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Month: September 2019

Trump Is Dangerously Unstable—and It’s Almost Too Late for an Impeachment

By Robert B. Reich*- Newsweek In retrospect, what’s most disturbing about “Sharpiegate” isn’t Donald Trump’s clumsy effort to doctor a National Weather Service map or even his brazen move to get the same agency to lie on his behalf. It’s… Continue Reading →

Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism

Central Bankers’ Desperate Grab for Power

By Ellen Brown* – Truthdig(+) Central bankers are out of ammunition. Mark Carney, the soon-to-be-retiring head of the Bank of England, admitted as much in a speech at the annual meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in August. “In the longer-term,”… Continue Reading →

Economy / Finance, Globalization, Neo-liberalism

US Military Options in Iran

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures The United States has openly accused Iran of being behind the drone and cruise missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery. Now the question is what the United States will do in response.… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Economy / Finance, militarization, Politics, Terrorism, Violence

Britons in Europe are being hung out to dry. In Luxembourg, they found their voice

Gaby Hinsliff* – The Guardian A no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for UK citizens in the EU. No wonder they spoiled Boris Johnson’s press conference If it was meant to highlight Boris Johnson’s tendency to flee the consequences of his… Continue Reading →

Civil Society, Politics, Populism

The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany

By Jordan Stancil*– The Nation The assassination of a local politician is waking up the country to the threat of the radical right No one had planned to house refugees in Kassel district in western Germany. But then, no one… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, Politics, Racism, Violence

LIVES IN ECOLOGY

By John Scales Avery* A new freely downloadable book I would like to announce the publication of a book, which reviews the lives and thoughts of some of the women and men who have addressed the crucial problems of ecology… Continue Reading →

Children, Climate Change, energy, Environment

Child Abuse as Official Government Policy

By Sasha Abramsky* – The Nation That, plus Supreme Court clearance for a white-nationalist asylum policy, and GOP dirty tricks in North Carolina—all in a week’s work for the Trumpists While many in the media were fixated on Trump’s Twitter… Continue Reading →

Children, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, Politics, Populism, Racism, Violence

A New World? Are the Americas Returning to Old Problems?

By Jan Lundius* STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 2019 (IPS) – When I in 1980 first arrived in America it was a new world to me. I went from New York to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and like so… Continue Reading →

Democracy, History, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees

Inside Lampedusa, the Front Line of Europe’s Migration Crisis

By Maria Michela D’alessandro – The Globe Post Known as an epicenter of the migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea, the island of Lampedusa is a popular Italian tourist destination. The island is the southernmost part of Italy, closer to… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, Politics, Populism, Violence

Watchers in the dark: Europe ponders how to avoid blame for no-deal

The Economist As the courts are drawn into the Brexit crisis, there is still no sign of an alternative proposal to the rejected deal IT IS UNUSUAL for European diplomats and officials to become obsessed with British constitutional niceties. But… Continue Reading →

Economy / Finance, Politics, Populism

The Guardian view on John Bolton: good riddance, but the problem is his boss

Editorial Many will rightly celebrate the departure of the US national security adviser. But however welcome the news, it reflects the deeper problems with this administration No sensible observer of international affairs could lament Donald Trump’s announcement that he has… Continue Reading →

Armed conflicts, Politics, Populism

The Earth Needs You!

William Mebane* – The Wall Street International Magazine  A sustainable development scenario must take place Since the Paris Agreement bank loans for investments by the oil, gas, and coal companies have been steadily increasing; from $612 billion in 2016, $646… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Economy / Finance, Environment

How Democracy Dies, American-Style

By Paul Krugman* – The New York Times Sharpies, auto emissions and the weaponization of policy Democracies used to collapse suddenly, with tanks rolling noisily toward the presidential palace. In the 21st century, however, the process is usually subtler. Authoritarianism… Continue Reading →

Corruption, Democracy, Economy / Finance, Politics, Populism

There’s Only One Antidote for Climate Despair—Climate Revolt

By Ben Ehrenreich* – The Nation What Extinction Rebellion, the grassroots civil disobedience movement, teaches us about transforming hopelessness into action The day I arrived in London a few weeks back, temperatures cracked 100 degrees at Heathrow airport. It was… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Environment, Neo-liberalism, Politics

Burning Down the House

John Feffer* – Lobelog** Doesn’t idiocy ever take a vacation? As August wound down, the populist troika of Donald Trump, Boris Johnson, and Jair Bolsonaro proved once again that the United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil would be better… Continue Reading →

Human Rights, Neo-liberalism, Politics, Populism

Climate Change and the Axes of Power

Por Fernando Ayala and René Castro* COP 25 is an opportunity to relaunch multilateralism and save the planet All countries and their inhabitants are responsible for the future of the Earth, especially the new generations that will inherit a world… Continue Reading →

Climate Change, Environment, Multilateralism & Unilateralism

Invasion! Who Are the Real Invaders on Planet Earth?

By Tom Engelhardt* – TomDispatch.com He crossed the border without permission or, as far as I could tell, documentation of any sort. I’m speaking about Donald Trump’s uninvited, unasked-for invasion of my personal space. He’s there daily, often hourly, whether… Continue Reading →

History, Human Rights, Immigration and Refugees, Politics, Violence

Brazil’s President Is Too Afraid to Stop the Amazon Fires. But the World Can’t Wait

Giselle Carino and Debora Diniz* – Newsweek For weeks, the world has watched with horror as the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest, has burned. Besides being home to indigenous Brazilian people, the Amazon rainforest plays a huge role in… Continue Reading →

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

UN’s Upcoming Summits May Foreshadow a Revival of Multilateralism or an Obituary for World Order

By Thalif Deen*  UNITED NATIONS, Sep 5 2019 (IPS) – The United Nations will be hosting six high level plenary meetings –- unprecedented even by its own standards—during the beginning of the 74th session of the General Assembly in late… Continue Reading →

Democracy, Human Rights, Inequality and Social Justice, Multilateralism & Unilateralism, Populism

The Amazon and the hell of power

By Francesco Martone*  “Power inferno”, this is the title  Jean Baudrillard gave to one of his essays in the aftermath of the attack at the Twin Towers , paraphrasing the title of a catastrophic film that hit the billboards years earlier , A… Continue Reading →

Civil rights, Civil Society, Climate Change, Environment, Globalization, Human Rights, Inequality and Social Justice, Neo-liberalism, Populism, Racism, Violence, Women

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