalously high salaries are being paid to […]
Deregulation
Simon Wren-Lewis: How Neoliberals weaponise the concept of an ideal market
Using Colin Crouch’s new book “Can Neoliberalism Be Saved From Itself” as a starting point, Wren-Lewis re-examines his own definition of neo-liberalism. He comes to the conclusion that neo-liberalism is the misuse of the ideal […]
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