Since we began the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) project in the mid-1990s, many people have asserted (wrongly) that the analysis we developed only applies to the US because it is considered to be the reserve currency. That status, the story goes, means that it can run fiscal deficits with relative impunity because the rest of…
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The coverage of Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla tells you everything you need to know about the media's failings, argues Mathilda Mallinson
"The BBC has an aversion to any language that describes Israel’s actions as war crimes – even when this language is being used judiciously by respected experts"
“We’re back,” I tell the room. It’s January 21, 2029, and I can barely contain my excitement. “America is back!” I expect applause, but there is none. I try again, louder this time. “After four long years, America is finally back! We’re ready to resume our international obligations!” The members of the U.N. Human Rights Council are looking in every direction — except at me. I feel a tug on the sleeve of my suit jacket. I glance down and note that the representative from Morocco is passing me a slip of paper. All I see are numbers. “This is… a bill?” She nods. “Your international obligations.” “Fifty-two billion dollars?” “Four years of non-payment of U.N. contributions. We rounded it... Read more
It was all the fault of Scandinavian social democracy. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Sweden became a global centre for music piracy largely through a perfect storm of universal and high quality broadband, well-funded music education, and assertive personal privacy laws. Something had to be done. Record industry CEOs talked about the Nordic […]
Chris Chibnall gave his blessing to Jodie Whittaker and Mandip Gill's Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama, "Vampire Weekend" (set for July).
Has Doctor Who become too fixated on its twenty years of modern continuity and sixty years of lore and not enough on telling new stories?
The government plots and broken promises behind the deportation raids, and more from The Lever this week.
NBC, which is facing a defamation lawsuit from Sean “Diddy” Combs, removed an episode of “Dateline” about the Diddy trial.
The post Why Did NBC Delete Its “Dateline” Episode on Diddy? appeared first on The Intercept.
“It’s a terribly unusual thing,” a lawyer said about sealed affidavits in an investigation of alleged pro-Palestine vandalism.
The post Democrat Michigan AG Asked FBI to Raid Protesters’ Homes — But Won’t Tell Students Why appeared first on The Intercept.
Here are a couple of reports on the June 13 concert in New York City. First up is Associate Editor Tom Frangione’s review for Beatlefan. … Having kicked off the first leg of their 2025 tour the prior evening in … Continue reading
Πριν από ένα χρόνο, θα ξεκινούσα την ομιλία μου αυτή μ’ έναν θρήνο για τον, έως πρόσφατα, αδιανόητο μετασχηματισμό της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης από ένα οιωνοί Πρότζεκτ Ειρήνης σε Πρότζεκτ Πολέμου. Σήμερα δεν θα κάνω κάτι τέτοιο. Από πέρσι, η πολεμοκαπηλεία έχει εισχωρήσει στον ίδιο τον ιστό της Ένωσης, έχει παρεισφρήσει σε κάθε πολιτική της, έχει […]
The post Πως η Ευρώπη έπεσε στην αγκαλιά της πολεμοκαπηλείας, και τι πρέπει εμείς να κάνουμε – Ομιλία στην Ευρωβουλή 10/6/2025 appeared first on Yanis Varoufakis.