Look Left, by the Left at the EP

Victory for Geert Wilders in the Netherlands. Riots on the streets of Dublin. A neo-fascist government in Italy. In the EU support for the far-right is on the rise. Where once these parties were united by their opposition to immigration, Islam and the European Union, new causes have also emerged. Culture wars, minority rights, the climate crisis are now all mainstays of far-right propaganda. But where fascism has changed, so too has anti-fascism.

In this episode of Look Left, we spoke to Tea Jarc of the European Trade Union Confederation about the past, present and future of anti-fascism and trade unionism. We also spoke with former Left MEP, Sira Rego, about what it means to be anti-fascist in our changing world.

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While millions of people have been hit by the cost of multiple crises, the richest of the rich are travelling into space and spending billions on ultra-luxurious and environmentally harmful activities. Now more than ever, it's time to tackle this enormous social inequality. So, what about taxing the rich?

In the fifth episode of Look Left, we spoke with Tax Inequality Policy Advisor Chiara Putaturo to unpack the many tricks used by billionaires when it comes to tax dodging.

With Left MEP Marc Botenga, we put the Wealth Tax under the lens and discussed the next steps the EU needs to take to make the rich and their big companies finally pay their fair share.

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For many people, a passport can draw the line between being a “migrant” or an “expat” - a line made of barbed wire. The fourth episode of Look Left is for all those who left their homes and started from zero in a new country, and for all those who lost their lives trying to do so.

Often we talk about migration using big numbers and statistics. We spoke with Sani Ladan, a social educator, vocal anti-racist and human rights activist from Cameroon, who experienced on his skin the impact of the EU's inhumane migration policy. We also put the Asylum and Migration Pact under the Left’s lens with Left MEP Cornelia Ernst.

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Stigma and scapegoating, civil disobedience and international solidarity. We dedicate the third episode of Look Left to all women who lost their lives because they were denied the right to choose and to all those who stand up for their right to decide over their own bodies.

We spoke to Polish women's rights defender Justyna Wydrzyńska, who was sentenced to eight months of community service for helping a woman to have an abortion. We also put the fight for the right to free, safe and legal abortion under The Left lens and heard about Irish women’s historic victory in the Repeal the 8th Referendum from Left MEP Clare Daly.

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The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges of our time. And yet, we see big polluters and the fossil fuel lobby comfortably sitting at climate talks, presenting themselves as “green” solutions experts.

In the second episode of Look Left, we spoke with climate campaigner Martha Myers to unpack the dirty tricks and tactics of the fossil fuel lobby. We also shed light on the other side: building a climate policy that puts people before profit in decision-making.

With Left MEP Silvia Modig, we put EU Climate Policy under the left lens and discussed the next steps towards making the green transition socially just.

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