Geopolitics
Ussam Makdisi – Overwriting Palestine
On ‘the Palestine exception’ in western universities. In New Left Review’s ‘Sidecar’. Read the article HERE.
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Deregulation
Richard Matoušek – In Lisbon, Residents Seek a Vote on Banning Airbnb
‘In Lisbon, soaring tourism has turned tens of thousands of apartments into Airbnbs, pushing out ordinary renters. A referendum on banning short-term rentals in residential buildings could change that.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
Geopolitics
Thomas Fazi: The three big NATO myths
A new book by German MP Sevim Dağdelen shatters NATO’s biggest myths: why the Alliance has nothing to do with defence, democracy or human rights Read HERE
Geopolitics
AntiWar.com: US To Release $3.5 Billion in Military Assistance for Israel
The State Department is set to approve the Foreign Military Financing as it is calling on Israel to investigate soldiers accused of brutally raping a Palestinian. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Craig Mokhiber – The World Court has ended the Oslo ruse
The ICJ’s ruling that international law protects the rights of Palestinians, and they need not negotiate with their oppressors for those rights, dealt a definitive blow to decades of Western efforts to situate Israel outside […]
Geopolitics
Middle East Monitor: G7 nations, except Japan, left fuming as Nagasaki refuses invite to Israel to commemorate US nuclear bombing
Envoys representing Group of Seven (G7) nations in Tokyo have been left fuming and, what appears to be a coordinated move, may not attend an event to commemorate the US nuclear bombing of Japan, Anadolu […]
EU politics
Asean News: Berlin Court Convicts Activist for Leading pro-Palestinian Chant
In a controversial decision, a Berlin court has convicted pro-Palestinian activist Ava Moayeri of condoning a crime for leading the chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” at a rally in […]
Economics
Destatis – German Recession: Production in June 2024: -4.1% year on year
Production in industry June 2024 (in real terms, provisional): +1.4% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -4.1% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) May 2024 (in real terms, revised): -3.1% […]
Geopolitics
Thomas Fazi – Ukrainian dissident reveals brutal censorship and repression by the Kyiv regime
“There is no freedom of speech whatsoever in Ukraine”, says dissident journalist Vasyl Muravytskyi Read HERE Vasyl Muravytskyi
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Exports in June 2024: -4.4% year on year
Exports (calendar and seasonally adjusted exports of goods), June 2024 127.7 billion euros -3.4% on the previous month -4.4% on the same month a year earlier Imports (calendar and seasonally adjusted imports of goods), June […]