National Politics
Politico – Far-right leader Geert Wilders wins Dutch election: Exit poll
It looks like yet another lurch to the far-right in Europe. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Finance
Shaun Richards: What are the economic consequences of “Dollarising” Argentina?
Newly elected Argentine President Javier Milei seems to be a follower of the American economist Steve Hanke, a one-size fits all man: as in you should dollarise. How easy would that be? Read HERE Javier […]
Climate Crisis
Hauke Benner: The Green Party in Germany – Two years of hypocrisy in government
Throughout Europe Green parties in government become avid supporters of authoritarian liberalism. More in Germany than elsewhere. Hauke Benner is a former journalist and decade long activist against climate change. Translated and edited by BRAVE […]
EU politics
Molly O’Neal – Germany gets a new antiwar party, this time on the left
Its appeal depends largely on whether voters agree that Berlin’s economic woes can be blamed on the country’s Ukraine war policy Read HERE
EU politics
Branko Milanović – The three German fears
It is refreshing to have an outsider’s subjective views on the current situation in Germany. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and inequality. His newest book is “Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the […]
EU politics
Ben Wray – The raging bull of Spanish nationalism has been restrained, for now
Pedro Sánchez has cobbled together another coalition to stay in power, but he has had to commit to an amnesty for the leaders of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum to achieve it, a move which […]
Aviation
Reuters: Dutch government scraps plan to cap flights at Schiphol next year
This is what happens to your national sovreignty when you join the EU – which is doing all it can to slow down a just climate transition. Read HERE
EU politics
VilaWeb: Spanish EU officials in Brussels rebel with a letter against the amnesty, violating internal rules
There is a concerted effort by the Spanish right-wing to get the EU to block the Spanish Amnesty law. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
David Jamieson – The movement in Gaza has sown chaos in the UK establishment
The Palestine solidarity movement in Britain has had a transformative effect on British politics. David Jamieson is editor of Scottish anti-capitalist website Conter. Cross-posted from Conter In just a month, the movement against the attack […]
National Politics
Thomas Caygill – David Cameron returns: what happens now?
How will a Lord as UK foreign secretary be held to account by the House of Commons? Not easily. Thomas Caygill is Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University Cross-posted from The Conversation Photo: Kremlin/Creative […]