Corruption
Politico – EU’s Mogherini and Sannino in custody in fraud probe
Count up all the corruption scandals in Brussels in recent years and it’s clear that it’s endemic. Read the article HERE.
Articles by Ben Wray
Finance
Workers must challenge the narrative of tech progress – interview w/ Jason Resnikoff
Workers shouldn’t accept the imposition of AI in the workplace as natural or inevitable. Interview by Marta Checa, former co-editor of Equal Times and a multi-media journalist. Cross-posted from Equal Times Jason Resnikoff, a US […]
Geopolitics
David Hearst – Israel is permanently at war: even their supporters say so
Zionists are no longer pretending to want peace with Palestinians, a radicalisation that may lose them the support of even some on the hard right in the West. David Hearst is co-founder and editor-in-chief of […]
Geopolitics
Almut Rochowanski – Europe’s Leaders Have No Strategy for Peace
‘Caught off guard by new proposals to halt the war in Ukraine, European leaders have rejected the idea of Kyiv giving up territory. What’s less clear is how they imagine making their red lines into […]
Corruption
Euronews – Greek farmers block Athens motorway as fallout from illegal subsidies fraud continues
‘The blockade comes after dozens of people were arrested last week in a spiralling farm fraud case that revealed millions of euros were paid in illegal subsidies by the organisation in charge of distributing EU […]
Geopolitics
Almut Rochowanski – Stop making the Donbas territory a zero-sum confrontation
Disagreement over control of the Donbas doesn’t have to stop peace negotiations: compromise options are available. Almut Rochowanski is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and an independent activist, working for the past 20 […]
Solutions
Imran Mulla – What I learned at the inaugural Your Party Conference
A balanced report from the launch of new left-wing party in the UK at the weekend, which was racked by divisions between its leading figures. Imran Mulla is Middle East Eye’s UK political correspondent, covering […]
Geopolitics
Vijay Prashad – Communism Defeated Fascism Eighty Years Ago and Will Defeat it Again
The truth, concealed in the West today, is that fascism was largely defeated in the Second World War by Russian and Chinese workers and peasants. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor and journalist. He is […]
Deregulation
EuroNews – European Parliament to take Commission to court over technology patents
Ursula Von Der Leyen’s European Commission has become little more than an institutional lobbyist for American big tech. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Rune Møller Stahl – In Denmark, Social Democracy Is Failing
‘Around Europe, old labour parties have alienated their base by forming grand coalitions with centre-right forces. In Denmark, Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats have pursued this same strategy with the same dismal results.’ In Jacobin. Read […]