Michael Roberts | The aim of the Ukraine government, the EU, the US government, the multilateral agencies and the American financial institutions now in charge of raising funds and allocating them for reconstruction is to restore the Ukrainian economy as a form of special economic zone, with public money to cover any potential losses for private capital.

Lula’s demands for climate action and diplomacy over war have provoked reactionaries at home and ruffled feathers in the West. These ominous attacks are a warning of the dangers if progressives fail to back him.

Greece’s elections on Sunday brought a conservative majority — and seats in parliament for three far-right parties. With the collapse of the left-wing alternative to austerity, neofascist and ultra-Orthodox groups are pulling Greece to the right.

Links | Phil Hearse argues that climate catastrophe will massively boost the number of refugees, making immigration even more central to the politics of the Global North.

How the city’s next mayor could push better transit, more affordable housing and climate action

Today’s immigrant policies and political discourses across most parts of the Global North are reminiscent of a colonial Othering.