U.S. government officials are forever spouting the myth of the country as a beacon of peace, freedom and democracy, which seeks to spread those noble attributes around the world. A recent masterclass.
EU politics
Al Jazeera – Spain’s Sanchez drama: After toying with resignation, PM draws criticism
Spanish President Pedro Sanchez was never going to resign, the real question is whether this ploy will lead to any substantial reform of Spain’s judiciary, which remains largely unreconstructed since the Franco era. In ‘Al […]
EU politics
Costas Lapavitsas: Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour vs. the Single Market
If the next Labour government is to be truly transformative, it must lead Europe away from ordo- and neoliberalism. Read here
Climate Crisis
Michael Mann: On the climate crisis, delay has become the new form of denial
But the D-word du jour is delay. And we’ve become all too familiar with the lexicon employed in its service: “adaptation,” “resilience,” “geoengineering” and “carbon capture.” These words offer the soothing promise of action, but […]
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