Finance
Julia Conley – US Court Rules Google a Monopoly in ‘Biggest Antitrust Case of the 21st Century’
A significant verdict, but will it really bring Google to heel? In ‘Common Dreams’. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben
Media
Des Freedman – Talking up a storm: the far right and the media
The UK press has whipped up anti-Muslim racism, but now pretends that the Islamophobic riots in the UK have nothing to do with them. Des Freedman is Professor of Media and Communications in the Department […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye – Video shows alleged rape of Palestinian by Israeli soldiers at detention camp
This hasn’t made it into the Western media yet, and it’s not clear it will, but if the reverse was the case and there was a video of Palestinians committing such heinous crimes, the media […]
Climate Crisis
Saber Ammar – Resisting the new green colonialism
A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritises European energy needs over local sovereignty. Saber Ammar is an activist, researcher, and Arab region program assistant at Transnational Institute (TNI). Cross-posted from Africa is a Country […]
Geopolitics
John Mearsheimer – Who caused the Ukraine war?
A question that won’t go away. Posted on John Mearsheimer’s Substack. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Moira Lavelle – Greek Unions Want Paid Time Off When It’s Too Hot to Work
Greece’s latest heat wave in July highlighted the danger of 100°F-plus temperatures for workers toiling in the sun. Trade unions are proposing a sensible solution: mandatory, paid stoppages on outdoor work when temperatures reach dangerous […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Netanyahu’s only goal is to set the region on fire
By killing Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, has Israel overreached? David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Middle East Eye. He is a commentator and speaker on the region and analyst on Saudi […]
Finance
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson – Debt is political: Why wealth flows from poor to rich
An examination of the relationship between war and debt across history. Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at […]
Finance
Riccardo Petrella – The financialisation of the economy in the Age of AI
What Nvidia’s stock market value rising $239 billion in one day tells us about the madness of assessing economic value through the stock market. Riccardo Petrella is Professor Emeritus at the University of Louvain in […]
Climate Crisis
Jordyn Dahl – No, the EV isn’t dead — just briefly comatose
While the Chinese market for electric vehicles is expanding at a rate of knots, the EU market has stalled. In ‘Politico’. Read the full article HERE.