Corruption
Mathew D. Rose: Germany gets over-excited – again
On Sunday there is a state election in the German state of Hessen. The Greens are expected to do well, as was the case over two weeks ago in Bavaria. They are being hailed as […]
Political Parties
Corruption
AP: Spain arrests 4, seizes 115 properties in Venezuelan probe
This is the result of the financialisation of homes. Dirty money, be it from developing nations or the rich in the advanced economies is seeking secure havens. And what is more secure than nations, like […]
Climate Crisis
George Monbiot: As the fracking protesters show, a people’s rebellion is the only way to fight climate breakdown
Our politicians, under the influence of big business, have failed us. As they take the planet to the brink, it’s time for disruptive, nonviolent disobedience Read here
Corruption
Monika Bauhr – Why women in elected office reduce grand and petty corruption
The jury is certainly still out on this question, although there could be some real substance here – despite experiences such as Aung San Suu Kyi, Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos, or Winnie Mandela. Indira Ghandi, […]
Corruption
Times Malta: ‘I will launch campaign for HSBC to quit Malta,’ MEP threatens
EU parliamentarian Sven Giegold accuses Malta of being soft on money-laundering. That is of course a euphemism: Better would be avid supporters of money-laundering Read here
Austerity
Daniel Brett – Why Romania’s protests have failed to bring about real change
Romania has experienced large anti-government protests on multiple occasions in the last few years, most recently in August this year. Yet as Daniel Brett explains, the achievements of these protests have been modest and short-lived, […]
Corruption
The Local: Spanish health minister resigns over ‘mastergate’ scandal
And still another one. Spain´s political class appears to be just as corrupt as the others in Europe. Germany lost a number of government ministers and politicians for plagiarism. One who plagiarised massively in her […]
Corruption
Nick Shaxson – Is Germany’s finance minister the puppet of Big Finance?
Germany´s social democratic party, the SPD, is in rapid decline. This is the result of it selling laws and contracts to the highest bidder, while grinding its boot into the faces of its traditional working […]
Corruption
Dennis Deletant – Romania’s protests and the PSD: Understanding the deep malaise that now exists in Romanian society
Anti-government protests in Romania have made international headlines, with over 400 people left injured following clashes between protesters and police on 10 August. Dennis Deletant writes that the protests are a symptom of a growing […]
Corruption
Politico – Trump lawyer Giuliani got paid to lobby Romanian president
What a read! Another EU Social Democratic party that has discoverd that the key to success is lie, lie, and lie again. Laws are for losers. Read here