Gig Economy
Ben Wray – Platform work is dangerous
A study for the European Trade Union Confederation examines what health & safety risks platform workers face in Europe and how to tackle them. Read the report HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Solutions
Dylan Riley – First Principles
How the left reconnects to the working class is a fundamental question of our time that no one seems to have a compelling answer to. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Eldar Mamedov – Rubio’s spoonful of sugar helps hard medicine go down in Munich
European elites are easily impressed, they seem to be happy that Marco Rubio didn’t use mean words about them, even if the substance remains 100% Trumpian. Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert and […]
Climate Crisis
Serena Di Luccio – Three reasons why renewable energy is still Europe’s best solution
A massive expansion of renewable energy capacity in Europe is the answer to the continent’s geopolitical, industrial and cost-of-living problems. Serena Di Luccio is Positive Money’s EU Advocacy and Campaigns Manager. Cross-posted from Positive Money […]
Food Production
Nathalie Louisgrand – How Paris’ working-class dining experience is reshaping restaurant economics in France
A 19th century Parisian affordable dining tradition is having a renaissance. Nathalie Louisgrand is an associate professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management (GEM). Her research focuses on French gastronomy and its transmission. Cross-posted from The […]
Geopolitics
Nuvpreet Kalra – How the US Weaponizes Starvation and Aid in Gaza and Cuba
The United States has taken the ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ playbook and is applying it to Cuba. Nuvpreet Kalra is CODEPINK’s digital content producer. She completed a Bachelor’s in politics and sociology at the University of […]
Geopolitics
Mohamad Elmasry – Epstein files: Western media must stop burying the Israel connection
Everyone wants to talk about Epstein, except for his links to Israel. Mohamad Elmasry is Professor of Media Studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. Cross-posted from Middle East Eye Since the release late […]
Climate Crisis
Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri – Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
It’s difficult to imagine how people could survive in the context of permanent heatwaves, but that scenario is no longer a distant prospect. Dr Oluwafemi Adeyeri is a Research Fellow in the Centre of Excellence […]
Economics
Ben Wray – Unprofitable Convenience
On the rapid rise and fall of Europe’s specialist grocery delivery apps. In ‘Strange Matters’. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Reuters – Pressure grows on British Prime Minister Starmer over Mandelson fallout
It couldn’t have happened to a worse person. Read the article HERE.