For those who are less than familiar with the intricacies of Dutch agriculture, the current wave of farmers’ protests (see DutchNews.nl: “Up to 40,000 farmers demonstrate against farm closures”, June 2022) will surely be puzzling. After all, Dutch farming is said to be among the most modernized sectors in the world and is presented, at least in hegemonic discourse, as an example for many other countries. At the same time Dutch farmers, especially the larger ones, who are now out on the streets, are probably among the most cosseted on the planet: receiving mind-boggling subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy.
EU politics
RTE´ – Ireland: Hundreds of university staff express alarm at neutrality Triple Lock removal
Hundreds of academic staff and other university workers have signed a letter expressing alarm at Cabinet’s decision to remove the Triple Lock. The Triple Lock guarantees that no more than 12 Irish soldiers can be […]
Economics
Bloomberg: MMT Has Been Around for Decades. Here’s Why It Just Caught Fire
U.S. budget already deep in the red, and markets have shrugged Trump, Ocasio-Cortez and Japan also offer support for MMT case Read here
EU politics
Mike Gold: Neo-Liberalism – Invisible Fascism?
The Italian fascist leader Mussolini claimed: “Fascism should more appropriately be called corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.” Thus this article makes a number of good points. Read here
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