Hey everyone, I’ve redesigned the site and taken down the old posts. Here’s a selection of articles of mine from the past few years:
- “Saving Europe’s Bankers, Not Its Workers”, Jacobin – on Mario Draghi’s eight-year mandate at the ECB
- “The revenge of the elites”, Spiked – on the change of government in Italy
- “For MMT”, Tribune – a response by Bill Mitchell and I to a slanderous article by James Meadway
- “French colonialism lives on in Africa”, Spiked – article about the CFA franc
- “The European Union Is an Antidemocratic Disgrace”, Jacobin – self-explanatory
- “The Left Case Against the EU”, E-International Relations – my review of Costas Lapavitsas’ latest book
- “Lessons from the Italian budget crisis”, Brexit Blog (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation) – on the standoff between the Italian government and the European Commission
- “Sacrificing at the Altar of the Euro”, Jacobin – article on why the euro should be dismantled
- “Italy’s Organic Crisis”, American Affairs – on the results of the March 2018 elections in Italy
- “Why the Left Should Embrace Brexit”, Jacobin – self-explanatory
- “Tax havens must be closed, but not for the reasons you think”, Green European Journal – on why we don’t the rich’s money to provide top-quality public services (but we should tax the rich anyway)
- “The EU cannot be democratised – here’s why”, Brave New Europe – self-explanatory
- “Italy’s elections: what do they mean for Europe?”, Green European Journal – an explainer on the then-upcoming 2018 Italian elections
- “The reforms that Europe doesn’t need”, Green European Journal – on the EU’s dangerous plans for “fiscal integration”
- “Make the Left Great Again”, American Affairs – a summary of our latest book Reclaiming the State
- “What Is Needed Is A Progressive Vision Of National Sovereignty”, Social Europe – another summary of Reclaiming the State
- “Against supranationalism: in defence of national sovereignty (and Brexit)”, Pluto Press blog – pretty self-explanatory
- “Everything You Know About Neoliberalism Is Wrong”, Social Europe – read the article to find out
- “Germany’s dystopian plans for Europe: from fantasy to reality?”, openDemocracy – on Germany’s hegemonic project in Europe
- “Public Debt In The Eurozone: A Political Problem”, Social Europe – on the political use of public debt in the eurozone
