Before the law, all people should be equal. Thanks to EU austerity and neo-liberalism, laws too have become a commodity, which one can buy, as in the case of Golden Visas. This allows rich foreigners to buy residency in an EU member state, giving them all the advantages of citizenship. In Portugal, the Social Democrats (who else!) with the right wings parties, are giving this a new spin by creating the Green Visa (500,000 Euros per person).
Geopolitics
BBC: Ukraine’s exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump
The part at the end concerning North Korean troops is brilliant Read HERE
Climate Crisis
PIK: Food crisis due to Ukraine war calls for demand-side action: less animal products, less waste, and greening EU agricultural policy
The global food system is impacted by the war in Ukraine, adding to the direct humanitarian and security crisis caused by the Russian aggression. Ukraine and Russia are major producers of grains and fertilizers, yet […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: The political elephant in the china store – and why you can’t or won’t see it
In English there is the beautiful expression of the “elephant in the room”, which is very big, but seemingly not discovered by anyone. People talk about all kinds of things that are in the room, […]
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