Why do people still respect politicians? Or even feel sorry for them even though they work against the public interest and are thoroughly corrupt? Chris Dillow provides some answers.
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Chris Dillow: Biased to the Powerful
Climate Crisis
Irene Casado Sanchez, Jackie Botts – A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries
‘Climate finance’ from the global north to the global south is just high-interest loans, sometimes tied to obligations to source materials for green projects from rich countries. In ‘Reuters’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
The Guardian – Catalonia corruption scandal: court orders party to repay €6.6m
This court decision and the resignation of Artur Mas last week will allow the Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) to eject much of its conservative, business interest ballast and move further to the left. […]
Economics
William Hartung – US dominates global arms trade as exports to Europe surge
A new Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report says the United States continues as the world’s biggest weapons supplier. Read HERE
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