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Month: June 2019

G20 summit: bad as he is, Trump is not the only problem

Editorial – The Guardian The climate crisis underlines the need for effective global economic leadership. The US president makes this harder, but so do China and several others Ever since the G20 of leading global economies was founded, its summits… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Commerce, Economy / Finance, Environment, Populism

Facebook May Pose a Greater Danger Than Wall Street

By Ellen Brown* – Truthdig Payments can happen cheaply and easily without banks or credit card companies, as has already been demonstrated—not in the United States but in China. Unlike in the U.S., where numerous firms feast on fees from… Continue Reading →

Civil Society, Commerce, Digital Age, Information & Communication

From Tony Blair to Mette Frederiksen

Roberto Savio*  Social Democrats, who had been steadily disappearing following the crisis of 2008, have been making a small comeback in the last year. Now they are in power in Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Finland and, most recently, in Denmark. But… Continue Reading →

Civil Society, Democracy, Elections, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism

A currency war will be the the next phase of global conflict.

By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard – The Telegraph  Europe has been warned. Any use of monetary levers to hold down the euro exchange rate will be deemed a provocation by the Trump administration. Further cuts in interest rates to minus 0.5pc or beyond… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Economy / Finance, Globalization

Jamal Khashoggi Was My Fiancé. His Killers Are Roaming Free.

By Hatice Cengiz* – The New York Times Washington hasn’t done enough to bring the murdered Saudi columnist’s killers to justice In May, I was invited to travel to Washington, D.C., to attend some hearings at Congress. I had imagined… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Justice, Politics, Terrorism, Violence

Today’s WorldView

BY ISHAAN THAROOR – The Washington Post Next week, the Trump administration will preside over a summit in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. Dubbed an “economic workshop,” it is aimed at wooing investment for development projects in the West Bank… Continue Reading →

Democracy, Economy / Finance, Globalization, Human Rights, Intelligence, Justice

The Trump administration’s dangerous fever dream about Iran

Michael H Fuchs* – The Guardian The Iran debate in Washington is increasingly divorced from reality – and that should worry us The Trump administration is caught in a fever dream about Iran, and the fever is becoming dangerous. In… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, militarization, Populism, Terrorism, Violence

Trump’s chances in 2020 aren’t nearly as bad as people think

By Henry Olsen, Columnist – The Washington Post President Trump will officially announce that he’s running for reelection at a massive rally in Orlando on Tuesday. The early line on his chances: He’s not the favorite, but he’s far from… Continue Reading →

Elections, Neo-liberalism, Populism

Senator Tom Cotton Calls For ‘Retaliatory Military Strike’ Against Iran After Tanker Attacks

By Benjamin Fearnow* – Newsweek While President Donald Trump has stated that he does not want to go to war with Iran, one of his biggest supporters on Capitol Hill, Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton, said on Sunday that he… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Intelligence, militarization, Populism, Terrorism, Violence

The Implacable Desertification of Planet Earth

By Baher Kamal* – Human Wrongs Watch  Yet another under-reported human-made disaster: the relentless desertification of Planet Earth that may make uninhabitable some regions like the Middle East, endanger food security, aggravate climate crisis, and force more and more millions… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Environment, Health, Human Rights, Sustainable Development

Climate change denier makes big donations to Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt

By Peter Geoghegan* –  openDemocracy Tory hopefuls [to the post of Prime Minister] under fire for accepting cash from company linked to major ‘climate science denial’ group. Johnson has yet to declare the funding, ‘raising questions about who else is… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Environment, Human Rights, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism

Trump’s Trade Threats are really Cold War 2.0

By  Michael Hudson * – Naked Capitalism President Trump has threatened China’s President Xi that if they don’t meet and talk at the upcoming G20 meetings in Japan, June 29-30, the United States will not soften its tariff war and… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Economy / Finance, Globalization, Neo-liberalism

Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Are Bringing Russia and China Together, Making It Easier for Them To Challenge U.S.

By Tom O’Connor*  – Newsweek President Donald Trump’s attempts to force Russia and China into political submission through economic restrictions have helped to empower budding bonds being forged between the top two U.S. rivals. At a time when the Trump… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Economy / Finance, Multilateralism & Unilateralism, Populism

The World Grows More Dangerous by the Day

By François Delattre* – The New York Times My experience at the United Nations Security Council over the last five years has led me to see a harsh truth: The world is growing more dangerous and less predictable by the day.… Continue Reading →

Democracy, Digital Age, Economy / Finance, Globalization, History, Multilateralism & Unilateralism, Populism

Secret Brazil Archive

Glenn Greenwald, Leandro Demori, Betsy Reed – The Intercept How and Why The Intercept Is Reporting on a Vast Trove of Materials About Brazil’s Operation Car Wash and Justice Minister Sergio Moro Análisis Part 1 A massive archive of previously… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Human Rights, Populism

Driving Financialization

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Michael Lim Mah Hui (*) KUALA LUMPUR and PENANG, Jun  2019 (IPS) – The emergence and growth of financialization from the 1980s has been driven by several factors operating at various levels – national and… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Economy / Finance

Leaked Messages Raise Fairness Questions in Brazil Corruption Inquiry

By Ernesto Lodoño y Leticia Casado – The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — Leaked private messages among law enforcement officials in Brazil have called into question the integrity of a vast corruption investigation that roiled the country’s political… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Democracy, Human Rights, Justice

The Death Squads in South Sudan

By Hilde F. Johnson* – Vårt Land, Oslo Developments in Sudan are making us all hold our breaths, as we wonder whether paramilitary forces with a past in Janjaweed’s killing operations, will carry the day, and continue the terror we… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, militarization, Violence

World Economic Leaders Warn of Fallout From Trade War Between U.S. and China

By Alan Rappeport* –  The New York Times FUKUOKA, Japan — Global finance leaders meeting in Japan this weekend said they were increasingly worried that the trade dispute between the United States and China, which shows no signs of abating,… Continue Reading →

Commerce, Economy / Finance, Globalization, Multilateralism & Unilateralism, Neo-liberalism, Populism

The War Crimes Trump Can’t Pardon

By Rebecca Gordon* – TomDispatch/The Nation The president is considering pardons for military members accused of war crimes, but the officials responsible for our disastrous wars already have free passes. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. Memorial Day has… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Human Rights, Intelligence, militarization, Politics, Populism, Violence

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