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

From The Guardian Ada Colau is the mayor of Barcelona. She was one of the founders of the anti-eviction Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH) in Spain. Read here

End privitisation. A vast majority of Britons want their utilities and railways renationalised. Will Hutton suggests an alternative: The Public Benefit Company. Read here  

Austerity violated Greeks’ right to food, new report concludes: “structural reforms that “significantly tipped the balance in favor of larger food retailers and private traders to the detriment of small-scale producers.”” Read here