In a world of financialised globalisation, prices of food are not determined by the simplistic laws of supply and demand. Prices are determined by a wall of money wielded by relatively few, invisible speculators and aimed at largely unregulated global grain markets.
EU politics
Aljazeera: Mass rally in Madrid against trial of Catalan separatist leaders
Protesters waved Catalan flags and carried banners reading slogans such as ‘self-determination is a right, not a crime’. Read here
Climate Crisis
Heiner Flassbeck: National muddling through is not climate protection policy
To tackle a global structural problem like global warming, we need to achieve lasting changes in the behaviour of people and businesses in all major countries of the world. At the same time, we need […]
Climate Crisis
Jake Spring: Rainforest countries form pact to demand conservation cash from rich nations
‘A dozen rainforest countries formed a pact on Wednesday at a summit in Brazil to demand developed countries pay to help poorer nations combat climate change and preserve biodiversity.’ In Yahoo News. Read the article […]
Be the first to comment