#frg #israel : #automobileindustry / #multinational / #militarization / #armament

#Volkswagen is considering plans to convert one of its German car factories into a production hub for Israel’s missile defence systems, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

The carmaker has held talks with Israel's #RafaelAdvancedDefenseSystems about repurposing its #Osnabruck plant, shifting from vehicle production to manufacturing components for Israel’s #IronDome system.“
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/nazi-era-weapons-maker-volkswagen-eyes-return-arms-production-time-israel

Nazi-era weapons maker Volkswagen eyes return to arms production, this time with Israel

German car giant turns to Israel defence ties as industry struggles against China

Middle East Eye

This is one of those areas where #CapitalMarkets cannot solve problems - and where we need something other than #neoliberal market based solutions.

Even if the actual solutions don't support profits for #AI and the #multinational ag & chem industries.

February 12, 2026, witnessed millions of workers across India participating in a nationwide general strike called by the joint platform of central ...

February 12, 2026, witnessed millions of workers across India participating in a nationwide general strike called by the joint platform of central trade unions. Measured purely by participation, the…#CADTM #ComitépourlAnnulationdesdettesillégitimes #dette #dettetiersmonde #dettedutiersmonde #ladettedutiersmonde #dettepublique #detteexterne #detteillégitime #detteodieuse #odieuse #G8 #FMI #IMF #clubdeparis #banquemondiale #banquedusud #PPTE #IADM #créanciers #afrique #néolibéralisme #finance #Nord-Sud #globalisation #multinationales #ComitéparalaAnulacióndelasdeudasilegítimas #deuda #ladeuda #ladeudadeltercermundo #tercermundo #deudapública #deudaexterna #ladeudaodiosa #elG8 #elFMI #elClubdeParís #BancoMundial #elBancodelSur #paísespobresmuyendeudados #acreedores #África #elneoliberalismo #lasfinanzas #lasrelacionesNorte-Sur #laglobalización #lasmultinacionales #CommitteefortheAbolitionofIllegitimateDebt #debt #IllegitimateDebt #thirdworlddebt #odiousdebt #publicdebt #externaldebt #ParisClub #WorldBank #SouthBank #HIPC #MDRI #creditors #Africa #neoliberalism #North-Southrelations #globalization #multinational #ComitéparaaAnulaçãodasdívidasilegítimas #dívida #dívidadoterceiromundo #dívidaodiosa #dívidailegítima #dívidapública #dívidaexterna #oG8 #oFMI #ClubedeParis #oBancoMundial #BancodoSul #paísespobresaltamenteendividados #credores #aÁfrica #oneoliberalismo #finanças #relaçõesNorte-Sul #aglobalização #multinacional
After the Labour Codes : the political meaning of India's February 12 strike – CADTM

After the Labour Codes: the political meaning of India's February 12 strike – CADTM

February 12, 2026, witnessed millions of workers across India participating in a nationwide general strike called by the joint platform of central trade unions. Measured purely by participation, the…

CADTM
@rbreich please let it sink in that whenever #multinational #corporations #conspiracy of #amazon #apple #google #bank #banks #tax #lawyer and #corrupt #bribed #politics defending the #bermuda #cayman #luxembourg and #switzerland #taxinjustice scheme they actively destroy #democracy and fund #fascism, because people are angry, very angry

Grüne und multinationale Politik

Auch Geheimdienst warnt vor Kollaps von Ökosystemen

"Dabei stellen #Umweltkrisen in den kommenden zehn Jahren die größten globalen Risiken dar, zeigt ein aktueller Bericht des Weltwirtschaftsforums."

https://www.zdfheute.de/politik/klimawandel-sicherheit-geheimdienst-kollaps-100.html

#ProgressivePolitik #Multinational #GrünePolitik #Klimawandel #Neorechts #Reaktionär #Zukunft

Klimawandel als Risiko: MI6 warnt vor Umwelt- und Fluchtfolgen

Hunger, Gewalt und Extremwetter spitzen sich zu. Selbst der MI6 schlägt nun Alarm und das Weltwirtschaftsforum warnt: Klima- und Umweltkrisen werden zum größten globalen Risiko.

ZDFheute

Sunday, January 11, 2026

US and Ukraine plan to sign $800 billion deal at Davos -- When did Russia really begin its aggression against Ukraine? Hint: before 2000 -- Ukraine's military confirms strike on oil depot in Russia's Volgograd Oblast -- UK allocates $270 million for future peacekeeping force ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/01/sunday-january-11-2026/

For 80 years, #NewYork and #Washington have been the #world 's dominant centers of economic and political #power ,respectively. It's perhaps a symbolic turning point in the #history of #capitalism that the #city that is home to the largest #StockMarket and #multinational #corporations / #banks is now governed by a #socialist (#Mamdani ),while a clan of rentier #tycoons around #Trump ,linked to #cryptocurrencies & #HighTech ,has taken over #political power in Washington for its own economic gain.
“the world had truly become the ‘ #globalvillage’ that #MarshallMcLuhan anticipated in the 1960s, but it was a world shaped by #multinational #corporations and ‘elite globalisers’ …” aeon.co/essays/there...

There are no pure cultures – w...
There are no pure cultures – we have always been global | Aeon Essays

All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history

@tinjar.bsky.social #Leaked documents reveal how a #secret alliance of eleven large #multinational #enterprise has worked to tear down the #EU flagship #humanrights and #climate law, the Corporate #Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). mostly #US based coalition, which calls itself the #Competitiveness Roundtable targeted all #EU institutions, gov #Europe capitals, as well as the #Trump administration ... this research exposes the fragility of #Europe’s #democracy #bigoil