EU politics
DW News – Slovakia elections: Populist Fico grabs victory
Robert Fico’s SMER-SSD party is opposed to sending more weapons to Ukraine. Read the article HERE.
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EU politics
Svante Lundgren – Nagorno-Karabakh: the world should have seen this crisis coming – and it’s not over yet
“The New York Times recently wrote that ‘almost no one saw it coming’. Nothing could be more wrong.” Svante Lundgren is a researcher at Lund University. Cross-posted from The Conversation Europe As a result of […]
Finance
Justin Podur – The Perilous Path From Western Domination to De-Dollarization
De-dollarization remains an extremely dangerous path to walk for most countries, but no longer impossible. Justin Podur is a Toronto-based writer and a writing fellow at Globetrotter. You can find him on his website at podur.org and […]
Climate Crisis
Euronews: October heatwave expected in parts of Europe after countries record hottest ever September
The temperature records keep tumbling in Europe. Read the article HERE.
Gig Economy
Carlos Rodríguez: Por qué luchamos juntos por el taxi y el rider
Carlos Rodríguez, vicepresidente del Taxi Project 2.0, grupo de reflexión a favor del sector del taxi en España y en contra de la Uberización, escribe para el Gig Economy Project sobre sus batallas a nivel […]
EU politics
C.J. Polychroniou: Endgame for Syriza? The Unbearable Lightness of the Greek Left
With the election of a Goldman Sachs centrist as leader, Syriza has ceased to have any affinity to leftist politics in any shape or form. C.J. Polychroniou is a political economist/political scientist who has taught […]
EU politics
Anna Matveeva – Nagorno-Karabakh: crisis in the Caucasus could destabilise the whole of Eurasia
In three days, nearly 30,000 Armenians have fleed Nagorno-Karabakh, with the Armenian President among those they are most angry with. Anna Matveeva is visiting Senior Research Fellow, King’s Russia Institute, King’s College London. Cross-posted from […]
EU politics
Paweł Cywiński – How Far-Right Konfederacja Became Poland’s Likely Kingmaker
Poland is set for a referendum on refugees to coincide with its parliamentary elections in October – a cocktail that will surely benefit the far-right. Paweł Cywiński has a PhD in social sciences and works at […]
EU politics
Zoe Alexandra, Vijay Prashad – Is this the end of French Neo-Colonialism in Africa?
Unity among states in the Sahel region, which have seen pro-French puppets overthrown, is growing and they appear determined to block French imperialism’s counter-attack. Zoe Alexandra is the co-editor of Peoples Dispatch.Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, […]
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Branko Milanović – The red bourgeoisie
The Soviet ruling classes are insufficiently studied and known. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World”. His […]