For those who are less than familiar with the intricacies of Dutch agriculture, the current wave of farmers’ protests (see DutchNews.nl: “Up to 40,000 farmers demonstrate against farm closures”, June 2022) will surely be puzzling. After all, Dutch farming is said to be among the most modernized sectors in the world and is presented, at least in hegemonic discourse, as an example for many other countries. At the same time Dutch farmers, especially the larger ones, who are now out on the streets, are probably among the most cosseted on the planet: receiving mind-boggling subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy.
Climate Crisis
LSE News – High-income countries are responsible for 74 percent of excess resource use causing ecological breakdown
High-income countries, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, bear the overwhelming responsibility for global ecological breakdown and need to urgently scale down their use of natural resources by over 70 per cent […]
Geopolitics
Politico – Spain imposes permanent weapons embargo on Israel
These are by far the strongest measures announced against Israel by any European government to this point. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
The Alternative – Interview w/ Zarah Sultana
One of the leaders of the yet-to-be named new left party in the UK, Zarah Sultana MP explains her politics. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
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