EU politics
Euronews – Migration, defence, competitiveness: Here’s what will drive the EU’s work for the next five years
What’s in store from our unelected European Commission in the next half-decade. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben
EU politics
Craig Murray – Now We Have Your Attention
It’s the political class internationally, which has encouraged Israel’s brutal rule over Palestinians, who should be condemned. Craig Murray is a British former diplomat, political activist, human rights campaigner, blogger, and whistleblower Cross-posted from Craig […]
EU politics
Lindsey German – It’s not difficult: repression breeds resistance
Only an end to apartheid can end the suffering of Israelis and Palestinians. Lindsey German is national convenor of the Stop the War coalition. Cross-posted from Counterfire The breakout dawn attack by Hamas from Gaza […]
Gig Economy
Carlos Rodríguez – Why we fight together for the taxi and the rider
Carlos Rodríguez, vice-president of Taxi Project 2.0, a think tank in favour of the taxi sector in Spain and against Uberisation, writes for the Gig Economy Project about his battles at regional, national and European […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Germany: The broken heart of Europe
Chris Bambery interviews sociologist Wolfgang Streeck, one of the leading critics of German foreign policy, about the country’s mounting political and economic problems. Chris Bambery is a journalist and broadcaster and author of A People’s […]
Media
Vijay Prashad – My Friends Prabir and Amit Are In Jail in India For Their Work in the Media
Brave New Europe has published articles by Prabir Purkayastha. We stand in solidarity with him and Amit Chakravarty and in support of leftist alternative media everywhere. Vijay Prashad’s most recent book (with Noam Chomsky) is […]
Austerity
Emma Dowling – Rethinking Care: From Privatisation to Solidarity
With the population set to age further in the decades to come, the ever-expanding marketisation of care must be replaced by a system based on solidarity. Emma Dowling is a sociologist at the University of […]
Austerity
Niels Nyholt – How school and hospital closures affect political support
A study finds that school closures do move rural communities and the working class away from mainstream parties and towards right-wing populists. Niels Nyholt is a Postdoc in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus […]
Finance
Los riders sin papeles: Migrants tell their story from undocumented food delivery couriers to trade union organisers
How do undocumented workers make a living in the food delivery sector? How can trade unions recruit migrant gig workers and ensure decent working conditions for all riders? The Gig Economy Project spoke to Paola […]
EU politics
Seymour Hersh – A year of lying about Nord Stream
The journalist who broke the story about the US blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline explains that it was all about keeping Europe under US hegemony, regardless of the outcome of the Ukraine war. Cross-posted […]