EU politics
The Intercept: Leaked Reports Show EU Police Are Planning a Pan-European Network of Facial Recognition Databases
If state terrorism has become de rigueur in the EU, then this is of no surprise. Read here
EU politics
Environment
Independent Science News – Extensive Chemical Safety Fraud Uncovered at German Testing Laboratory
Many of the studies supporting the EU’s reapproval of glyphosate came from this laboratory. Read here Monkey subject at LPT Hamburg Photo: Cruelty Free International and SOKO Tierschutz
EU politics
Ashoka Mody: The EU is in trouble and Ursula Von der Leyen is the wrong person to rescue it
An excellent article providing a good analysis concerning the current crisis in the EU Ashoka Mody is Charles and Marie Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Previously, he was Deputy […]
Climate Crisis
Thomas Piketty – “The Current Economic System is Not Working when it comes to Solving Inequality”
Following a recent event at LSE, Thomas Piketty took questions from LSE staff, students and members of the public on inequality and his latest book, Capital and Ideology. Thomas Piketty is Professor at EHESS and at […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck and Friederike Spiecker – The German Service Sector Miracle
Has the German Statistics Office purchased new software from the diesel software department of Volkswagen? Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and editor of “flassbeck economics international” Friederike Spiecker is an economist […]
Economics
Grace Blakeley – Economics for Millennials
The economist talks to Andrés Lomeña about power relations, feminism and what an economics designed by young people would look like. Grace Blakeley is a British economics commentator and author. Cross-posted from Open Democracy Millennials […]
Climate Crisis
Daniela Gabor – The European Green Deal will bypass the poor and go straight to the rich
For all the talk of retraining Polish miners, this fund will most likely line the pockets of the carbon finance elites Read here
Austerity
Phil Leeke – The UK University Strike: Human all Too Human – a Rant, a Screed, and a Polemic
Today, 20 February, marks the beginning of a 14 day strike by 50,000 university staff at 74 campuses in Britain. Many friends and authors of this website will be participating. Our thoughts and solidarity are […]
Corruption
Chris Bambery – Spain’s King of Bung and Endemic Corruption
The other side of the coin from state terror is corruption. Spain: Rampant corruption, abuse of women, state terror in Catalonia and the Basque Country. Another model EU nation. Chris Bambery is author and broadcaster. […]
Economics
Mark Blyth – Getting Brexit Right
Mark Blyth thinking outside of the box again. A refreshing, different take on Brexit. Listen here