Aviation
Harrison Stetler – Corporate France Says: Hands Off our Private Jets
A debate has kicked-off in France about the use of private jets, and the country’s tycoons are on the defensive. Read the article here.
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Media
John Pilger – Silencing the lambs: How propaganda works
“Isn’t it time those who are meant to keep the record straight declared their independence and decoded the propaganda?” This article was produced by Globetrotter In the 1970s, I met one of Hitler’s leading propagandists, […]
Economics
George Kerevan: A marxist analysis of the new inflation
An in-depth perspective on the current inflation crisis, arguing that it is not fundamentally driven by short-term factors and instead is intrinsic to the key contradictions in present-day global capitalism. Thus, it is likely to […]
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Chris Bambery – Obituary: Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022, Symbol of State Power
Queen Elizabeth II was a potent symbol of state power who will be hard to replace Cross-posted from Conter Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, after 7 decades of rule. Throughout […]
Gig Economy
Gig Economy Project – Brussels: Taxis and gig workers say no to “Uberisation” in Europe
Taxi protest saw union leader arrested, while ‘Alternatives to Uberisation’ conference analysed how effective the proposed Platform Work Directive really is for securing workers’ rights The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated […]
Solutions
James Foley and Ben Wray: How socialists should think about national independence struggles
Extract from new book ‘Scotland After Britain: The two souls of Scottish independence’ on the Marxist approach to nations, nationalism and independence movements Read the article HERE
Climate Crisis
Heidi Chow: Pakistan’s floods show the climate crisis is also a debt crisis
Re-building Pakistan will be hamstrung by the country’s €12.5 billion in debt repayments due this year alone Read the article HERE
Gig Economy
Kate Bedford – Uber Files: How World Bank-sponsored research on gender painted the company in a positive light
The World Bank partnered with Uber to produce research which reiterated the company’s narrative that deregulation is good for gender equality This piece has been cross-posted from The Conversation The Gig Economy Project, led by […]
Climate Crisis
Jeffrey St. Clair: Losing It
The floods in Pakistan are without precedent. How can one adapt to cataclysm? Cross-posted from Counterpunch I see you standing on the other sideI don’t know how the river got so wideI loved you baby, […]
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Vijay Prashad: The most important elections in the Americas is in Brazil
Brazil’s 2 October election will have ramifications across the globe This article was produced by Globetrotter Former Brazilian President Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva (known as Lula) runs about on stage at the Latin America […]