Corruption
John McEvoy – How Israel funds UK parliamentary staff
Israel is quietly financing assistants of British MPs, Declassified has found. Read the article HERE.
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Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Exports to non-EU countries in May 2024: expected decrease of 2.3% year on year
Germany is becoming increasingly dependent upon the US and losing market share in China. Read HERE
Economics
Robert Skidelsky: The Myth of Central-Bank Independence
The Bank of England’s failure to respond effectively to the worst inflation in four decades underscores the need to abandon the outdated notion that fiscal and monetary policy can be kept separate. If governments are […]
Media
Other News: As states charge towards superintelligence, only a “Baruch Plan for AI” can save us
Ilya Sutskever, founder of Safe Superintelligence (SSI), has grown more skeptical that suitable global coordination mechanisms can be put in place to prevent anyone from leading to catastrophic misuse or loss of control. Read HERE […]
Geopolitics
Pressenza: The Invisibles: About Mass Persecution of Dissidents in Ukraine
In January 2024, thanks to Jeffrey Sachs and Elon Musk, the world learned about the death of the American and Chilean blogger Gonzalo Lira in a Ukrainian prison. According to the Security Service of Ukraine […]
Geopolitics
Al Jazeera – Over 20,000 children buried, trapped, detained, lost amid Gaza war: Report
‘Huge numbers trapped beneath rubble, buried in unmarked graves, detained by Israel, says Save the Children.’ Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Sebastian Friedrich – Germany’s Far Right Is at War With Itself
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland came second in the European elections, but fell short of expectations. Now its leadership is riven by conflicts both internal to the party and among the broader European far-right milieu. […]
Geopolitics
Ilan Pappe – The Collapse of Zionism
‘Whether people welcome the idea or dread it, the collapse of Israel has become foreseeable. This possibility should inform the long-term conversation about the region’s future.’ In New Left Review’s Sidecar. Read the article HERE.
Environment
Transport & Environment: Europe’s luxury cruise ships emit as much toxic sulphur as 1bn cars – study
Cruise ship pollution around ports is higher than pre-pandemic levels, but air pollutants from cruise ships fell 80% in Venice following the city’s ban on large ships. Read HERE
Geopolitics
Middle East Eye: Israel’s army spokesman says Hamas cannot be eliminated
Comments by Daniel Hagari highlight growing rift between military and political leadership over war’s future. Read HERE Photos: MathKnight-at-TAU/Creative Commons