By THE EDITORIAL BOARD – The New York Times There’s a level at which — when you consider that the president of the United States has cozied up to a foreign power that tampered with an American election, has repeatedly… Continue Reading
By Martin Khor* PENANG, Malaysia, Jan 31 2018 (IPS) – With floods now causing more damage more frequently around the world, it is time to counter their effects by turning our towns into “Sponge Cities”, a recent trend popularised by… Continue Reading
By ELISABETH ASBRINK* – The New Yor Times I met Ingvar Kamprad, the Ikea founder who died on Saturday at 91, just once. It was in August 2010 at Ikea’s head office, in the small town of Almhult, Sweden. (The… Continue Reading
Robert J. Burrowes* As our world spirals deeper into an abyss from which it is becoming increasingly difficult to extricate ourselves, some very prominent activists have lamented the lack of human solidarity in the face of the ongoing genocide of… Continue Reading
By Suman Raghunathan* – The Nation Attacks against Muslim, South Asian, Sikh, Hindu, Arab, and Middle Eastern communities in the US were up a staggering 45 percent in 2017. There are two competing visions of patriotism in this country: one grounded… Continue Reading
By Keith Bradsher* – The New York Times DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump used the World Economic Forum meeting to woo investors and business leaders by reassuring them that “America first does not mean America alone.” But it was clear… Continue Reading
“Savio has a permanent residence: Indipendence and Freedom crossing” That’s what the Ambassador of Chile Fernando Ayala said about Roberto Savio, on the 23rd of January 2018 in the Embassy of Chile in Rome, while handing him the honor by the… Continue Reading
By Baher Kamal*- Part One. The nation of millions of jobless youth The nation of millions of jobless youth This is not about spoiling your day—not at all. Some unavoidable, pressing questions, however, impose themselves while the world’s business pundits… Continue Reading
By Fernando Ayala* – The Wall Stret International Humanity needs to strengthen the multilateral system The international order that emerged in 1989 left the United States as the sole global power, which has since then been making itself felt by… Continue Reading
Boaventura de Sousa Santos * In 1845, shortly after he published the Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1844, Karl Marx wrote his Theses on Feuerbach. The Theses were his first attempt at building a materialist philosophy that was centred on… Continue Reading
Leonardo Boff* Most readers will find it difficult to accept what I am going to express here. Even though it is based on the best scientific minds that have been studying the universe, the situation of planet Earth and her… Continue Reading
Opinion, John Stoehr* – Newsweek All of a sudden, there are numerous comparisons of President Donald Trump to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. This isn’t new, but the frequency and intensity are. I wonder if we are approaching an inflection point beyond… Continue Reading
Larry Elliott* – The Guardian Western bank loans for projects in Africa were to be paid off via rising commodity prices. At least that was the theory … Global interest rates are rising. Poor countries are finding it tough to… Continue Reading
Editorial – The Guardian Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed to repatriate the 650,000 refugees who have fled violence in Rakhine state within two years. Many are concerned – and rightly so The 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled what… Continue Reading
Opinion of John McCain* – The Washington Post After leaving office, President Ronald Reagan created the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award to recognize individuals who have fought to spread liberty worldwide. Nancy Reagan continued the tradition after her husband’s death, and… Continue Reading
Charles M. Blow – The New York Times I find nothing more useless than debating the existence of racism, particularly when you are surrounded by evidence of its existence. It feels to me like a way to keep you fighting… Continue Reading
By Hazel Henderson* Most bankers, economists and investors after a couple of drinks, will admit that money is not wealth. Money is a metric, like inches and centimeters, for tracking real wealth: human ingenuity and technological productivity interacting with… Continue Reading
BY MOHAMMED ADEMO, JEFFREY SMITH (*) – Foreign Policy Tepid reforms and halfhearted concessions won’t save the country’s authoritarian government from its existential crisis For a brief moment last week, Ethiopia seemed poised to shed its reputation as Africa’s Stasi state.… Continue Reading
Robert J. Burrowes* A long-standing French protectorate briefly occupied by Japan during World War II, Cambodia became independent in 1953 as the French finally withdrew from Indochina. Under the leadership of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia remained officially neutral, including during… Continue Reading
Cas Mudde* – The Guardian Oprah Winfrey isn’t the first celebrity to be floated as a presidential candidate. And she won’t be the last When Oprah Winfrey gave a blistering speech of women’s empowerment at the Golden Globes, pundits went… Continue Reading
