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Greek shipwreck oracle: A horrible accident at sea or the inevitable function of militarised borders? – Interview with Lauren Markham

July 5, 2023 Ben Wray 0

The militarisation of the EU’s external borders replicates many of the deadly practices of the United States on its Mexican border Interview by Todd Miller, author of ‘Build Bridges Not Walls’ and editor of The […]

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EU politics

Boris Kagarlitsky: My Peace Plan

July 5, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Russian leftist outlines a proposal to end the Ukraine war. Boris Kagarlitsky is a historian and sociologist who lives in Moscow. He is a prolific author of books on the history and current politics of […]

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US-China relations and the decline of US dominance: Interview with Jeffrey D. Sachs

July 4, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Sachs talks about Ukraine, de-dollarisation, Taiwan, the Middle East and more in this transcript from an interview with ‘The Creative Process – One Planet podcast / Pearls and Irritations’. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Sustainable Development and […]

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EU politics

Harrison Stetler: France’s Police Unions Are Mobilizing to Defend Their Impunity

July 3, 2023 Ben Wray 0

The police killing of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb has sparked a revolt against state violence across France. But powerful police unions have closed ranks behind the killer, in a backlash that shows French […]

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Al Jazeera – Nine Palestinians killed as Israel attacks Jenin refugee camp

July 3, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Western hypocrisy roars to the surface as Israeli occupation and war crimes are met with utter silence. Read the article HERE.

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Gig Economy Project – ILO economist: ‘Platforms are not delivering the women’s empowerment they promised’

July 3, 2023 Ben Wray 0

The World Bank and the World Economic Forum have promoted ‘digital entrepreneurship’ as the answer to increase female employment and tackle gender inequality, but digital labour platforms are re-producing the same problems as traditional labour […]

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EU politics

Philippe Marlière: Who Will Protect France’s Ethnic Minorities From the Police?

July 3, 2023 Ben Wray 1

The killing of Nahel was only the latest in a long track record of brutal, racist policing in France. Philippe Marlière is a Professor of French and European Politics at University College London (UK). Cross-posted […]

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Finance

Richard Murphy – The era of independent central banks should be over

July 3, 2023 Ben Wray 0

‘Independent’ central banks are really a license to run monetary policy in the interests of the wealthy without any democratic accountability. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered […]

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EU politics

No Cold War – Briefing: Europe Needs an Independent Foreign Policy

June 28, 2023 Ben Wray 0

An entirely sensible proposal to end the militarisation of Europe, stop the continent’s growing dependence on US energy, and oppose the US-led agenda to decouple from China. Read the article HERE.

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Jeffrey Sommers: Russia, the Wagner Insurrection and the Perils of Overwrought Punditry

June 28, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Comparisons are being drawn between Russia’s internal conflict in WW1 and the present situation – the crisis was far more severe then than now Jeffrey Sommers is Professor of Political Economy & Public Policy in […]

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Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine by Avi Shlaim

January 15, 2026 0

Book Review by Hossam el-Hamalawy Avi Shlaim’s Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine is a book written in the midst of catastrophe, not after its dust has settled.  It is a work shaped […]

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After Nations – The Making and Unmaking of a World Order by Rana Dasgupta

December 28, 2025 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanovic´ This new splendid and beautifully-written book by Rana Dasgupta has as its title After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. The idea, briefly sketched in the introduction and […]

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