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Parchment in the Fire: The populist answer to Italy’s woes? Bring back the technocrats
The populist answer to Italy’s woes? Bring back the technocrats https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/03/populist-answer-to-italian-woes-more-teechnocrats?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Unemployment at the Heart of Italy’s Economic Crisis
Unemployment at the Heart of Italy’s Economic Crisis — Read on therealnews.com/stories/unemployment-at-the-heart-of-italys-economic-crisis
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: French Unions & Students Mobilize Against Reforms: Another May ’68?
50 years after France’s legendary May 1968, which almost toppled the government, unions and students are again mobilizing against the government. However, while the establishment celebrates May ’68, its criticizes today’s protest movement, says Le Monde Diplomatique’s Renaud Lambert — Read on therealnews.com/t2/story:21695:French-Unions-&-Students-Mobilize-Against-Reforms:-Another-May-’68
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out
Yanis Varoufakis: Marx predicted our present crisis – and points the way out https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/apr/20/yanis-varoufakis-marx-crisis-communist-manifesto?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: French Austerity Program Provokes Growing Wave of Worker and Student Strikes
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:21529:French-Austerity-Program-Provokes-Growing-Wave-of-Worker-and-Student-Strikes
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: European Left Divided Over Brexit
A panel of progressive parties of Europe discuss the UK’s plan for Brexit, with reps from the UK’s Labour Party, Spain’s Podemos, Greece’s Syriza and Germany’s Dei Linke — Read on therealnews.com/t2/story:21397:European-Left-Divided-Over-Brexit
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Italian Government in Chaos as Far-Right Parties Surge
Italy’s election on Sunday didn’t produce a clear winner, making the task of negotiating a coalition government particularly challenging. Raffaele Laudani, professor at the University of Bologna, discusses possible outcomes — Read on therealnews.com/t2/story:21283:Italian-Government-in-Chaos-as-Far-Right-Parties-Surge
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: EUROPP – What happened to Europe’s left?
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2018/02/20/what-happened-to-europes-left/
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: From Competitive Corporatism to Embedded Austerity: Neoliberalism and Structural Reform in Greece during the Eurozone Crisis
Here is a link to my latest article on the structural transformation of labour relations in Greece. Source: From Competitive Corporatism to Embedded Austerity: Neoliberalism and Structural Reform in Greece during the Eurozone Crisis
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: 2017 and the curious demise of Europe’s centre-left
2017 and the curious demise of Europe’s centre-left https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2017/dec/29/2017-and-the-curious-demise-of-europes-centre-left?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Piketty: The Market and Private Property Should Be The Slaves of Democracy
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Continue readingParchment in the Fire: After Collapse of Coalition Talks, What’s Next for Germany?
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20532:After-Collapse-of-Coalition-Talks,-What’s-Next-for-Germany Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Can Syriza’s Use of ‘Soft Power’ Be Reconciled with the Values of the Radical Left?
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20395:Can-Syriza%27s-Use-of-%27Soft-Power%27-Be-Reconciled-with-the-Values-of-the-Radical-Left%3F Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason review – a devastating indictment of how we live today
Marx, Capital and the Madness of Economic Reason review – a devastating indictment of how we live today https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/nov/01/marx-capital-and-the-madness-of-economic-reason-review?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: IMF Worried that High Inequality Could Threaten Global Capitalism
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20280:IMF-Worried-that-High-Inequality-Could-Threaten-Global-Capitalism Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Precarious Employment and Working Poverty in ‘Post-Crisis’ Greece
In a September post on the Social Europe website, Syriza MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis claimed that Greece is now ‘exiting the crisis.’ To support his claim, he cites data suggesting that investment is ‘back on track’, exports have risen 18% – the highest rate since 2001 – and that unemployment has
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Macron Leans Further Right as His Popularity Tanks
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20150:Macron-Leans-Further-Right-as-His-Popularity-Tanks Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Far-Right Enters Germany’s Parliament for First Time in 60 Years
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20062:Far-Right-Enters-Germany%27s-Parliament-for-First-Time-in-60-Years Filed under: Uncategorized
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Spain’s Economy is Growing, but Leaving Most Spaniards Behind
http://therealnews.com/t2/story:20003:Spain%27s-Economy-is-Growing%2C-but-Leaving-Most-Spaniards-Behind Filed under: Uncategorized
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