Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago 1,234 miles off coast, has become a site of climate change–fueled conflicts around immigration and workers’ rights. Right-wingers have used the crisis to advance their own agenda — offering a cautionary tale for the Left.
  •  Titan   ( @Titan@beehaw.org ) English
    6•1 year ago

    Interesting. This sounds very similar to when right wing politicians used Covid as an excuse to strengthen anti-immigration policies. And I didn’t know we had a system in Svalbard that is somewhat similar to company towns. That shouldn’t be a thing.