EU politics
Ekaitz Cancela, Pedro M. Rey-Araújo: No Man’s Land
The Spanish left is not a threat to the establishment in Spain or Europe. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Month: June 2023
Energy
Ana Valdivia: Rural Spain could end up hosting infrastructure hubs for AI – here’s what the environmental cost could be
In a country that is already suffering widespread drought, data centres which require huge amounts of water will intensify ecological pressures Ana Valdivia is lecturer in AI, Government & Policy at the University of Oxford. […]
EU politics
Politico: EU issues muted response to Greek migrant shipwreck
The EU’s executive rejected calls to investigate Greece. Read HERE
Energy
Stan Cox – Needed: Either Degrowth or Two Earths
The only way to reduce emissions fast enough to prevent climate catastrophe is to phase out the burning of oil, gas, and coal by law, directly and deliberately. Stan Cox is the author of The Green New Deal […]
Media Influence
Craig Murray – Daniel Ellsberg, and the “Good” and “Bad” Whistleblower
The reason Dan Ellsberg attained a folk hero status denied to Assange, Snowden or Manning is that Vietnam has full Establishment acceptance as an error, but the 21st century invasions, interventions and the population mass […]
Tax
Telita Snyckers – Switzerland’s tax referendum is a choice between tax havenry and more tax havenry
Corporate taxation in Switzerland has about as many holes in it as its famous cheese. That is possibly about to change (although whether for better or for worse is up for debate.) Telita Snyckers is […]
Media Influence
Other News: The Imminent Extradition of Julian Assange & The Death of Journalism
Julian Assange’s legal options have nearly run out. He could be extradited to the U.S. this week. Should he be convicted, reporting on the inner workings of power will become a crime. Read HERE Cancillería […]
Gig Economy
Zahra Rahmouni: Undocumented black migrant workers are caught in a vicious cycle of racism in North Africa
Employers who wish to regularise the status of workers from other African countries must go through tedious procedures to obtain a visa or work permit, even a temporary one. Read HERE Creative Commons
EU politics
Gemma Bird – The Greek migrant shipwreck is another preventable tragedy at the borders of Europe
European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen wants that “order is maintained” on Europe’s external border. Gemma Bird is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Liverpool. Cross-posted from The Conversation UK […]
Inequality
Branko Milanović: The Great Convergence
Fascinating insight into global inequality trends. Published in Foreign Policy. Read the article HERE.