Global Left Midweek – June 5, 2024
Portside
Irish reunification in the age of the EU
Irish reunification in the age of the EU
Irish reunification in the age of the EU
Global Left Midweek – December 13, 2023
Portside
Focus on China and Germany
Global Left Midweek – May 31, 2023
Portside
Labor is busting out all over
labor
Gig Contractor or Employee? Delivery Drivers Seek Rights Worldwide
Christian Science Monitor
App-based delivery firms rarely classify their drivers as employees deserving benefits. But gig workers’ demands for fair treatment are gaining traction in courts worldwide.
EU mining troubles: What Unites Striking Coal Miners and Protesting Anti-Mining Activists in the Balkans?
LeftEast
Bosnia’s coal workers and Serbia’s anti-mining protesters have an interest in a common cause: a system that puts people and environment over geopolitical competition and profit.
food
The Migratory Locust: It’s What’s for Dinner
Modern Farmer
The European Union has started to approve insects as food and indicatioins are that it will not be the last such verdict.
President Biden’s China Conundrum
TomDispatch
Can Biden Achieve Progress Where It Matters While Avoiding a New Cold (or Hot) War?
Global Left Midweek - July 29, 2020
Portside
EU confronted on climate justice! Two takes on the Nicaraguan government! Bolivia! Bulgaria! The power of protest music... and more
Arab Workers And The Struggle For Democracy
Jacobin
Since 2011, Arab labor organizations and left parties have been central to movements for democracy and social justice in the Middle East. Frequently overlooked in Western media coverage...they’ve carried on this fight against tremendous odds.
Ireland’s Election — and Brexit — Put Reunification Back on the Table
Foreign Policy in Focus
The victory by Ireland’s left-wing Sinn Fein Party suddenly puts the issue of Irish reunification on the agenda. Prospects for unification will have less to do with ancient hatreds than with health care, schools, housing, and jobs.
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