By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* Brazilian democracy is on the brink of the abyss. The institutional coup that was set in motion with President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment and led to the unjust imprisonment of former President Lula da Silva is … Continue reading →

Angela Giuffrida * – The Guardian Mayor of Italian town hailed as a model of migrant integration is under house arrest Italy’s far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini, has ordered hundreds of refugees to be moved out of Riace, a small town … Continue reading →

By Patrick Wintour* – The Guardian World Bank joins CNN and Financial Times in pulling out of kingdom’s showpiece investment event A high-profile investment summit in Riyadh later this month is rapidly becoming a fiasco as prominent businesses and media … Continue reading →

By Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik* – openDemocracy  Published and distributed by Human Wrongs Watch It’s time to join the dots between our overlapping crises of – and shared solutions to – environmental degradation, damaged health, racial oppression and gender injustice. ‘The … Continue reading →

Marianne Lavelle* – InsideClimate News Trump’s second Supreme Court justice has a history of opposing regulations Congress didn’t explicitly authorize. That could be a problem for greenhouse gas policies In his dozen years on the federal appeals court that hears … Continue reading →

The Daily Star,  Lebanon  TUNIS: Tunisia’s parliament has adopted a law criminalizing racist speech, incitement to hatred and discrimination, in a vote hailed as a historic first in a country with a significant black minority. The legislation was approved on … Continue reading →

Richard Wolffe* – The Guardian Perhaps Trump’s former officials were somehow suckered into salivating over him – but these fantasies are becoming ever distant Nikki Haley wants you to know that she’s not quitting her awesome, once-in-a-lifetime job to spend … Continue reading →

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Oct 10 2018 (IPS) – The release of a groundbreaking report has left the international community reeling over very real, intensified impacts of climate change which will hit home sooner rather than later. So what … Continue reading →

By Willa Frej* – HuffPost Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini want to see a populist majority in the European Parliament. French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen and Italian interior minister Matteo Salvini have joined forces, announcing Monday that … Continue reading →

International Commission against the Death Penalty* On the occasion of the 16th World Day against the Death Penalty, the ICDP Commissioners join in expressing solidarity with all survivors and their families, with activists and world leaders against the death penalty … Continue reading →

Tom Phillips – The Guardian Rightwinger, who will face leftist candidate in second round runoff, says he will not become ‘peace and love’ candidate The far-right frontrunner to become Brazil’s next president has insisted he will not moderate his combative … Continue reading →

By Chris Mooney and Brady Dennis – The Washington Post “There is no documented historic precedent” for the scale of changes required, the body found. The world stands on the brink of failure when it comes to holding global warming … Continue reading →

By Keith Johnson, Elias Groll (*) – Foreign Policy Vice President Pence’s fierce attack and allegations of tech spying escalate the conflict. The U.S. confrontation with China that has been ramping up over the past year due to heightened trade … Continue reading →

Opinion, Leo Barasi* The easy way to cut emissions – closing coal power stations – is exhausted. Now the public has to be convinced to make sacrifices Three years after world leaders signed the Paris climate agreement, we’re about to … Continue reading →

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Oct 4 2018 (IPS) – A dramatic shift in the way we eat and think about food is more urgent than ever to prevent further environmental degradation and an even larger health epidemic. A diverse … Continue reading →

Sara Pereira de Oliveira /  Scott Rappaport CINEECO 2018 -INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL   Sara Pereira de Oliveira October 13th to 15th, Seia, Serra da Estrela, Portugal With the participation of 36 festival directors from across the globe   CineEco … Continue reading →

 By John Bresnahan , Elana Schor and Burgess Everett  – POLITICO But move could spur a backlash with undecided senators Led by President Donald Trump, Republicans supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are directly attacking Christine Blasey Ford, whose sexual … Continue reading →

Matt Hern and Am Johal (*) – The Guardian In this historically precarious moment, we need something more fundamental than climate strategies built on shame and castigation There was a barely stifled schadenfreudian glee echoing across the liberal press through … Continue reading →

By  Stephen M. Walt* – Foreign Policy The liberal world order never really existed. Great-power politics are here to stay. Lately, international relations hands such as Patrick Porter, Graham Allison, Thomas Wright, Robert Kagan, Rebecca Lissner, Mira Rapp-Hooper, yours truly, … Continue reading →

Editorial Since the death of Mao, religion has revived immensely in China. But who is to be the master of the growing churches? Every power in the world must now come to terms with China’s rise to superpower status; last … Continue reading →