Category Archives: Europe

Matt Stoller: How the US Saw Multinationals as a Means to Prevent War

The role of multinationals in the post World War II order.

How Brexit Threatens to Turn the UK Into “Borisland”

How the Tories and UKIP intend to use Brexit to impose permanent austerity and reduce workers’ rights.

Satyajit Das: What If Anything Does Brexit Really Signify?

An appraisal of the Brexit sound and fury.

Boris “Just Kidding” Johnson Outlines His Rainbows and Unicorns Brexit Plan

Boris Johnson is now the most hated person in the Western world.

Mathew D. Rose: Brexit – Land of Hope and Glory

Why the vote for Brexit is the best thing that has happened to European society for decades.

Brexit: Fear, Loathing, and Anger on Both Sides of the Channel

Politicians in the UK and the EU are virtually at each other’s throats over Brexit.

Brexit: Pulling the Signal Out of the Noise

Getting a better picture on Brexit: the underlying class and economic stresses and how that might play into what happens next.

The Sterling Depreciation of 2007-2008 and Its Implications for Brexit

The unexpected impact of the fall in sterling in 2007-2008 suggests Brexit could produce a drastic drop in UK living standards.

Brexit: The Crisis Begins

The Brexit vote was a stunning repudiation of neoliberalism and austerity. But what comes next?

John Helmer: US Strategy for Russia – Wage War but Not Declare It

A catalogue of recent US moves to goad Russia.

Brexit Risk and Nigel Farage: We Know Where His Mouth is (“England”), But is His Money Offshore?

Is Nigel Farage’s wealth offshore? Is that why he’s so calm about Brexit?

French President Threatens to Outlaw Protests Against Labor Reforms

An update on the labor protests in France.

British MP Jo Cox Murdered in Presumed Brexit-Related Attack

A British MP, Jo Cox, is dead in a presumed politically-driven murder.

Mathew D. Rose: Brexit – The End of the Universe

Germany is determined to teach the UK a costly lesson if it dares to defy its hegemony via a Brexit.