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Economy


European Green Deal destroys agriculture and threatens the environment
FARMERS PROTEST : 2

European Green Deal destroys agriculture and threatens the environment

Drastic cuts in pesticides, the extension of organic farming, and the reduction of cultivated land are measures aimed at a 'degrowth' that threatens the whole of society. Brussels must re-open a dialogue with the agricultural world.


EU attack against farmers is self-defeating
FARMERS PROTEST : 1

EU attack against farmers is self-defeating

The agricultural sector not only ensures food security, but also absorbs four times the carbon dioxide it emits while protecting land. Yet, European institutions are heavily penalising farmers in the name of an illusory climate 'salvation'.


American journalist delves into Deep State maze
SCANDAL BOOK

American journalist delves into Deep State maze

With his book Controligarchs, investigative journalist Seamus Bruner exposes the affairs and plots of foundations and philanthropic billionaires. Revealing how they want to condition our lives.


Google anti-trust trial decides Web’s future
BIG TECH

Google anti-trust trial decides Web’s future

Google is on trial for the first time in its history. The Web giant is accused of abusing its dominant position, accounting for 90% of online searches. The American judiciary aims to prove that it has violated anti-monopoly rules. The future of the Web depends on it.


Farage saga exposes banks’ attack on free thought
FISCAL BIG BROTHER

Farage saga exposes banks’ attack on free thought

The closure of Nigel Farage's bank account for his political ideas is a signal to target a politically exposed figure. But it is only the beginning: the banks are gradually encompassing the standards effect of the 2030 Agenda.


Europe asks us to ration our gas. The (un)happy degrowth is here
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL

Europe asks us to ration our gas. The (un)happy degrowth is here

Reducing gas demand by 15% from 1 August 2022 to 31 March 2023, with possible exceptions of 7% cuts up to exemption. After the imposition of sanctions on Russia and the reduction of the gas flow from the East, Europe is moving towards “energy degrowth in solidarity”, especially towards Germany, which suffers most from the Russian gas cut. Member states must update their energy plans and report to the Commission every two months. Meanwhile, we will be more dependent on liquefied gas from the US. As well as on solar panels produced in China. The environmentalists of Fridays for Future are not satisfied with this and are threatening all-out occupation of schools, to “end the fossil economy internationally”.


Air chaos, travellers grounded to the delight of the Greens
AIRPORT CRISIS

Air chaos, travellers grounded to the delight of the Greens

In these summer days if you happen to miss a trip because your flight is cancelled, if your luggage is lost at the airport, if your departure is hours late, you are not alone. The phenomenon is worldwide. And the cause is also political: environmentalism that is 'ashamed' of air travel and is beginning to translate into policies against airlines.


Two ways to avoid a global food crisis
FOOD SECURITY / 2

Two ways to avoid a global food crisis

The first measure to control global food prices is to put some of the accumulated stocks on the market. But then structural interventions are needed to increase production: the EU has taken the opposite route, focusing on organic farming, therefore developing countries have to go it alone. The negative consequences of Laudato si' and the positive role the Church could play instead.


There’s more to the Wheat crisis than just the Russian-Ukrainian war
FOOD SECURITY

There’s more to the Wheat crisis than just the Russian-Ukrainian war

To understand the current international apprehension over the wheat stocks blocked in Odessa, one needs to know that together Russia and Ukraine produce 14% of the world's wheat. But the steep rise in the prices of agricultural products began well before the conflict in Eastern Europe, due to the rush to stockpile by some countries after the pandemic and the forecasts of a decrease in world production.


The central banks have succeeded. Inflation is back
THE PRICE OF THE WRONG THEORY

The central banks have succeeded. Inflation is back

By injecting huge amounts of liquidity created out of thin air into the economy, inflation has exploded. It’s the "medicine" the central banks are dishing out to reduce the real value of uncontrolled debts. The bill will be paid by the middle and lower middle classes, from small savers to the holders of fixed incomes: wages, salaries and pensions. And "financial socialism" takes another step forward.


Statism, globalism, ecologism: ideologies that destroy people
ECONOMY

Statism, globalism, ecologism: ideologies that destroy people

Catholic Social Doctrine is a veritable antidote to the ideologies currently dominating economic policies. This is also true in terms of how the Covid pandemic has been handled, giving rise to both a new form of centralised government and an "open society". It is true also in terms of the ecological movement, which has now become a new religion and the cause of injustices harming the poor. It also holds true for economic "degrowth" which smacks of dangerous utopian ideals and reminiscent of centuries-old heresies involving pauperism. Finally, Catholic Social Doctrine is an antidote to globalism, a distortion of true fraternity. Below, we publish some the main points from Archbishop Giampaolo Crepaldi's talk given at the third annual Catholic Social Doctrine conference in Lonigo (Northern Italy).


Inflation, a hidden tax and no help to any crisis
ECONOMY

Inflation, a hidden tax and no help to any crisis

Those who live on fixed incomes - wages, salaries, pensions – during times of high inflation, see their purchasing power erode over time. And yet the central banks, starting with the United States Federal Reserve, are definitely aiming at inflationary models, believing that they can help the state and companies overcome crisis by devaluing their debts. Unfortunately this is a tragic illusion and we will pay dearly for it.