Media
Jonathan Cook: Antisemitism has been used to smear the left, while the right targets Jews
Israel may emerge stronger by playing politics with antisemitism, but not without severe repercussions for Western Jews Read here
Media
EU politics
Vicent Partal – The Spanish Police Frame-Up that should be a Lesson to Everyone
One can see how desperate the Spanish government (Social Democrats) is to justify its brutal repression in Catalonia. The Committees for the Defence of the Republic, or CDR, previously named Committees for the Defense of […]
Austerity
Maurice Glasman – Britain: How Boris Johnson Broke the Brexit Interregnum
Boris Johnson resolved the Brexit impasse through transforming the class basis of the Conservative Party, renewing his party for a generation, ripping into the Labour heartlands by aligning Brexit with national renewal, and exposing the […]
EU politics
In Defence of Marxism: Britain after the election defeat
A different take on the recent British general election. Very long, so make yourself a mug of tea. Read here
Media
Branko Milanović – Who are we?
We do not normally muck about with other people’s texts, but would like to add this quote from Alexis de Tocqueville (knowing Branko, he will not mind): “Fetters and headsmen were the coarse instruments that […]
EU politics
Jonathan Cook – Corbyn’s Defeat has Slain the Left’s Last Illusion
This is the third analysis of yesterday’s British general election that we are posting. We hope it will assist our readers inside and outside Britain in comprehending yesterday’s UK general election result. See the other […]
Fake News
Valerio Alfonso Bruno – Do We really Need Expertise in Politics?
There are many good reasons to rebel against so called scientists, as in the case of neo-classical economists, who have proven to be anything but scientists. On the other hand, it can be a dangerous […]
Finance
BRAVE NEW 2020
Seasons Greetings from the BNE team! We would like to thank everyone who donated to support our work in creating an alternative to the neo-liberal discourse of the EU and mainstream media. For those of […]
EU politics
Jonathan Cook – Antisemitism Claims have One Goal: To Stop Jeremy Corbyn Winning Power in Britain
The Jewish community’s alienation from Labour has been years in the making – but it is Johnson’s Conservatives who have embraced hostility to minorities Jonathan Cook is an award-winning British journalist based in Nazareth, Israel, […]
EU politics
Catalan News: Spain adopts controversial digital decree
Measure presented by Spanish Socialists to stop Catalonia developing “digital republic” grants authorities in Madrid “exceptional” powers Read here