Geopolitics
The Cradle: Israel named top killer of journalists worldwide for third straight year
Since 2023, the Israeli army has systematically targeted hundreds of journalists in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, and Iran Read Article HERE
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Geopolitics
‘I Had No Alternative’: Bob Vylan on the Genocide in Gaza and the Role of the Artist
For those of you who do not know me, I am Bobby, one half of Bob Vylan, a London-based punk band that, for the past eight years, has been self-releasing music and playing shows around […]
Geopolitics
Larry C. Johnson: Understanding Why General Caine Cannot Guarantee a Slam-Dunk Success if the US Attacks Iran
Why has Donald Trump deployed almost 30% of the US Air Force inventory of F-35A jets to Jordan and Saudi Arabia when these aircraft are unable to penetrate deep into Iran without air refueling near […]
Geopolitics
Ilan Pappe´ – The British Museum cannot erase Palestine
The assertion by the British Museum that the name Palestine is no longer historically neutral is a travesty. Read Article HERE Photo: Screen grab
Finance
James Angelos and Jordan Dahl – Merz heads to Beijing as Germany Inc. reels from ‘China shock’
Merz is off on his first visit to China as Chancellor. Germany is no longer competitive with Chinese industry in key sectors. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.
Energy
Oil Wars: Interview with Rafael Ramírez
Very interesting interview with Venezuela’s former minister of energy about corporate power, geopolitics and oil. In ‘Phenomenal World’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
DW – EU freezes US trade deal over tariffs uncertainty
The abomination of a trade deal agreed by Ursula Von Der Leyen last July has been constantly delayed because the goalposts keep shifting, which probably tells you that it was a very bad idea in […]
Finance
Johan Alfonsson et al – How Gig Capitalism Came to Thrive in Nordic Labour Markets
‘Platform companies haven’t overthrown Nordic labor institutions. But they have navigated around them, growing by exploiting the Nordic model’s uneven and conditional protections.’ In ‘Jacobin’. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Is Germany losing competitiveness in the EMU?
Anyone who says that Germany has a problem with competitiveness, that labour costs are too high or that we need to tighten our belts is contradicting the facts. Germany is still living below its means […]
Geopolitics
Marchella Ward – British Museum row reveals the limits of decolonisation movements
Erasure of ‘Palestine’ from display labels highlights a resurgence of the European penchant for rewriting history Read Article HERE Source: N Chadwick | Wikimedia Commons