Should we have boycotted the World Cup in Qatar? Probably not. Since we have always accepted to participate in sports competitions with regimes far removed from social and electoral democracy, starting with China (2008 Olympic Games) and Russia (2018 World Cup), the boycott of Qatar would have been interpreted as a new mark of the hypocrisy of Westerners, always ready to give lessons to a few small countries when it suits them, while continuing to do business with all those who bring them enough money.
Climate Crisis
Recharge: World’s first liquid hydrogen fuel cell cruise ship planned for Norway’s fjords
Vessel to be retrofitted by 2023 will combine a 3.2MW hydrogen fuel cell with battery storage Read here
Finance
Reuters: Swiss prosecutors seek widening of secrecy law to bankers abroad
Interesting how often laws are either interpreted or “improved” to protect the interests of the 1%. Read here
Finance
Nicole M. Aschoff: “Too Big” Is Too Little
Bernie Sanders is right: we need to rein in the big banks. But we shouldn’t just break them up — we should socialize them. Read here
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