EU politics
Peter Beinart: Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic
All over the world, it is an alarming time to be Jewish – but conflating anti-Zionism with Jew-hatred is a tragic mistake Read here
Media
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – The Washington Post is leading the right wing backlash to the Green New Deal, and have got almost everything wrong
Here they come again, neo-liberal corporate and state media in their newest offensive against anything progressive. The new target is the Green New Deal. Of course – as usual – the market will take care […]
Corruption
Jonathan Cook – Anti-semitism is cover for a much deeper divide in Britain’s Labour party
E While Russia and Putin paranoia is proving unsuccessful in drawing attention away from the nefarious effects of neo-liberalism in the EU and the centrist parties are cosying up to populists and neo-fascism (or simply […]
Economics
The Guardian – Facebook: Key points from parliamentary inquiry into disinformation
At 108 pages and covering a wide terrain, comprehensive report damns Facebook Read here
EU politics
Phys Org: EU countries split over copyright overhaul
Good news for us and you. A decision concerning copyright laws has been postponed (possibly until after the EU elections). There has apparently been a lot of public pressure to revise the law, which pitted […]
EU politics
Electronic Frontier Foundation – Leaks Show EU’s Attempts to Fix the Copyright Directive Are Failing
The European Parliament is meeting this week, and the committee that will decide the future of the controversial new Copyright Directive will meet next, and depending on what they do, it might be the end […]
EU politics
The Local fr: ‘They tell nothing but lies’: France’s ‘yellow vests’ reveal their hatred of the media
The two most effective state weapons against democracy are the police and the media. As Serge Halimi wrote in his billiant article Forgotten France rises up (read here) French journlaists have been warned ‘Journalists must […]
Corruption
Tabe Bergman – Fixing the problems of politics and media as usual: not with a media revolution, but ending economic insecurity
With increasingly corrupt state and corporate media, as well as growing inequality, with people having three jobs to survive and little time for politics, democracy is being rapidly eroded. New politics and new media are […]
Finance
Kieren McCarthy: Mark Zuckerberg did everything in his power to avoid Facebook becoming the next MySpace – but forgot one crucial detail…
No one likes a lying asshole Read here
EU politics
Mohamed Elmaazi and Max Blumenthal – Inside the Temple of Covert Propaganda: The Integrity Initiative and the UK’s Scandalous Information War
A good piece of research. It is becoming ever clearer where this is heading. Only an academic could raise the question of legality. First the facts – and we are onlyat the beginning. Read here