Nick Dearden: The EU is unhealthily biased toward austerity – that’s why it’s now in a budget standoff with Italy

Powerful European farming lobby Copa-Cogeca is losing legitimacy even as it stymies the EU’s green agenda and hoovers up public funds Read HERE

‘Norway’s radical-left party, Rødt, has recruited thousands of members in recent years and looks set to boost its scores in Monday’s election. Seher Aydar, MP, told Jacobin about how it’s building on discontent with the established parties.’ […]

Working-class voters are turning to the right or not voting at all. Read Here Picture by: The Left, published under a creative-commons licence.