China’s Strategic Investments in Europe: The Case of Maritime Ports
The EU is rethinking its policies on foreign direct investment. Recent Chinese investment into ports may impact the final rules.
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Richard Murphy: The Debate on the Proper Role of the Bank of England, Continued
A discussion about the Bank of England raises questions about the role of central banks generally.
Read more...2:00PM Water Cooler Special: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ Victory and the Way Forward
Hot takes on NY-14 primary results.
Read more...Koch Money and the Unflappable Economist
Mirowski on the Koch brothers scandal at George Mason University.
Read more...Ilargi: Migration Blowback
On misdirected anger over migration policies.
Read more...May’s New Brexit Trade Scheme Dead Before Arrival
Spain tells Theresa May to quit wasting her time on trying to sell the EU27 on a special Brexit trade scheme.
Read more...Earthquake in the Bronx: Ocasio-Cortez Beat 10 Term Establishment Dem Crowley in Primary
Challenger Ocasio-Cortez delivers a major upset in turfing out a Democratic party fixture, Joe Crowley.
Read more...Worksheet for the 2018 Midterms (“Wave” Districts, Immigration, and the Supply Chain)
A closer look at the districts Democrats need to flip in the midterms, with special attention to California.
Read more...Brexit: Chaos Visible
As businesses finally start telling the press they are worried about Brexit, the press is still not coming to grips with key issues.
Read more...How Cynical Is the Democratic Party’s Support for Identity Politics? (Plus a Note on the Ocasio-Crowley Contest)
Another case study of Democratic Party hypocrisy.
Read more...Why Italy’s Crisis Is the Left’s Crisis
Why framing the political struggle in Italy as mainstream versus populist shifts focus away from the most important issue, Eurozone reform, where the battle is mercantilists versus Keynesians.
Read more...Wilkerson: Don’t Trust Trump, Bolton to Deliver US-North Korea Peace
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson and Real News Network host Aaron Mate mix it up a bit more than usual on the topic of North Korea.
Read more...Why Did Trump Win? Robots Are to Blame
Why robots, and not “bots,” may have been responsible for Trump’s win.
Read more...What We Can Really Learn From Gandhi? “When I Am Arrested”
Gandhi’s overlooked message on the importance of courage and commitment.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Notes on Seymour Hersh’s Book “Reporter”
Seyrmour Hersh’s retrospective demonstrates how much nerve it takes to do reporting, and how few reporters have it.
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