Corruption
Euractiv: European Parliament calls ethics body plan ‘toothless missed opportunity’
How can the EU that has no ethics, but only corporate profits in mind, have an “Ethics Body”? Read HERE
Lobbying
Corruption
Politico – EU Corruption: Eva Kaili is back with a new story prompting incredulity: There’s a conspiracy
The Qatargate suspect is pushing to reframe her case as an anti-spying morality tale, prompting some incredulity. Read HERE
Corruption
The European Conservative: Qatargate MEP Lifts Lid on Parliamentary Espionage
Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP and former vice-president of the European Parliament accused of money laundering and bribery as part of the ‘Qatargate’ scandal, is on the offensive, claiming she’s been targeted for her work […]
Corruption
ARC – CAP Agricultural Strategic Plan Denmark: The Art of Bypassing Fairness
Why EU agricultural policy is not working for the common good, but for the profits of venture capital. In this case in Denmark Agricultural and Rural Convention – ARC2020 is an NGO, a multi-stakeholder platform […]
Climate Crisis
Michaela Herrmann – The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet Michaela Herrmann is the Lead Researcher at DeSmog, with a particular focus on […]
Corruption
Roger McKenzie – The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ of the Earth
The United States is interested in safeguarding profits of monopoly capital, which carries politicians in Washington around in its pockets Roger McKenzie is a reporter for the Morning Star. He is the general secretary of […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mckibben – The Biggest Story of the Week
Hours before news of the former president’s indictment took over the headlines, a study warned that “melting ice around Antarctica will cause a rapid slowdown of a major global deep ocean current by 2050 that […]
Corruption
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson – Did Big Banks Take Over the U.S. Treasury?
The current bank crisis is no isolated crisis but really another chapter in the long unraveling of the US financial system Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends […]
Lobbying
Justin Mikulka – Corporate Greed Is a Root Cause of Rail Disasters Around the World
Greece’s worst rail disaster ever is the result of the same corporate cost-cutting and deregulation that led to East Palestine and Lac-Mégantic disasters. Justin Mikulka is a research fellow at New Consensus Cross-posted from DeSmog […]
Aviation
Ben Webster, Lucas Amin – Airlines downplayed science on climate impact to block new regulations
Campaigners say the lobbying tactics used to argue against tougher measures on emissions echo those of the 20th century tobacco industry Ben Webster and Lucas Amin are investigative reporters for openDemocracy Cross-posted from openDemocracy Adrian […]