Economics
Alex Krainer, Glenn Diesen – Europe’s Economic Suicide
28 April 2025
Month: April 2025
Geopolitics
Peter Oborne – Louis Theroux forces Britain to face uncomfortable truth of Israeli settler barbarism
BBC viewers have been exposed to the truth about Israeli settler-colonialism, making the UK Government’s heinous backing of the Israeli apartheid state even harder to justify. Peter Oborne won best commentary/blogging in both 2022 and […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Monitor – UK government accused of enabling Israeli interference in domestic legal case
‘The UK government is under fire following revelations that the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) directly facilitated Israeli interference in ongoing legal proceedings against British Palestine solidarity activists.’ Read the article HERE.
Deregulation
Corporate Europe Observatory: Coded for Privileged Access – How Big Tech Weakens Rules on advanced AI
The EU is developing a Code of Practice to govern general purpose AI, as part of the implementation of the AI Act. But Big Tech has heavily influenced the process to successfully weaken the Code. […]
Climate Crisis
David Glynne Jones, Derek Woolner – China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate
Some data about China’s rapid energy transformation. David Glynne Jones is an independent advocate for the adoption of renewable energy and electrification across all sectors of the Australian economy. He is currently assessing the implications […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Ukraine says it is poised to sign minerals deal with the US
This is basically a weapons for minerals deal. Very ugly. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Lynn Parramore – What the Economy Is Really For — And Why Tariffs Miss the Point
The money to support well-paid American jobs exists—it’s just being hoarded at the top. Economist William Lazonick argues that this is not just unfair; it’s a failure of the whole economic system. Lynn Parramore is […]
Aviation
Transport & Environment – Airline emissions soar to pre-COVID levels as Europe fails to price their pollution
Emissions from European aviation have almost bounced back to 2019 levels, with flights within Europe even exceeding these, a new T&E study shows. The EU’s carbon market (EU ETS) is currently failing to address the true […]
Climate Crisis
Fazlul Haq – Tensions over Kashmir and a warming planet have placed the Indus Waters Treaty on life support
Geopolitical tensions in the region, worsened by the recent attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir – and climate change – pose a major threat to the water treaty. Fazlul Haq is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the […]
Geopolitics
Turkish Minute: Kurdish delegation from Turkey joins Syria conference on Syria’s future
A delegation from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) participated in a Kurdish conference in northeastern Syria on March 26th, as Syrian Kurdish groups sought to present a unified vision for Syria’s […]