Climate Crisis
Jordyn Dahl – No, the EV isn’t dead — just briefly comatose
While the Chinese market for electric vehicles is expanding at a rate of knots, the EU market has stalled. In ‘Politico’. Read the full article HERE.
Month: July 2024
Geopolitics
Azzam Tamimi – Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas will survive leader’s death as it has many times before
The assassination of the leader of Hamas’ political wing will have little effect on the war. Azzam Tamimi is a British Palestinian academic and political activist. He is currently the Chairman of Alhiwar TV Channel […]
Globalisation
Inés Valdez – Undoing Empire’s Hold on Democracy: An Anti-Imperialist Path out of the Crisis
An interesting theory of the rise of right-wing populism which roots it in the breakdown of ‘the imperial deal’, whereby white workers and western capitalists sought mutual benefit from subjugation of workers in the global […]
Geopolitics
Vijay Prashad – The Venezuelan People Stay With the Bolivarian Revolution
A far-right coup is a possibility in Venezuela, although there is reason to believe the US might not be completely committed to making it happen. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is The […]
Geopolitics
Mel Gurtov – Two Wars with No Way Out
Most wars do end in some fashion, but plenty of wars—and the wars in Ukraine and Israel appear to be among them—drag on indefinitely, with no prospect for a cease-fire much less a peace settlement. […]
Tax
Alex Cobham – Why the new Labour government should reverse the UK’s opposition to the UN tax convention
The UK is among the biggest revenue losers to the cross-border tax abuse of multinational companies and wealthy individuals. Alex Cobham is an economist and chief executive of the Tax Justice Network Cross-posted from Tax Justice Network […]
Economics
Gemma Dale and Matthew Tucker – Bosses are increasingly forcing workers back into the office – but evidence suggests it could backfire
A growing number of companies are trying to force employees back to the office after several years of remote working. They’re likely to be in for a battle. Gemma Dale is Lecturer, Faculty of Business […]
Geopolitics
Turkish Minute: Erdoğan’s ‘threat’ against Israel sparks war of words
Recent remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who said Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, have been interpreted by Israel as a threat of military action, igniting […]
Finance
Kyiv Independent: Ukrainian cyberattack targets Russia’s central bank, source says
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) on July 29 carried out a cyberattack against the Russian central bank, a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent. Read HERE Main computing centre, Central Bank of Russia […]
Economics
ING – German Recession: German economy falls back into contraction
A disappointing shrinking of the German economy in the second quarter illustrates how difficult it will be to escape the current dismal combination of both cyclical and structural headwinds Read HERE