Climate Crisis
Euronews: ‘Another missed opportunity’: EU Commissioner rules out private jet ban
The EU Transport Commission has said it won’t curb private jet use. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Uncategorized
Mark Steven: The Global Class War in Five Novels
Contemporary literature on class struggle is territorially grounded but internationally expansive. Mark Steven is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth- and Twenty-first Century Literature at the University of Exeter, UK. He is author of ‘Class War: A […]
Corruption
The European Conservative: Qatargate MEP Lifts Lid on Parliamentary Espionage
Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP and former vice-president of the European Parliament accused of money laundering and bribery as part of the ‘Qatargate’ scandal, is on the offensive, claiming she’s been targeted for her work […]
EU politics
Samuel Charap: An Unwinnable War
As the long-awaited counteroffensive begins, here’s a piece in Foreign Policy which spells out the reality: Ukraine can’t win this war, and there will either be a negotiated settlement sooner or – after much more […]
Environment
Richard Gregory: Europe has lost over half a billion birds in 40 years. The single biggest cause? Pesticides and fertilisers
Destroying Europe’s biodiversity is not just about endangered species – it will ultimately undermine the basis for food production Richard Gregory is honorary professor of Genetics, Evolution & Environment at University College London. Cross-posted from […]
National Politics
John P. Ruehl – Conflict, Migration, and Demography in Russia and Its Border Regions
For centuries, Russian authorities have modified their approach to managing the country’s large, diverse population, held together by an ethnic Russian core. The war in Ukraine has again altered the Kremlin’s strategy of managing its […]
Media
Max Blumenthal: British police detain journalist Kit Klarenberg, interrogate him about The Grayzone
Worrying persecution of alternative media by UK police forces. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Geoffrey Roberts: Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was a war of choice, not necessity
It’s possible to oppose both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the western proxy war on Russia Geoffrey Roberts is Emeritus Professor of History at University College Cork and a member of the Royal Irish Academy […]
National Politics
Cihan Tuğal: Erdoğan’s Resilience
Erdoğan was re-elected in the Turkish presidential run-off because of his opponent’s “limp and uninspiring programme”, which sought to return Turkey to a past that is gone. In New Left Review’s Sidecar. Read the article […]
Solutions
Linda Pentz Gunter: The Appalling Failure of the G7 to Act on Nuclear Disarmament
The G7 leaders’ “vision on nuclear disarmament” was breathtaking hypocrisy Linda Pentz Gunter is the editor and curator of BeyondNuclearInternational.org. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Seven super-hypocrites took a walk in a park recently and called it paying respects. […]