More than 650 companies are breaking European chemical safety laws, according to an investigation from German environmental group BUND. As a result, potentially harmful chemicals can be found in food, cosmetics, and toys.
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National Politics
Leandros Fischer: Cyprus’ Polarised Elections Highlight a Crisis of Political Legitimacy
Analysis of Cyprus’ election result on Sunday in Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Deregulation
Aditya Chakrabortty: The fat cats have got their claws into our universities, and will eat them up
In neo-liberalism everything is a commodity, there to be exploited by the “New Meritocracy” of business people. In the UK they are now plundering what were once true bastions of meritocracy: universities. Read here
Climate Crisis
CommonSpace – Analysis: Yellow Vests hold out more hope for climate revolution than suits in Katowice
CommonSpace editor Ben Wray looks at how climate activists should respond to the Yellow Vests movement in France, which has defeated attempts to impose taxes on fuel prices Read here
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