Economy
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Lebanon’s crisis has gone from bad to worse.
In the midst of a pandemic that has wrenched the world off its axis, Lebanon’s precipitous decline has not received the attention…
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Suddenly we are in the middle of a global energy crisis.
Far from emerging from the COVID shock awash with fuel, as might be expected after an economic slowdown, the world…
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Lebanon’s main government power plants shut, deepening the country’s energy crisis
Lebanon is grappling with a crippling energy crisis made worse by its dependency on fuel imports. Erratic power supplies have put…
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Some people are willing to pay more for sustainable seafood – new research
By 2050, our planet’s human population is likely to reach almost ten billion, an extremely challenging number of people to feed…
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Trashing the planet and hiding the money isn’t a perversion of capitalism. It is capitalism
Whenever there’s a leak of documents from the remote islands and obscure jurisdictions where rich people hide their money, such…
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Can Germany’s Greens and Free Democrats work together on climate?
Could they reconcile their ecological and economic interests and potentially work together in the next government? Jeannette Cwienk Deutsche Welle…
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Commission pushing Poland to accept rule of law milestones in recovery plan
The European Commission is ready to approve Poland’s recovery plan as soon as November if Warsaw will agree to certain…
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Venezuela crisis: Three in four in extreme poverty, study says
Researchers at Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB) linked the increase to both the pandemic and a fuel crisis. BBC Since…
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2 in 5 workers are ready to quit their jobs, as the ‘Great Resignation’ comes to Australia
As the pandemic makes workers reconsider their careers, two in five Australians are getting ready to leave their current roles…
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Wealthy nations must share more resources or risk crisis for billions, warns UN chief
The head of the UN has called on rich countries to step up efforts to protect workers hit by the Covid-19 pandemic…
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The Accomplice
It was audacious, brazen, clever and corrupt. Susan Chenery Australian Story & ABC News Lukas Kamay was winning. He drove…
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Daylight saving was introduced in WWI to save fuel.
In a couple of weeks, Australia’s three time zones will become five as daylight saving time kicks in. Belinda Smith…
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‘Tax the rich’?
Demanding tax increases on the rich is back in fashion – both in the corridors of the House of Representatives…
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GDP rise may save economy from a double dip recession but scars will be revealed
While the economy has likely escaped fears of a double dip recession following the release of June quarter GDP figures…
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Soros’ Dream: To Turn China Into a Neoliberal Grabitization Opportunity
… Xi Jinping, China’s leader, has collided with economic reality. Michael Hudson CounterPunch His crackdown on private enterprise has been…
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Is Norway the New East India Company?
In the 18th century, the English-led East India Company gradually managed to control most of India. Branko Milanovic The Globalist…
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