Finance
Julia Conley – US Court Rules Google a Monopoly in ‘Biggest Antitrust Case of the 21st Century’
A significant verdict, but will it really bring Google to heel? In ‘Common Dreams’. Read the article HERE.
Month: August 2024
Geopolitics
Anatol Lieven – What a platypus can teach Europe about Ukraine
European elites refuse to accept the inevitable on Ukraine. At least, not until Washington decides to reverse course. Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was […]
Media
Des Freedman – Talking up a storm: the far right and the media
The UK press has whipped up anti-Muslim racism, but now pretends that the Islamophobic riots in the UK have nothing to do with them. Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications in the Department […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye – Video shows alleged rape of Palestinian by Israeli soldiers at detention camp
This hasn’t made it into the Western media yet, and it’s not clear it will, but if the reverse was the case and there was a video of Palestinians committing such heinous crimes, the media […]
Climate Crisis
Saber Ammar – Resisting the new green colonialism
A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritises European energy needs over local sovereignty. Saber Ammar is an activist, researcher, and Arab region program assistant at Transnational Institute (TNI). Cross-posted from Africa is a Country […]
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – El “retorn” de Puigdemont. Èpica o pantomina?
Toni Strubell és exdiputat al Parlament de Catalunya, periodista i autor d’El que volen els catalans Núria Bassa Camps és una escriptora i fotògrafa catalana Read this article in English HERE El passat 8 d’agost […]
Geopolitics
Dave Lindorff – Has the US ‘Lost Control’ of Israel?
The idea that the US has “lost control” of the Middle East situation, as the New York Times is claiming, is absurd. Dave Lindorff is a CounterPunch contributor and founder of ThisCan’tBeHappening!, co-produced the 2023 Stevee […]
Geopolitics
Omar Yousef Shehabi – On Recognition
Palestinians suspect that revived Western interest in recognising a Palestinian state is based more on a desire to ‘save Israel from itself’ than on concern for the Palestinians themselves. Omar Yousef Shehabi is an acting […]
Political Parties
Uğur Tekiner – The Left saw off the radical right in Britain and France – but for how long?
The UK general election and the French legislative election both produced victories for parties on the left. While the results demonstrate the left can defeat the radical right, major challenges lie ahead. Uğur Tekiner is an […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Hello, wake up! It’s a recession!
German politicians are in denial about the state of the nation. Read HERE Image: Al2/Creative Commons