Eurostat: Industrial production down by 1.6% in euro area and by 1.5% in the EU

While the media has concentrated on the salacious episodes of Harvey Weinstein’s crimes against women. Thomas Frank has taken a political prespective – and as always in the case with his analyses, thought provoking. Read here  

‘Students at Ireland’s Trinity College organised a solidarity encampment this week and successfully negotiated an agreement with the university to divest from Israeli companies.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.

Erdogan’s team is likely betting that public outrage over Imamoglu’s arrest will eventually fade and the economy will recover before the country next goes to the polls. Read HERE Ekrem Imamoglu, Photo: Orhan Erkılıç/VoA