by Eva S. Balogh* – lobelog.com The recent efforts to transform Sebastian Gorka from a far-right Hungarian politician into an anti-Nazi liberal fighting against anti-Semitism can be added to the growing catalogue of alternative facts brought to us by the… Continue Reading
The Economist DONALD TRUMP won the White House on the promise that government is easy. Unlike his Democratic opponent, whose career had been devoted to politics, Mr Trump stood as a businessman who could Get Things Done. Enough voters decided… Continue Reading
Posted by Yves Smith – Naked Capitalism Cross posted from Michael Hudson’s website The Next System Project’s Adam Simpson sat down with renowned economist and economic historian Michael Hudson to discuss economic deceptions old and new. Michael Hudson is Distinguished… Continue Reading
By George Friedman – Daily Digests President Donald Trump’s ability to make changes depends on whether his support rises or falls. Editor’s note: This week, in light of the Republican withdrawal of a bill that would have repealed and replaced… Continue Reading
By Susan Matthews* – Slate His move to roll back regulations will harm our health and won’t grow the economy. Donald Trump will sign another executive order on Tuesday, this one focused on unraveling the Clean Power Plan, rolling back… Continue Reading
Prabhat Patnaik* – Calcutta Telegraph – The world economy’s crisis can be met in only two ways Donald Trump’s recipe for reviving employment in the American economy is to impose restrictions on imports from other countries. If at the same… Continue Reading
by Eldar Mamedov- lobelog.com As the Trump administration appears to be taking a tougher line on Iran and the U.S. Congress ponders new hostile actions against the country, several members of the European Parliament visited Tehran in mid-March. The visit, organized jointly by the… Continue Reading
Jane Mayer – The New Yorker How Robert Mercer exploited America’s populist insurgency. Last month, when President Donald Trump toured a Boeing aircraft plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, he saw a familiar face in the crowd that greeted him: Patrick… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal ROME, Mar 27 2017 (IPS) – For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Slavery is, nevertheless, far… Continue Reading
By ROBERT DRAPER* – The New York Times After the president suffered his first defeat on Capitol Hill, can the White House still make good on its legislative promises? On Monday, Jan. 9, less than two weeks before President Trump’s… Continue Reading
By Stephen Leahy UXBRIDGE, Canada, Mar 24 2017 (IPS) – The Carbon Law says human carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions must be reduced by half each decade starting in 2020. By following this “law” humanity can achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by… Continue Reading
The Economist, In-Depth No, but that is what northern Europeans think IN PHILIP ROTH’S “The Human Stain”, a university professor finds himself accused of racial harassment after he jokingly asks whether two black students who fail to attend class are… Continue Reading
By Ramesh Jaura Interview with Jorge Chediek, Director of the UN Office for South Cooperation (UNOSSC) NEW YORK (IDN) – South-South and triangular cooperation forms an integral part, complementing North-South Cooperation, of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by Member States… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal ROME, Mar 2017 (IPS) – Obviously, there are so many issues and phenomena that have been brought up by growing impact of climate change that one would likely not think about. Some of them, however, are essential and… Continue Reading
Mehreen Khan, Paul McClean – Financial Times Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the eurozone’s finance ministers, has come under attack after refusing to apologise for saying southern European countries had wasted money on “drinks and women” in the run upto… Continue Reading
by: Edward Luce – FINANCIAL TIMES – Virtually every day since Donald Trump took office has yielded a “could not make this up” moment. But Monday’s Congressional hearings — and Mr Trump’s live tweeting on the proceedings — may have… Continue Reading
By George Friedman – Daily Digest A class struggle is emerging in Euro-American society. Geert Wilders, the nationalist candidate for prime minister of the Netherlands, lost the election on March 15. This has brought comfort to those who opposed him… Continue Reading
By Martin Khor* Automation linked with digital technology is predicted to take over millions of jobs, and developing countries are most susceptible to the disruptive effects. Last year Uber started testing driver-less cars, with human drivers inside to make corrections… Continue Reading
Analysis – Stratfor Summary EU leaders who feared that elections in the Netherlands would strengthen the wave of Euroskepticism building across the Continent were soothed by the worse-than-anticipated performance of the populist Party for Freedom. But although most Dutch voters… Continue Reading
Paul Krugman – The New York Times This week the Trump administration put out a budget blueprint — or more accurately, a “budget” blueprint. After all, real budgets detail where the money comes from and where it goes; this proclamation covers… Continue Reading
