Robert Fisk* – The Independent Isis is now facing total defeat in Qalamoun, and the Syrian army – in Lebanon – Hezbollah and the Lebanese army earnestly wish to bring this about Karra Mountain, Western Syria – Syrian troops are… Continue Reading
by Trita Parsi* – Lobelog.com Something extraordinary has happened in Washington. President Donald Trump has made it clear, in no uncertain terms and with no effort to disguise his duplicity, that he will claim that Tehran is cheating on the… Continue Reading
Roger Cohen* – The New York Times WASHINGTON — On the first Friday in May, Foreign Affairs Day, the staff gathers in the flag-bedecked C Street lobby of the State Department beside the memorial plaques for the 248 members of… Continue Reading
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* Venezuela has been undergoing one of the most difficult moments of her history. I have been following the Bolivarian Revolution from its beginning with critical attention and solidarity. Venezuela´s social conquests of the past two… Continue Reading
By Katha Pollitt – The Nation Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope. We’re six months into the Trump era—and how are you today? I’ve mostly stopped feeling shocked that Donald Trump is the… Continue Reading
By Paola Valeri* “We are experiencing a deep paradigm change from which there is no turning back.” This is a recurring statement from Simon L. Dolan, professor, consultant, author of more than 60 books and creator of the methodology called… Continue Reading
By MARK LANDLER and JAMES RISEN – The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump, searching for a reason to keep the United States in Afghanistan after 16 years of war, has latched on to a prospect that tantalized previous… Continue Reading
Robert J. Burrowes* Human beings are now waging war against life itself as we continue to destroy not just individual lives, local populations and entire species in vast numbers but also destroy the ecological systems that make life on Earth… Continue Reading
Roberto Savio* – Other News Rome, July 25 – Politicians are so busy fighting for their job, that it is shocking to see that they hardly notice that they risk to get out of business. Democracy is on the wane,… Continue Reading
By Martin Khor* PENANG, Malaysia, Jul 2017 (IPS) – The Asian financial crisis started 20 years ago and the global financial crisis and recession 9 years back. When a new global financial crisis strikes, the developing countries will be more… Continue Reading
Analysis by Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post The right-wing government in Poland is on a collision course with the European Union. Over the weekend, a bill overhauling the country’s judiciary passed both chambers of the parliament. If it gets… Continue Reading
By C.J. Polychroniou* – Truthout | Interview An Interview With Gerald Epstein Contemporary capitalism revolves around neoliberalism, globalization and financialization, with the latter being the dominant force in this triad. Yet, there is still confusion about the nature and dynamics… Continue Reading
by Paul R. Pillar* – lobelog.com Donald Trump’s disdain for the truth does not prevent reality from repeatedly bumping up against his policies, the most consistent theme of which has been to try to destroy his predecessor’s accomplishments. The degree… Continue Reading
By Juliet Eilperin and Chris Mooney – The Washington Post President Trump on Wednesday nominated Sam Clovis, a former college professor and talk radio host who has challenged the scientific consensus that human activity has been the primary driver of… Continue Reading
By Vladimir Popov and Jomo Kwame Sundaram (*) MOSCOW and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 2017 (IPS) – The transition to market economy and democracy in the Russian Federation in the early 1990s dramatically increased mortality and shortened life expectancy. The… Continue Reading
Ersin Senel*, Opinion – The Guardian Any lingering hopes that Erdogan would return to the path of democracy have wilted. Instead he has solidified his power to push his political agenda A year after Turkey’s failed coup attempt, Recep Tayyip… Continue Reading
By Eric Alterman – The Nation Is anybody paying attention? On July 17, the Idaho television station KBOI tweeted a story about a would-be robber who allegedly “arrives early at banks to find doors locked.” Even more confusing than the… Continue Reading
By BEN HUBBARD, MARK MAZZETTI and ERIC SCHMITT – THE NEW YORK TIMES AMMAN, Jordan — As next in line to be king of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef was unaccustomed to being told what to do. Then, one night… Continue Reading
By Greg Price – NEWSWEEK The scope and range of former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s investigation into allegations of collusion between the Donald Trump presidential campaign and Russia had been mostly unknown to those outside of his team since he… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal ROME, Jul 18 2017 (IPS) – While the business sector jumps for joy as the number of tourists grew in 2016 for the seventh consecutive year to reach 1.2 billion, and as the first four months of… Continue Reading
