In good news for the planet and a major political setback for the USA Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the presidential election.
Environment
The Guardian: Monsanto ordered to pay $289m as jury rules weedkiller caused man’s cancer
In November 2017 the EU permitted glyphosate to be used for a further five years in the Union. This was achieved due to Germany changing its vote in favour, which is little wonder as the […]
EU politics
Áron Rossman-Kiss – How European Integration Set the Stage for Viktor Orbán
‘Viktor Orbán has ruled Hungary for most of its post-1989 history. Far from just a weird outlier, his rule is a product of Hungary’s integration into globalized capitalism — and increasingly sets an example for […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The inflationary episode is being driven by profit gouging and interest rate hikes won’t help much
One recent report from the British Unite the Union (published March 2023) – Unite Investigates: Profiteering across the economy—it’s systemic – provides convincing evidence that: We’re living in the midst of a cost of profiteering […]
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