A supposed post-conflict deal for Gaza’s reconstruction is set to be signed today. The problem with the agreement is that it appears there is no
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Around the world, people are marching: against Trump’s authoritarianism in the USA, Macron’s failures in France, and the cruelty of Gaza policy in the UK.
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I have already noted that the cryptocurrency market is crashing this weekend. The risk of contagion into other financial markets is high because: The risk
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I have long suggested that the crypto market is all based on hype and has nothing to do with reality. I have also suggested that
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This is from The Guardian this weekend, by Natalie Kyriacou. The whole piece is worth reading. Written by someone who obviously is a birdwatcher and
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This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might
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This is another in the Quantum Essays series. Like most of the others, this one arose from discussions between my wife, Jacqueline, and me.  This one is,
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A reader called Ellie Comber wrote this comment on the blog overnight: I admit to being very frightened that democracy will be annihilated and that
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The Financial Times asked whether the global economy can survive another shock. I think it’s the question of our time. Debt, war and climate change
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