In Norway opposition Labor Party withdraws support for oil exploration off Lofoten islands in Norway’s Arctic, creating solid majority in parliament to keep area off limits for oil. How long that will hold is anyone´s guess, but it is a step in the right direction.
Corruption
The News & Observer: Greece jails former minister, wife ahead of corruption trial
If Europe`s Social Democrats were wondering where they would go now that they are being voted out of one parliament after the other, this may provide the answer. There is huge potential for this party […]
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck, Patrick Kaczmarczyk – Argentina: Devaluation and American interference, but no progress otherwise
No sooner had Javier Milei won the congressional elections with the help of unprecedented American interference in the election campaign than the libertarians regained the upper hand and once again celebrated the Argentine president’s economic […]
Climate Crisis
Grist: The world is on lockdown. So where are all the carbon emissions coming from?
Wait, what? Even with the global economy at a near-standstill, the best analysis suggests that the world is still on track to release 95 percent of the carbon dioxide emitted in a typical year, continuing […]
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