Inequality
Branko Milanović: The Great Convergence
Fascinating insight into global inequality trends. Published in Foreign Policy. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
EU politics
John Feffer: Greening Transatlantic Relations
US-EU relations may seem stronger than ever when it comes to NATO and Ukraine, but they are competing intensively over green technologies. John Feffer is the director of Foreign Policy in Focus. Cross-posted from Counterpunch […]
Environment
Euronews – Air pollution: From Barcelona to Southampton, these are Europe’s worst cruise ports
Cruise ships stopping in Barcelona’s port causes three times as much air pollution in the city than all the cars in Barcelona combined. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Gwyn Bevan: Why are our current systems of governance failing?
Neoliberalism is ultimately a systemic governance failure. Gwyn Bevan is Emeritus Professor of Policy Analysis in the Department of Management at LSE and author of ‘How did Britain come to this? A century of systemic […]
EU politics
Medea Benjamin: Vienna’s International Summit for Peace in Ukraine Issues a Global Call for Action
Important international peace conference, which resisted numerous attempts to block the event from going ahead. Medea Benjamin is co-founder of Global Exchange and CODEPINK: Women for Peace. She is the co-author, with Nicolas J.S. Davies, […]
EU politics
AP: At least 79 dead after migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing
Another tragedy on the shores of fortress Europe. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Catherine Woollard – Unpacking the Pact: Winners and Losers of the New EU Migration Deal
The EU’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum reduces protection standards and is heavily reliant on so-called “safe third countries”. Catherine Woollard is Director of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE). Cross-posted from […]
EU politics
Al Jazeera: Turkey’s Erdogan defies pressure over Sweden’s NATO application
Erdogan continues to play hardball even after his election victory. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Michael Roberts – Developing debt disaster
The global south debt crisis is escalating – debt cancellation is the only effective and just solution. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Next […]
EU politics
Aufhe Bunga Bunga – Silvio Berlusconi: An Oral History
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died on 12 June 2023 at the age of 86. In this special episode of the Aufhe Bunga Bunga podcast, we say goodbye to the towering figure of the […]