Climate Crisis
Euronews: October heatwave expected in parts of Europe after countries record hottest ever September
The temperature records keep tumbling in Europe. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Gig Economy
Carlos Rodríguez: Por qué luchamos juntos por el taxi y el rider
Carlos Rodríguez, vicepresidente del Taxi Project 2.0, grupo de reflexión a favor del sector del taxi en España y en contra de la Uberización, escribe para el Gig Economy Project sobre sus batallas a nivel […]
EU politics
C.J. Polychroniou: Endgame for Syriza? The Unbearable Lightness of the Greek Left
With the election of a Goldman Sachs centrist as leader, Syriza has ceased to have any affinity to leftist politics in any shape or form. C.J. Polychroniou is a political economist/political scientist who has taught […]
EU politics
Anna Matveeva – Nagorno-Karabakh: crisis in the Caucasus could destabilise the whole of Eurasia
In three days, nearly 30,000 Armenians have fleed Nagorno-Karabakh, with the Armenian President among those they are most angry with. Anna Matveeva is visiting Senior Research Fellow, King’s Russia Institute, King’s College London. Cross-posted from […]
EU politics
Paweł Cywiński – How Far-Right Konfederacja Became Poland’s Likely Kingmaker
Poland is set for a referendum on refugees to coincide with its parliamentary elections in October – a cocktail that will surely benefit the far-right. Paweł Cywiński has a PhD in social sciences and works at […]
EU politics
Zoe Alexandra, Vijay Prashad – Is this the end of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa?
Unity among states in the Sahel region, which have seen pro-French puppets overthrown, is growing and they appear determined to block French imperialism’s counter-attack. Zoe Alexandra is the co-editor of Peoples Dispatch.Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, […]
Uncategorized
Branko Milanović – The red bourgeoisie
The Soviet ruling classes are insufficiently studied and known. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. His […]
EU politics
AP News: Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece’s main opposition Syriza party
A centrist banker who has lived in the US for most of his life and has no political experience has taken over Syriza. You couldn’t make it up. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Jonathan Cook – UK and Israel: Has the fightback against weaponised antisemitism begun?
Jewish groups and academics are finally exposing the UK establishment’s smear campaign to silence criticism of Israel and destroy the left. Jonathan Cook is the author of three books on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a […]
Austerity
Ben Wray – So Far, Britain’s Employers Have Been Winning the Class War Over Inflation
Since inflation started rising, British capitalists have been raking in massive profits while workers have suffered a disastrous wage slump. Yet the Bank of England still wants to boost unemployment in case workers develop their […]