G20 Climate Commitments and China’s One Belt One Road
A critical look at some wishful thinking about climate change and China’s One Belt One Road initiative.
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Brexit: A View from the Other End of the Telescope
Brexit is the incomprehension of a former imperial power, wistfully hoping to recreate a long-gone global sphere of influence.
Read more...Neoliberalism Booster New York Times Egregiously Misrepresents French Labor Laws
The New York Times’ latest dubious achievement: how many lies it managed to tell in a single story about French labor laws.
Read more...More Brexit Confusion: UK Judges Can Use New ECJ Precedents Post Brexit
The UK is trying to have it both ways on ECJ rulings post Brexit in a manner that seems destined to create a mess.
Read more...Matt Bruenig: Nordic Socialism Is Realer Than You Think
Yes, Virginia, Nordic countries really are socialist success stories.
Read more...How a Banking Union Has Created Deep Divisions that Undermine the Eurozone’s Stability
How the new European banking reforms have weakened stability and hurt some countries, particularly Italy, while helping German banks.
Read more...Are the Latest Russia Sanctions Really About Forcing US LNG on Europe?
Why Germany and other European countries are not on board with the latest round of proposed sanctions against Russia.
Read more...People Voted Communist Because…
Italy had the largest communist party in Western Europe. Why did ordinary people vote communist? What did they believe in?
Read more...The Minefield of Historical Communism
What does the experience of historical communism imply about modern politics and about possibilities in the future?
Read more...The Real Cause of the Italian Bank Bailouts and Euro Banking Troubles
How a banking union has created deep divisions that undermine the Eurozone’s stability.
Read more...NATO-Russia Tensions Rise, Arms Makers Benefit
The United States has deployed advanced Patriot missiles as part of military exercises in the Baltic region, escalating tensions with Russia.
Read more...Single Market Maze Contains Clues to Complex Brexit Puzzle
Brexit boosters have sidestepped the issue of reconstituting trading arrangements, a major lapse.
Read more...More Brexit Backpedaling, UK May Relent on ECJ Red Line for “Transition Period”
Yet more Brexit bad news just before Theresa May is set to present her Great Repeal Bill.
Read more...Brexit Starts to Go Pear Shaped from UK Side as Businesses Freak Out
British businessmen are starting to wake up to what Brexit really means for them, but their proposed fixes are yet more wishful thinking.
Read more...EU Takes Stand Against Crapification
The EU takes a first step towards combatting planned obsolescence and manufacturer-only repairs.
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