Dissecting the Madness of Economic Reason
By Jerome Roos, ROAR Magazine
In these tumultuous times, after all, the left urgently needs its brightest and most creative minds to focus on the intractable puzzle that now confronts it: the question of how to break up the vicious cycle of endless compound growth and bring an end to the institutionalized madness of economic reason before it lays waste to all human civilization.
Don’t Make Refugees Pay for the Terror they’re Fleeing
By Jerome Roos, Roar! Magazine
Shutting down borders and blaming Muslim immigrants for the Paris attacks would give ISIS precisely the type of “civilizational conflict” it craves.
Welcoming refugees: our future is common
By Jerome Roos, ROAR Magazine
The “refugee crisis” of recent months has split Europe in two.
It Was the Creditors who Pushed Greece over the Edge
By Jerome Roos, ROAR Magazine
If they had truly cared, the creditors could have easily prevented a default. Sadly, they found it more important to punish Greece and set an example.
Greek Referendum: Euro Crisis Explodes into Dramatic Climax
By Jerome Roos, ROAR Magazine
Those who accuse the Greeks of “recklessness” are mistaken: the creditors’ utter contempt for democracy left them with no other choice but a rupture.
Ending austerity in Greece: time for plan B?
By Jerome Roos, ROAR Magazine
Syriza’s “head-long retreat” in the standoff with its creditors hails the failure of Tsipras’ pro-euro strategy. It’s time to start preparing for Grexit.
The Next Financial Crisis May Be Just Around the Corner
By Jerome Roos, ROAR Magazine
As growth stalls, stocks tumble and investors fret, the question is no longer if there will be another crisis, but when and where it will strike first.
A struggle to save Europe’s soul from privatization
By Jerome Roos, ROAR Magazine
As the EU sells its soul by pushing Greece to privatize its natural and cultural heritage, ordinary citizens are mobilizing to save their common wealth.