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Green European Journal
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Articles
US senator Bernie Sanders and UK Green peer Natalie Bennett – both authors of new books on progressive politics – address capitalism’s failings, work precarity and climate change in their respective countries, where power resembles oligarchy and aristocracy – neither predisposed to convincing democracy.
The first win in Germany’s state elections since the Nazi era, gains in European Parliament, another bid for power in France and new UK seats – the far right has seemingly raised its game this year to make political advances. How should progressives interpret extremist voting to counter dissatisfaction?
Touted as Europe’s largest infrastructure project, the Grand Paris Express promises better connectivity and improved public transport for the French capital. However, for Roma squatters and slum residents, the colossal project has meant forced evictions and further exclusion from society.
Do the violence and oppression against Palestinians in Gaza and the discrimination and surveillance against migrants trying to cross European borders have more in common than meets the eye? A Belgian activist of the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition speaks out about the Israeli arms industry, institutionalized violence and human rights abuses.
Focal points
Food and water systems under pressure: as the end of abundance becomes an everyday experience in Europe, we are thinking more closely about how our food reaches the table.