Before the law, all people should be equal. Thanks to EU austerity and neo-liberalism, laws too have become a commodity, which one can buy, as in the case of Golden Visas. This allows rich foreigners to buy residency in an EU member state, giving them all the advantages of citizenship. In Portugal, the Social Democrats (who else!) with the right wings parties, are giving this a new spin by creating the Green Visa (500,000 Euros per person).
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Rude Awakening: Germany at War, Again
A long read from the sharpest critics of German foreign policy. In the ‘American Affairs Journal’. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Tim Sahay: A Year in Crises
When we launched The Polycrisis a year ago, we set out to examine the intersecting crises in the economy, energy system, commodities markets, geopolitics, and climate. Our aim was to break intellectual and political silos […]
Energy
Almuth Ernsting: Drax Wants to Capture State Subsidies, Not Carbon
The firm’s proposal to bury emissions from burning wood under the North Sea is still a pipe dream, says campaigner Almuth Ernsting of Biofuelwatch. Read HERE Drax Power Station Dave Pickersgill/Creative Commons
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