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Tribune: ‘Ambulance Workers Are Absolutely on Their Knees’
Ambulance workers went on strike today in the UK. The government wants to strip them of the right to strike. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Economics
Michael Roberts – ASSA 2023 part two: the radical – monopoly and war
The second part of Michael Roberts’ report from the American Economics Association (AEA) in New Orleans, this time focusing on the radical economists. First part can be read here. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the […]
Energy
Gubad Ibadoghlu: Why EU plans to increase gas imports from Azerbaijan are unrealistic
The EU’s vision of replacing Russian gas with Azerbaijani gas is a pipe dream. Cross-posted from the LSE EUROPP blog In July last year, the EU signed an Energy Memorandum with Azerbaijan. While this was described as […]
EU politics
Daily Sabah: Thousands march in Paris over rising prices, Macron’s pension reform
Yellow vest protests return to Paris over the cost of living crisis, while Macron tries to raise the pension age again. Read the article HERE.
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Rafael R. Ioris – Democracy under attack in Brazil: 5 questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military
Some of the fundamentals about the storming of the Brazilian Congress by the far-right on 8 January explained. Cross-posted from The Conversation UK Who was behind the storming of the Brazilian Congress? What we saw […]
Racism
Al Jazeera: Israel orders police to remove Palestine flags from public spaces
The latest flagrant attack on Palestinians from Israel’s new far-right security minister. Read the article HERE.
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Binoy Kampmark – Sportswashed: Ronaldo Heads to Saudi Arabia
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo signing for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr FC for a record-breaking £172 million per year is the latest effort in using sport to remove the blood stains from the Gulf’s despotic petro-states. […]
EU politics
Sebnem Eroglu: Many Turkish people who migrated to European countries are worse off than those who stayed at home
Research suggests European labour markets are failing migrants and their descendants. Cross-posted from The Conversation Europe Many people migrate to another country to earn a decent income and to attain a better standard of living. But my recent […]
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Ben Wray: From decline to leaps?
The global capitalist system is failing society in just about every way imaginable. We have to hope decline is laying the foundations for a great leap forward. Ben Wray is co-ordinator of Brave New Europe’s […]
Finance
Jeremy Corbyn: The Cost-of-Living Crisis Demands That We Democratize the Economy
Bring basic resources like energy, water, railways, and the postal service into democratic public ownership, writes the former Labour leader. Read the article HERE.