EU politics
Reuters – Greeks protest against low wages ahead of 2026 budget vote
Twenty-four hour public sector strike across Greece today [16 December] against low wages. Read the full article HERE.
Solutions
Climate Crisis
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are Leading U.S. and EU into Industrial Decline: Interview w/ Hans-Josef Fell
The West is falling behind in renewables, and the high cost of fossil fuels is putting producers out of business. Interview by David Goeßmann, a journalist based in Berlin/Germany. He has worked for several media […]
EU politics
Olivier De Schutter – Eradicating Poverty: Growth Is Not the Answer
Distribution has to be at the core of any serious strategy to eliminate poverty in Europe. Olivier De Schutter was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights by the UN Human Rights […]
Finance
Workers must challenge the narrative of tech progress – interview w/ Jason Resnikoff
Workers shouldn’t accept the imposition of AI in the workplace as natural or inevitable. Interview by Marta Checa, former co-editor of Equal Times and a multi-media journalist. Cross-posted from Equal Times Jason Resnikoff, a US […]
Solutions
Imran Mulla – What I learned at the inaugural Your Party Conference
A balanced report from the launch of new left-wing party in the UK at the weekend, which was racked by divisions between its leading figures. Imran Mulla is Middle East Eye’s UK political correspondent, covering […]
Climate Crisis
Michael Roberts – COP 30: it’s no joke
COP30 was devastatingly horrendous – we are without question heading for disastrous climate breakdown. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger.Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog The usual joke about […]
Climate Crisis
James Dyke, Johan Rockström – The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality.
The aim now is not to stop climate chaos, it is to limit the damage as much as possible. James Dyke is Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter. Johan […]
Economics
Michael Roberts: Historical Materialism 2025 part two – nature, rent, profit and AI
Some of the big questions about modern capitalism are taken on here. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog You can read part 1 […]
Austerity
José Álvarez Díaz – When it comes to forest fires, austerity kills
2025 is the first year that a million hectares were burnt in forest fires across Europe, but as the scale of the problem grows the scale of public resources to tackle it does not. José […]
Geopolitics
Ben Wray – Liberalism Is Surrendering to the Hard-Right Challenge
‘As Donald Trump tramples over the norms of the postwar liberal order, centrist political leaders are only too keen to accommodate him. Global liberalism is collapsing, while the battle over what replaces it is just […]