State predation is not new in Ukraine. Investigations targeting legitimate businesses – aimed at either extorting money or taking over companies at a fraction of their value – have been a feature of Ukrainian business life since independence. However, large-scale predatory activities by so-called law enforcement agencies were curbed after the Revolution of Dignity.
Corruption
Branko Marcetic: A Missile Strike in Poland Shows Why Government Agencies Can’t Be the Sole Arbiters of Truth
After a Ukrainian missile mishap in Poland, misinformation blaming Russia quickly spread. The lie came from precisely the “authoritative sources” now being treated as the arbiters of truth by social media platforms. Read the article […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The coronavirus crisis is just exposing the failure of neoliberalism
Each time this modern variant of financial capitalism gets ahead of itself, the main players – who are usually content pocketing excessive profits – always come running back for life support from the state. The […]
Climate Crisis
BBC – COP26: Fossil fuel industry has largest delegation at climate summit
There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows. Read here
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