Media
Judit Bayer: Missing Freedom Act
The European Union’s regulatory entrance to the field of media is controversial. The draft Media Freedom Act (MFA) is not welcomed by several states, for different reasons. Read Here Photo Credit: KF
Month: September 2022
Deregulation
Prabir Purkayastha: Why Our Electricity Prices Can’t Be Left to Bogus ‘Free Markets’
The design of electricity markets in Europe was inspired by Pinochet’s Chilean neoliberal dictatorship, which even put “marginal price” in the constitution. It’s time to bury the neoliberal experiment for good. This article was produced […]
EU politics
Lily Lynch: Looking East
Europe lining up squarely behind the United States against China is one of the more important, but less commented upon, fallouts from the Ukraine war Read the article HERE
EU politics
Guido Liguori: In Italy, a Once-Mighty Left Is Struggling to Make Its Mark
The left is almost irrelevant to the 25 September election in Italy – what went wrong? Read the article HERE
Finance
Patrick Cockburn: Luring Doctors from Poorer Countries is the UK’s Quiet Scandal
Trends are similar in mainland Europe: it’s cheaper for the state to poach, rather than train, doctors and nurses Cross-posted from CounterPunch The looting of artistic and religious objects from Africa and Asia by British […]
Finance
Gig Economy Project – “I feel abandoned in the jungle”: A Belgian gig economy veteran’s story of struggle
A veteran of the gig economy, Sebban Anuar has worked for multiple platforms in Brussels, including Deliveroo for the past six years. He tells the Gig Economy Project about the trials and tribulations of a […]
Climate Crisis
Upstream Podcast – Jason Hickel: The Green Transition – Part 1: The Problem with Green Capitalism
It’s clear that we need to decarbonize our economy as quickly as possible in order to avoid the worst of climate change — but carbon isn’t the only problem we’re facing. As the world moves […]
Economics
Democracy Now!: “30 Years in the Making”: U.S. Rail Strike Averted by Tentative Deal as Workers Decry Grueling Conditions
Railroad workers have reached a new tentative union contract with rail companies, averting a potential strike set to start on Friday that could have shut down rail service across the United States. The deal, which […]
Climate Crisis
Jem Bendell – The biggest mistakes in climate communications, part 2 – Climate Brightsiding
The public good and stopping climate change are inseperable and existential Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainability Leadership, University of Cumbria, UK Read Part 1 HERE Photo: Helena Lopes via Pexels Grandpa didn’t cry wolf. […]
Economics
Narek Sukiasyan – Armenia is under attack
German and EU hypocrisy 2.0 to secure fossil fuels they are siding with a militarily aggressive dictator. Narek Sukiasyan is a PhD candidate in political science, project co-ordinator at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Armenia and […]