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 from hundreds of articles per year to barely a handful, precisely as she widens her focus from the environment to the capitalist system that is causing climate breakdown, and the Israeli attack on Gaza, which the Swedish activist has labeled a “genocide.”
Geopolitics
The Electronic Intifada: British lawyer heading ICC’s Palestine probe can’t be seen as neutral
While Cayley may claim to act independently of elected politicians, he has played a significant role in ensuring that the British state is not held accountable for its crimes. Read HERE
EU politics
The Guardian: Amazon offsetting pay rise by removing bonuses, union says
So much for the human face of capitalism. It always comes down to the same results: profit, profit, profit…and public relations to make it look like everything else except profit. Read here
EU politics
Thomas Piktetty – Budget 2018: French youth sacrified
Macron’s 2018 Budget fits in the EU pattern: More Money for the wealthy, less for the young, in this case for higher education. Read here
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