Economics
Al Jazeera: Europe imports more Russian gas, aiding wartime economy, report finds
Europe increased its imports of Russian gas last year, says an energy think tank, putting billions into Putin’s Ukraine war chest Read HERE
EU politics
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark: Europe prepares for war
On March 6, the Special European Council saw 27 leaders of the European Union discuss the Russia threat and promote a strategic vision of disconcerting militarism. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had announced […]
National Politics
Joe Mayall – “It Can’t Happen Here” Says the Country Where It’s Happening.
The real message of “First They Came” Read HERE
National Politics
Chris Hedges – Surrendering to Authoritarianism
Liberal institutions, including universities, traditionally surrender without a fight to the dictates of autocrats. Ours are no exception. Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York […]
EU politics
Aurelien – Playing with Politics
Everything is permitted but nothing is possible. As with anyone who writes regularly, ideas for essays strike me in different ways, at different times. Sometimes, I see coverage of a contemporary event or issue in […]
Corruption
Lobbying
Neil A. Abrams – Elon Musk Is Not the Problem
Musk and his fellow plutocrats are not omnipotent. They are exceptionally vulnerable, in fact. Neil A. Abrams writes on corruption, democracy, the rule of law, Eastern Europe, Ukraine, and Russia. You can find his work […]
EU politics
Pascal Lottaz – Europe’s Walk of The Dammed: War Hysteria Today, War Euphoria Tomorrow
‘The continent is racing in Seven-Mile-Boots toward its next calamity. The Trump-Abandonment shock is stoking a war fever not seen in a century.’ In Pascal Lottaz’ Substack. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
How Can We Make AI Work? – Interview with Esther Lynch
Interview with the leader of the European Trade Union Confederation about artificial intelligence and work. Esther Lynch is the General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Seden Anlar is a Brussels-based journalist, podcast host/producer, moderator, […]
Economics
Michael Roberts – From welfare to warfare: military Keynesianism
Keynesianism advocates digging holes and filling them up to create jobs. Military Keynesianism advocates digging graves and filling them with bodies to create jobs. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific […]