Tag Archive: Europe/Spain

The U.S. Is Borrowing Its Way to Fascism

Released for Syndication: 09/10/2020

Viewing the GOP convention seemed a little like binge-watching the last several years’ parade of none-too-subtle signs of incipient fascism. We saw extreme nationalism,...

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Why ‘Herd Immunity’ Is a Distraction

Released for Syndication: 09/08/2020

Aiming for “herd immunity” is neither a serious health strategy, nor is it an accurate characterization of what has happened in Sweden.

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Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse

Released for Syndication: 07/28/2020

Another “landmark” agreement in reality makes incremental progress, but at a cost of ignoring a ticking time bomb in France.

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The European Union Still Hasn’t Considered an Economic Proposal That Can Save It

Released for Syndication: 06/09/2020

The latest ideas are too little, too late, and still hamstrung by institutional barriers that block genuine economic recovery. They do not represent a “Hamiltonian moment.”

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How Germany’s Courts Might Destroy the Euro

Released for Syndication: 05/18/2020

In the absence of an agreed set of rules for all the countries in the eurozone, the single-currency union cannot be sustained, and, as the EU’s biggest creditor, Germany stands to lose the most from its court’s ruling.

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Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Poses Fundamental Challenges to All Societies

Released for Syndication: 03/25/2020

Quick and widespread testing and quarantine will help tackle the spread of COVID-19, not ultra-nationalism or hyper-capitalism.

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What Will the Post-Coronavirus Global Economy Look Like?

Released for Syndication: 03/17/2020

History has clear inflection points that have reshaped broad swaths of the globe seemingly overnight, but not all political leaders have recognized that yet.

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