VilaWeb English: How Spain uses its Constitutional Court to prevent Europe from protecting the rights of Catalonia’s political prisoners

Rodrik does not go far enough in his analysis. The problem is that the traditional Left, especially in Europe, has become completely corrupted. It has been occupied by opportunists who have one goal: getting rich. […]

It will be madness if Italy bows to the pressure from the European Commission and the IMF and its related bullies like Blanchard and Co. and engages in more fiscal austerity. Italy is on the […]

Depressing wages, slashing investment, reducing taxes for corporations and the rich. German austerity to drive its export economy in support of international corporations. The Deutsche Bahn is a typical victim of this austerity. What the […]