Austerity
George Packer – USA: We Are Living in a Failed State
This is a powerful piece, which might make some people view the EU in its true condition: a failed union. Read here
Fake News
Economics
Dean Baker: NYT Does Public Relations Work for Emmanuel Macron
One probably calls this international reactionary solidarity. Read here
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – BP is responsible for the oil it sells. No one else is. And on that basis it is clear it has no intention of being a net-zero carbon company
There is no lie too small or too large that corporations will not use to increase profits. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. He campaigns on issues […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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, […]
Climate Crisis
Hayley Stevenson – Global Climate Governance in an Age of Bullshit
Holding leaders to account for their lack of ecological integrity requires greater local and global democratic engagement. Hayley Stevenson is Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina Cross-posted […]
Fake News
HuffPost: Monsanto’s Spies
The agri-chemical giant has a storied history of using shady tactics to attack critics and influence the media. Read here
Austerity
Jonathan Cook – Guilt of Anti-Semitism Now Needs No Evidence
Forget Brexit, if you really want to understand what is currently happening in British politics, no one explains it better than Jonathan Cook. And do not be surprised it you find yourself repeatedly muttering “This […]