EU politics
Gavin Rae – Weak Myths
Sharp analysis of Poland’s election result last week. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Month: June 2025
Neo-Liberalism in the EU
Claudio Milano, Antonio Paulo Russo, Marina Novelli – The social movement against ‘touristification’ in Barcelona
Social movements against the tourist industry’s takeover of cities in Europe are on the rise. Claudio Milano is a Ramon y Cajal Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of […]
Geopolitics
Ann Wright – Gaza Freedom Flotilla Sailboat Madleen Intercepted by Israeli Commandos
The Madleen never made it to Gaza, but at least it drew attention to the blockade. Ann Wright is a 29 year US Army/Army Reserves veteran who retired as a Colonel and a former US […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Exports in April 2025: -2.1% year on year. Imports up 3.8%
Exports (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), April 2025 131.1 billion euros -1.7% on the previous month -2.1% on the same month a year earlier Imports (calendar and seasonally adjusted imports of goods), April […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Production in April 2025: -1.8% year on year
Production in industry April 2025 (in real terms, provisional): -1.4% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -1.8% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) Read Article HERE
Geopolitics
Alex MacDonald: Israel orders military to stop aid boat with Greta Thunberg reaching Gaza
Israeli defence minister says aid ship should ‘turn back’ and will not be allowed to reach besieged enclave Read Article HERE
Geopolitics
Alan MacLeod – From Media Darling to Persona Non Grata: Greta Thunberg’s Journey
Once the favored child of the establishment, Greta Thunberg has been dropped by the global elite. A MintPress News study finds that coverage of Thunberg in The New York Times and Washington Post has dwindled […]
Geopolitics
David Douglas – Musk’s Deadliest Legacy
The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the move most likely to hurt most people around the world. David Douglas has led non-profit organizations involved with clean drinking water and sanitation internationally […]
Economics
Alastair Crooke – ‘One quiet early morning in Beijing, the dollar’s crown slipped’
Should China succeed, the U.S. would lose its ‘magic weapon’ of monetary dominance. Alastair Crooke is a former British diplomat, founder and director of the Beirut-based Conflicts Forum Cross-posted from the Strategic Culture online journal “I […]
National Politics
Robert Skidelsky – 1984 Revisited
George Orwell’s 1984 oddly becomes increasingly relevant as time progresses. Robert Skidelsky is professor emeritus of political economy at Warwick University. He has taught international relations at the SAIS in Washington DC. He is the […]