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Slender hopes for democracy in a “rigged” capitalism

Giovanni Principe

Classical liberalism clings to the idea (in reality, an ideological bias) that competitive capitalism, closely associated with the liberal-democratic political system, is capable of self-correction.
The coronavirus at the center of the eurozone crisis

Antonio Lettieri

The crisis is now hitting an economy already damaged by a long irrational economic policy.
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EU: The Acute Crisis No One Wants To Talk About

Mathew D. Rose

While many Europeans are obsessed with the disaster that is supposed to engulf Britain after leaving the EU, hardly anyone is following the crisis unfolding in the EU. It is time to connect the dots.
Educating the Washington Post: We Did Not Have to Bail Out the Banks in 2008

Dean Baker

Sanders is 100 percent right on the bank bailout in 2008. It would be good if the Washington Post editorial page would stop lying about it.
Obamacare With a Public Option: Fool Me Twice Shame on Me

Thomas Palley

Democrats are blocking Medicare for All, even stooping to slander it as “socialist” in the hope of scaring the general public. That tactic reveals the fallen nature of the Democratic Party.
Il "Salva-Stati" che non salva niente

Carlo Clericetti

L'opinione dei tecnici che sono della stessa scuola che ha imposto alla Grecia una “cura” da cui non si riprenderà per decenni.
Le disavventure dell’orario di lavoro nel XXI secolo

Antonio Lettieri

L'orario di lavoro era al centro del progresso sociale nella seconda metà del secolo scorso. Ora la deregolamentazione è diventata la regola, disarticolando la vita personale e familiare.
The Misadventures of Working Time in the 21st Century

Antonio Lettieri

Working hours were at the center of social progress in the second half of the last century. Now deregulation has become the rule, breaking up personal and family life.

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