To restore democracy and create a fairer, safer, greener world, we need massive taxes on the ultra-rich. As in the 1940s. People get confused about this. The main purpose of such taxes is *not* to raise revenue. The point is to stop the few dominating the many. It's an essential democratic measure.
España restaura el acceso universal a la sanidad pública y gratuita, incluidas las personas migrantes en situación irregular
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A map of Europe
The US–Israeli attack on Iran will deepen the cost of living crisis.
The last energy shock cost Europe $1.8tn. Europe’s leaders have backed the illegal war that may cause the next shock.
The transatlantic alliance is Europe’s trillion dollar bill. 🧵
transitionsecurity.org/trillion-dol...
Migration Commissioner Brunner and Partnerships Commissioner Sikela have just travelled to Senegal to discuss "strategic partnerships" related to security, regional stability, and migration.
Will this agreement potentially become another example of externalization of border controls?
Nous recherchons un·e nouveau·elle collègue au Département de @geographieudem.bsky.social ! Le département est à la recherche d'une professeure ou d'un professeur au rang d'agrégé ou titulaire en science de l'océan et du climat.
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Comme work with me and my fantastic colleagues in géographie at UdeM!
He had grown up in a country run by politicians who sent the pilots to man the bombers to kill the babies to make the world safe for children to grow up in.
“Instead of clinging on to a broken transatlantic partnership, Europe needs to develop an independent foreign policy based on international solidarity, restraint and climate collaboration.”
Our briefing in @theguardian.com 👇
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Our strike succeeded because workers knew the production process better than the company, we trusted in the collective intelligence of the workforce, and we broke with predictable mobilization models that the company could have anticipated."
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Initially most people will be internally displaced by conflict. Most people have neither the resources or contacts to cross an international border to become a refugee. The longer a conflict goes on however the more routes are created, both in terms of smuggling and trafficking. 1/4
Estoy esperando para entrar en el médico y quiero contaros esto de mientras. Hormuz no lo han cerrado los misiles. Lo han cerrado siete compañías de seguros. Y esa frase, que suena a broma, es literalmente lo que ha pasado. 🧵
Trump orders the US to cut all trade and "dealings" with Spain after it refused to all US jets to be refueled for Iran bombings on joint bases in the country
"We're going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want anything to do with Spain"
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Iran:
“Remember that one can be against a hateful regime, as is the case with the Iranian regime, as is the whole of Spanish society, and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law.”
Eisenhower
The floor plan for the planned ICE concentration camp in Social Circle, Georgia:
Le Canada et l’Europe resserrent leur alliance
www.ledevoir.com/politique/ca...
Assistant Professor in International Migration #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 PhD in political science, sociology, law, anthropology, or a related discipline
🏫 @lse-ei.bsky.social
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#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky
This collection looks fantastic, can't wait to read it!! 👏
📖 A new special issue of @journalmaritime.bsky.social 🌊 , which I co-edited w/ H. Trüper, explores how maritime rescue 🛟 has historically been bound up with questions of sovereignty. If you’re interested in the history of saving lives at sea, have a look at our introduction shorturl.at/nBZM2 (1/7)
“Migration is the only way forward.” At a time when many governments in wealthy countries are working to keep immigrants out — even as central bankers and economists urge them to let more in — Spain is taking a different approach. nyti.ms/4aCbaV9
3. La Policía Nacional requisa el teléfono a cada migrante llegado en cayuco a Canarias. Acceden al contenido del teléfono usando fuerza bruta, sin autorización judicial, usnado el software israelí Cellebrite.
What a queen!
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🚨 LAUNCHING 🚨 State of Power 2026 🚨
Fascism and the far right are on the rise. Beyond headlines, we examine the reasons for their rise, the economic interests that support them, how they weaponise today’s social and ecological crises, and proposals for how to fight back.
www.tni.org/en/publicati...
It was a fascinating time to be in Québec 🟥
Perdemos el norte 😮
Grecia endurece su política migratoria con una nueva ley que contempla cárcel para quienes salven vidas
elpais.com/internaciona...
Nueva entrada en Net21: Javier de Lucas @xdlm.bsky.social reflexiona sobre el debate de la #regularización de personas inmigrantes en www.net21.org/regularizaci...
Will people on the move soon be branded as terrorists? A new decree escalates Italy's war on migration. Yesterday, Meloni's ultra-right government published a proposal, including measures to deny our vessels entry into 🇮🇹territorial waters for 1-6 months.🧵https://t.co/Eot8NjJQHs
