With the Israeli aggression intensifying across Lebanon, the rise of a communal humanitarian response reveals a rare moment of unity between Sunnis and Shias, while the shared struggle against a common enemy raises hopes for a new era of cooperation.
Economics
Ms Merkel’s Spectacular V-Recovery: Turnover in accommodation and food services in August 2020 -22.2% real than a year earlier – and that before the second Corona Wave
Just a month and a half ago the German government proved that the nation was in the midst of an unstoppable V-Recovery. In reality thing looks somewhat different. Read here
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK: Two Thirds of Online Posts from Six Major European Fossil Fuel Companies ‘Greenwashing’
One expert called it a “systematic deceptive marketing campaign designed to interfere with the solution that is necessary to respond to the climate emergency: stopping fossil fuel production.” Read here
EU politics
Adam Tooze: Crisis Tribes – on Europe Now
Very useful opinion polling of what the populations of different European countries think about the key crisis points of our times. In Adam Tooze’s ‘Chartbook’ Substack. Read the article HERE.
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