Tag: European Union
Russia and the future of Europe
With EU elections approaching, the Kremlin has backed some of the most noxious reactionaries now operating on the world scene.
EU bans neonicotinoid insecticides everywhere except greenhouses
The risk neonicotinoid insecticides poses on both honeybees and wild bees as well as concerns for food production and the environment brought the EU to its announcement on Friday.
Europe and the Middle East are both on the verge of...
From Catalonia to Kurdistan, long simmering regions are clamoring for their own states. But what good is being a state anymore?
European glyphosate safety report copy-pasted Monsanto study
"Whether this is a question of negligence or intent, it is completely unacceptable for government bodies to pass off industry analysis as their own."
VICTORY: Ireland bans fracking
Ireland joins France, Germany and Bulgaria in banning fracking onshore.
Europe’s view of Trump
Anti-Trump sentiment is even stronger in Europe than it is in the U.S.
How to reinvent the European left
Europeans want to upend politics as usual and the far right is still rising. If the left doesn’t come up with an unusual politics of its own, it will be upended as well.
Apple Ordered to Pay $14 Billion in Europe for Dodging Taxes
Both Apple and the Irish government have vowed to appeal the decision.
Brexit and the New Global Rebellion
The current order is unstable. The uprising has begun. But who will lead it?
European Environment Committee Votes Against Glyphosate Renewal
"So long as serious concerns remain about the carcinogenicity and endocrine disruptive properties of the herbicide glyphosate, the EU Commission should not renew its authorization."
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A successful general strike requires trauma-informed mutual aid
To strike at scale and over the long-term, we need to build real trust so that we can lean on each other when the paychecks stop.
This is what accountability looks like
Whether it's the refusal to release all the Epstein files, the failure to punish Trump for his anti-democratic actions, or the launching of the war in Iran, the United States is becoming as unaccountable as Russia under Putin.
Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they...
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients.
Trump economy loses 92,000 jobs in February as economists warn labor market weakness is...
New Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows unemployment rising and hiring slowing across major industries as economists warn that policy uncertainty, tariffs, and economic shocks are weighing on the labor market.
Daniel Ellsberg speaks to us as the war on Iran continues
"We owe it to our troops, as well as to other potential victims of this war, to speak the truth about ourselves: what we believe, what we reject, and what we want.”