EU politics
Devriş Çimen: Turkey’s election is about democracy itself
Turkey’s 14 May election could be a significant turning point. In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Corruption
Pavan Kulkarni, Prasanth Radhakrishnan: After Years of Attacking Protesters, Sudan’s Army and Paramilitary RSF Turn on Each Other
Useful background on the role of the ‘international community’ in legitimising Sudan’s military junta, which is now at war with itself Pavan Kulkarni and Prasanth Radhakrishnan are journalists with Peoples Dispatch and Newsclick. This article […]
Solutions
Sam Carr – Tiredness of life: the growing phenomenon in western society
Has modern life shut older people out of western society? Sam Carr is a Reader in Education with Psychology at the Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath Cross-posted from The Conversation UK Molly […]
Media
John Pilger – The Coming War: Speak Up, Now
Those who want to stop the US-led march to war with China must raise their voices. Cross-posted from Counterpunch In 1935, the Congress of American Writers was held in New York City, followed by another […]
Economics
Alice Kinghorn-Gray, Ben Wray – Are we heading to war with China? W/ Ho-Fung Hong
In the last year, simmering tensions between the west and China have threatened to erupt. The standoff over Taiwan, and the struggle for control of the South China Sea, are only one flashpoint. Alice Konghorn-Gray […]
Austerity
Andreas Sartzekis: Four years of ultraliberal break-up and attacks on rights in Greece
After much hesitation, Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis junior has set the legislative elections for 21 May. Although the polls show his party, New Democracy (ND), in the lead, the results are uncertain, so great is […]
Uncategorized
AP – May Day: World’s workers rally, France sees pension anger
Report in AP on May Day protests across the world, focusing on France, where workers continue to resist President Macron’s new pension law. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Ben Wray – May Day: Labour and Platform Capital in Europe
For International Workers Day, Gig Economy Project co-ordinator Ben Wray finds that digital labour platforms are responding to the inflation crisis by finding new algorithmic means to ratchet up the rate of exploitation, but platform […]
Climate Crisis
Teresa Anderson: To Solve the Climate Crisis, It’s Time to Talk About Canceling Debt
Extortionate debt forces nations to pursue climate-unfriendly policies in the hope of repaying loans. Until the next crisis strikes. Cross-posted from Common Dreams As climate activists, we are used to banging our heads against brick […]
Economics
Joan Torrent-Sellens: Artificial intelligence and market power: a dangerous alliance for jobs (and democracy)
There are signs that highly concentrated economic power in an age of AI is leading to destructive social outcomes Joan Torrent-Sellens is professor of economics and business studies at UOC – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. […]