Economics
Jacobin: It’s Not Just the Gig Economy — Precarious Work Is Everywhere
A new study finds insecurity and precariousness is widespread across the economy. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
EU politics
Dominique Pierre – Fortress Europe: more migrants dying in the Mediterranean
The first quarter of 2023 was the deadliest for migrants crossing the Mediterranean since 2017. Published on International Viewpoint. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Michael Roberts – A multipolar world and the dollar
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde’s speech to the US Council of Foreign Relations was revealing of the fear among western elites that their global power may be slipping away Michael Roberts is an Economist in […]
Climate Crisis
Charlotte Sophia Bez, Lorenzo Feltrin – Why Europe must address the problem of ‘noxious deindustrialisation’
Many areas in Europe are seeing a sharp decline in industrial jobs, without high-polluting industries disappearing Charlotte Sophia Bez is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the FutureLab CERES at Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) […]
Climate Crisis
Clare Taylor, Joanne Potter – Peatlands matter for climate and biodiversity
Peatlands, which store one-third of the world’s soil carbon, are both a depleted and overlooked resource. Clare Taylor is a moderator and journalist specialised in sustainable energy and environment Joanne Potter is a writer and […]
Finance
‘The alligators’: How Croatia legitimised the role of sub-contractors in the platform economy – Interview w/ Sunčica Brnardić
What role do sub-contractors play in the platform economy? Can they really be considered employers? The Gig Economy Project spoke to trade unionist and labour law expert Sunčica Brnardić to explore the Croatian case, where […]
EU politics
Joe Lauria: Leaks spelling the end for Ukraine
The leaks from the Pentagon have revealed an awkward truth: the United States knows that Ukraine is not winning the war Joe Lauria is editor-in-chief of Consortium News and a former U.N. correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, […]
Austerity
Marlon Ettinger: After Raising the Pension Age, Emmanuel Macron Is Planning “Unprecedented Austerity”
‘Emmanuel Macron has pushed through a rise in the pension age despite vast protests. In a televised address on Monday night, he said he’d “heard the anger” in the streets — yet his government’s new […]
EU politics
Laura Lambert, Martin Lemberg-Pedersen: Europe outsourcing asylum to African countries is a terrible idea – there are alternatives
Denmark and the UK have led the way in seeking to export the problem of refugees and economic migrants to the global south Laura Lambert is a Senior Researcher at the University of Freiburg. Martin […]
Climate Crisis
Paula Andrés – Water politics: How Spain’s drought became a battle ground for rural votes
How the politics of climate change and drought is playing out in the south of Spain. In Euractiv. Read the article HERE.