Understanding Right and Left Populism
Experts appear to have understated the role of economic insecurity in sparking the rise of populism.
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EU Shows Up UK Brexit Trade Fantasies by Opening Bi-Lateral Negotiations With Australia and New Zealand
Yet another Brexit black eye.
Read more...Yet More Brexit Idiocy: Cabinet Thinks Begging to Stay in Customs Union Will Solve Irish Border Problem
The UK is now trying to marry up two unworkable Brexit ideas and call it a solution.
Read more...Trade War: How Tensions Have Risen Between China, the EU and the US
A very useful recap of trade measures taken so far and potential impacts of various threats made by the US, China, and EU.
Read more...What Do the Jersey Elections Have to Do With Britain?
Not only is the isle of Jersey facing increasing scrutiny for its status as a notorious tax haven, especially from the UK, but populist desire for reform is surging from within as elections approach.
Read more...Back to the Future with Empire Oil
A network of oil companies arond Mayfair, but registered in Britain’s offshore tax-haven network, provides a snapshot of the new imperialism.
Read more...Trump Willing to Give a China a Break on Sanctions Against ZTE Electronics. What Gives?
Trump again does what he seems to do best, the unexpected, with a Sunday tweet offering a break to sanctioned Chinese electronics maker ZTE. How does this fit into the US-China trade spat?
Read more...Globalisation, Government Popularity, and the Great Skill Divide
How do voter reactions to globalisation vary by skill level?
Read more...The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
Wage suppression—not monopoly power—is fueling corporate profits and the relentless rise in inequality.
Read more...Why Capitalism Creates Racism
Why separating racism from capitalist exploitation of low-wage workers isn’t as tidy as the Democratic Party would have you believe.
Read more...Hoisted from E-Mail: Brexit, Security, and the UK’s Coming Poodledom
Adding to the tally of how the UK will come out a loser thanks to Brexit.
Read more...China Warns Australia Against Being a Democracy
China throws its weight around even more casually than the US does, achieving the difficult task of making Trump look not so bad.
Read more...Brexit Looks Wobbly as Polls Go Negative, House of Lords Throws Spanner in the Works
Some Brexit updates.
Read more...Raising Tariffs on China Without Grabbing Headlines
How Europe raised tariffs on more Chinese imports than Trump has threatened to.
Read more...The Curious Case of the F-35
Hilarious examples of the F-35 program’s ongoing difficulties, and imperialism vs. militarism as an appropriate frame.
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