Brexit: Gaming It Out
Brexit is getting more fractious but noise does not translate into progress.
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Brexit: All Eyes on Boris
Why Johnson may not be over.
Read more...Brexit: Past the Event Horizon
Slouching towards Brexit.
Read more...Richard Murphy: Brexit Yellowhammer Is Wrong, but That Doesn’t Mean We Should Ignore It
The Brexit headlines focused on Yellowhammer when that isn’t the biggest development of the day.
Read more...Brexit: Ultra Fracas
Why the Brexit Ultras are down but not out.
Read more...Take the (Night) Train Redux
My recent trip on the night train from High Point, North Carolina, to NYC.
Read more...US and Iran “At Cliff’s Edge”
Patrick Cockburn, the Independent’s Middle East correspondent, discusses the situation in Iran with the Real News Network.
Read more...Germany to Ban Use of Glyphosate By End 2023
Germany moves to reduce significantly the use of glyphosate – and ban it outright, starting in 2023.
Read more...UN High Seas Treaty Looks Set to Founder
Stage three of UN negotiations on a conservation treaty for the high seas would up last week without “a serious commitment”; prospects for a final agreement remain weak.
Read more...Brexit: Thar She Blows
Does Parliament’s revolt agaist Boris Johnson on Brexit amount to progress?
Read more...Brexit: Focusing the Mind
What does Johnson’s Brexit gambit portend?
Read more...Brexit: Sound and Fury
Even though not much looks to have changed with Brexit, the mere running down of the clock does make a difference.
Read more...Wolf Richter: World Trade Skids for First Time Since Financial Crisis
Exports by China, Japan, and Eurozone under pressure — in part because of globally weak demand for new vehicles, which transcends the trade war.
Read more...The Amazon is Burning at a Record Rate
This Real News Network interview with Amazon Watch’s Christian Poirier discusses Bolsonaro’s policies that prioritize agribusiness over people – especially indigenous people.
Read more...Italy’s Right-Wing Government Collapses – Will the Next One Be Better?
The odd marriage of Lega Nord and Five Star held up longer than expected, but Italy is about to get a new government. How might that work out?
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