As Great Britain returns to the uncertainties of the open sea, it leaves behind a European Union that is bureaucratically governed to serve the interests of financial capital, writes Diana Johnstone.
UK Came & Went, Leaving Europe in a Mess
Category: Europe
French Popular Uprising: Revolution or Frozen Conflict?
This conflict is essentially over policies that put the avaricious demands of financial markets ahead of the needs of the people, writes Diana Johnstone.
Interview: The Embattled Catalan President
Thomas S. Harrington speaks with Quim Torra about the constitutional crisis in Madrid and the legacy of the Franco regime.
Trials & Tribulations of Central Asia
Trump Flouts Global Trade Rules with China, Embraces Them with EU
Charles Hankla says the U.S. president’s simultaneous moves — one outside international law, the other inside it — show that his approach to trade is not so much anti-establishment as it is opportunistic.
Iran’s ‘Only Crime Is We Decided Not to Fold’
Pepe Escobar reports on a searing account by Iran’s foreign minister of his country’s relations with the U.S.
Europe Can Do More Than Watch the Crisis in Kurdistan
Short of military intervention, the EU has ways to help stabilize the region, writes Attilio Moro.
PEPE ESCOBAR: The Age of Anger Exploding in Serial Geysers
The presidential election in Argentina pitted the people against neoliberalism and the people won. What happens next will have a tremendous impact all over Latin America and serve as a blueprint for assorted Global South struggles.
Weep for Catalonia, Weep for Liberalism in Europe
As Catalans are imprisoned for democratic efforts guaranteed by the UN, the EU should be condemned for ignoring an obvious breach of human rights, says Craig Murray.
Italy’s Confused, Radicalized Response to Migrants
Attilio Moro calls for concrete policies to tame the forces of global capitalism which, while overlooked by both sides of the debate, have been driving mass illegal immigration.