EU politics
Lily Lynch – The EU’s American Queen
Some much needed critique of Ursula Von Der Leyen’s centralisation of geopolitical power in Europe. In ‘UnHerd’. Read the article HERE.
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Economics
Stephen Maher, Scott Aquanno – The Problem With Finance Is the Problem of Capitalism
The authors’ of new book The Fall and Rise of American Capitalism: From J. P. Morgan to BlackRock argue that finance capital and industrial capital are not in conflict, as many have argued. They are in fact […]
Geopolitics
German Foreign Policy: No Ukraine ceasefire wanted
A new study traces efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine since 28 February 2022: Russia’s repeated attempts to halt the fighting have been ignored by the collective West. Read HERE Photo: Ministry of Defense, […]
Lobbying
Corporate Europe Observatory: A welcome decision on Amazon EU lobby ban
Weeks after Amazon workers and civil society allies demanded an Amazon ban from European institutions, the European Parliament will be withdrawing Amazon’s lobbying badges. Read HERE Corporate Europe Observatory
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Russia claims German military leak proves Western involvement in Ukraine
The leak of a conversation among German officers about the consequences of sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine raises more questions than answers about the motive of the leak. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Grace Blakeley: Property Developer Patriotism
“The irony of Keir Starmer’s plan for a ‘patriotic economy’ is that it relies on corporate developers to enrich shareholders, many of which don’t pay their taxes in Britain.” In Tribune. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Apparently the bond vigilantes are saddling up – on their ride to oblivion
When I was in London recently, I was repeatedly assailed with the idea that the Liz Truss debacle proves that the financial markets in Britain are more powerful than the government and can force the […]
EU politics
Kyiv Independent – State Border Guard: All border crossings with Poland remain blocked
All six checkpoints at the Ukrainian-Polish border remain blocked due to the ongoing Polish farmers’ protests, State Border Guard spokesperson Andrii Demchenko said on March 3 on national television. Polish farmers started a new wave […]
Climate Crisis
Naomi Oreskes: The False Promise of Carbon Capture as a Climate Solution
Fossil-fuel companies use captured carbon dioxide to extract more fossil fuels, leading to a net increase in atmospheric CO2 Read HERE
Geopolitics
Pankaj Mishra: The Shoah after Gaza
There is too much evidence that the arc of the moral universe does not bend towards justice; powerful men can make their massacres seem necessary and righteous. It’s not at all difficult to imagine a […]