Corruption
Lovin Malta: Why The Pilatus Bank Scandal Could Be Far More Dangerous To Malta Than First Meets The Eye
Malta is looking increasingly like a Mafia State, but so is much of Europe. Read here
Year: 2018
Austerity
Jacobin: Emmanuel Macron Is Not Your Friend
“We can think of Macron as an updated, French version of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair, with a dollop of the newer generation of triangulators.” An interesting analysis of Macron: past, present, and future. Read […]
Finance
The Nation: Amazon Doesn’t Just Want to Dominate the Market—It Wants to Become the Market
This is the story of how a monopoly destroys the free market, affecting all of us. Read here
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel – Better Technology Isn’t The Solution To Ecological Collapse
That we are ignoring an impending ecological disaster does not necessitate much intellect. That the use of GDP is contributing to this process is also no secret. As Jason Hickel points out, both have to […]
EU politics
Jason Hickel – UK University Strike: This isn’t just about pensions anymore – there’s a revolution afoot
There is much more to the UK University Strike than meets the eye., as jason Hickel explains. Jason Hickel is an anthropologist who works on political economy and global justice. He is the author of […]
Economics
New Economics Foundation – “Proptech” could exploit renters like Uber does workers
The financialisation of the rental sector left under the control of algorithms. This would be the neo-liberal reform of the housing problem that is plaguing much of Europe. It would surely porduce some attractive profits, […]
Climate Crisis
Clean Technica – Huge Emissions Reductions At Hand With Mass Adoption Of Lighting & Appliance Highest Standards
An incredible amount of energy can be saved by the use of efficient electrial articles and devices, resulting in a radical reduction in emissions. As proven by France, you only need to turn off the […]
Austerity
George Monbiot – How to really take back control
A wide ranging lecture by George Monbiot that ticks almost all boxes.
EU politics
Common Space: Independence campaigners speak out from Catalonia about Spanish political repression
Leading independence campaigners say ‘Catalonia needs Scotland’ as they defend democracy Read here
EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Latest Europhile advocacy beggars belief – surrender sovereignty to regain it
The EU elite seems to have only one goal in sight: permanently anchor neo-liberalism in the EU by destroying democracy, which could stymie these plans. Read here