EU politics
npr: At least 18 migrants die in surge to cross Moroccan border fence into Spain’s Melilla
Fortress Europe? Not our virtuous EU Read Here
National Politics
National Politics
Conter – Interview: Scotland after Britain
Jonathon Shafi talks to Ben Wray and James Foley about their forthcoming book ‘Scotland after Britain: The two souls of independence‘ Cross-posted from Conter This is an extract from the Independence Captured newsletter. Jonathon Shafi: Can I start […]
Austerity
Declassified UK: Jeremy Corbyn on the establishment campaign to stop him becoming PM
The former Labour Party leader sits down with Declassified for his most candid interview yet – on the British media, UK military and intelligence services, Israel, Keir Starmer, Julian Assange and Saudi Arabia. Read Here
EU politics
euronews: Bulgaria faces fresh political turmoil as government loses confidence vote
The Bulgarian government of liberal Prime Minister Kiril Petkov was toppled on Wednesday by a motion of no confidence, plunging the country into a new political crisis after three elections last year. Read Here Photo: […]
Austerity
Richard Murphy – Britain’s Summer of Discontent
The Tory government is intensifying its class war against the working people of Britain. Richard Murphy is an economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting, Sheffield University Management School. Chartered accountant. Co-founder of the Green New […]
National Politics
Patrick Cockburn – The Age of Stupidity: From Johnson and Biden to Putin and Xi Jinping
Sometimes, simple stupidity is the best explanation for how our leaders made that last decision. Here are some examples; Patrick Cockburn is the author of War in the Age of Trump (Verso) Cross-posted from Counterpunch Photograph Source: The […]
EU politics
Núria Bassa, Toni Strubell – One year of “pardon” for Catalan ministers
As Spain’s Supreme Court considers reimprisonment, Council of Europe call is ignored Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author of What Catalans Want Núria Bassa Camps is a Catalan […]
EU politics
Politico: Macron faces 5 years of gridlock after stunning parliamentary defeat
French president will have to battle for his promised reforms after far-left and far-right rivals log historic gains. Read Here
National Politics
New York Times – Colombia: Gustavo Petro Elected the First Leftist President
A former rebel and a longtime legislator won Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday, galvanizing voters frustrated by decades of poverty and inequality under conservative leaders. Read Here Gustavo Petro Photo: Coronades03 licensed under the Creative […]
Media
Noam Chomsky – Welcome to a Science-Fiction Planet
Trying to make sense of the criminal Russian invasion of Ukraine in the context of recent crimimal invasions by the USA Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, and political activist. He is the laureate professor […]