The EU presents itself as a champion of press freedom and human rights, but that image is rapidly fraying. It is increasingly deploying its sanctions machinery against journalists and analysts who challenge establishment narratives – often with devastating consequences for their livelihoods, families and basic civil rights. Several recent cases […]

The Global Progressive Mobilization Conference was held in Barcelona on April 17–18, 2026, under the patronage of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and with the participation of Stefan Löfven, signalling a European effort to reposition the progressive current internationally. More than four thousand participants from around forty countries attended, including leaders […]

Since the turn of the century, China has been undergoing its own green industrial revolution. In 2023, China was responsible for the production of over 80% of the world’s solar panels and 60% of the world’s electric vehicles.1 China’s domestic New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) — referring to battery/pure electric vehicles, plug-in […]

Available data indicate that attacks in the West Bank are no longer merely a temporary escalation in the level of violence; rather, they have evolved into a systematic pattern reflecting the intersection of settler attacks with deeper structural transformations in the conflict. This escalation became particularly evident during the period […]

The Irish ruling class, its subservient media and academia, along with a well-funded global network of “think tanks” connected to the military-industrial complex, continue to subvert neutrality and push ahead for the removal of the Triple Lock. The grovelling antics of the Irish political class were best reflected in the […]