By Phil Harris ROME (IDN) – As wealth and well-being continue their inexorable course towards increasing concentration in the hands of fewer and fewer, an estimated 795 million people still suffer from hunger, and global food security is threatened by… Continue Reading
By Eugene Robinson* – The Washington Post The Trump administration so far has been smoke and mirrors, sound and fury, self-proclaimed victimhood and angry tweets. Where is the substance? Where is the competence? And where — increasingly — is the public… Continue Reading
William Keegan – The Guardian It is not just the British economy at stake: the absurdities and evasions of the Leave campaign are jeopardising hard-won stability across the continent There are many problems afflicting the British economy, and many afflicting… Continue Reading
DAVID FRUM – The Atlantic, MARCH 2017 ISSUE The preconditions are present in the U.S. today. Here’s the playbook Donald Trump could use to set the country down a path toward illiberalism. I’s 2021, and president donald trump will shortly be… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal ROME, Feb 24 2017 (IPS) – For those who still deny the tangible impact of climate change, please note that the extended spell of high global temperatures is continuing; the Arctic is witnessing exceptional warmth with record… Continue Reading
Ross Kemp – The Guardian I’ve seen the dangerous route to Europe through Libya, with thousands of people at the mercy of cruelty for profit. But our leaders prefer to keep them there It’s a mass grave that we don’t… Continue Reading
by: Philip Stephens –Financial Times The Munich Security Conference used to be the place where western leaders talked about bad and dangerous things happening elsewhere in the world. This year the conversation was all about bad and dangerous things imperilling… Continue Reading
By IPS World Desk ROME/BERLIN, Feb 23 2017 (IPS) – Five key G20 countries are failing to meet commitments to publish data that helps tackle corruption, warns a new report by international anti-corruption watchdogs. “If the data was publicly available it could… Continue Reading
By Tyler Durden [1] by Tyler Durden [1] After years of tangential accusations, which never amounted to anything concrete, George Soros’ alleged meddling in European politics has finally caught the attention of Congress.
Maggie Black, 22 February 2017 Exactly a year ago, on 22 February 2016, Baquer Namazi returned home to Tehran in the expectation of being able to see Siamak, his oldest son. Siamak had been arrested in October 2015 while on… Continue Reading
Analysis by Roberto Savio* Rome, Feb. 2017 – Let us stop debating what newly-elected US President Trump is doing or might do and look at him in terms of historical importance. Put simply, Trump marks the end of an American… Continue Reading
Gavin Hewitt – Chief correspondent, BBC Many Europeans eye the months ahead with foreboding. They see anti-establishment parties on the ascendancy. Angela Merkel – for so long Frau Europe – may lose power. And the financial markets are skittish over… Continue Reading
by Paul R. Pillar – LobeLog* Donald Trump had already move a long way backward since uttering a few remarks last year raising hopes that he would break out of the straitjacket that binds American politicians on all things involving… Continue Reading
By Juan Williams* – The Hill At what point do Republicans in Congress start looking out for their political future and go after President Trump’s ties to Russia? Even before the president’s national security advisor Michael Flynn was forced out,… Continue Reading
By Martin Khor* PENANG, Feb 17 2017 (IPS) – A new and deadly form of protectionism is being considered by Congress leaders and the President of the United States that could have devastating effect on the exports and investments of… Continue Reading
Paul Krugman – The New York Times The story so far: A foreign dictator intervened on behalf of a U.S. presidential candidate — and that candidate won. Close associates of the new president were in contact with the dictator’s espionage… Continue Reading
By Kate E Pickett *,Richard G Wilkinson** – Research to Publication Programme Each year, at its meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum produces a report on global risks, highlighting the biggest challenges the world is facing and the connections between… Continue Reading
By Joan Walsh – The Nation Michael Flynn is out, but until there’s an investigation by Congress, we’re at the mercy of intelligence leaks for the story. The country is a little bit safer with Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn deposed as… Continue Reading
By Robert Fisk* – The Independent If the President toured these Arab dictatorships, he’d feel very much at home. Great security, fantastic police, lots of torture, alternative facts, extremely dodgy elections and massive economic projects which damage the environment but prove… Continue Reading
David Brooks – The New York Times How should one resist the Trump administration? Well, that depends on what kind of threat Donald Trump represents. It could be that the primary Trump threat is authoritarianism. It is hard to imagine… Continue Reading
