By Charles H. Clavey* -Boston Review The Frankfurt School on the appeal of authoritarianism—and how to counteract it. A number of recent books have put the methods of the social sciences in the service of understanding Trump, his movement, and… Continue Reading
By Anwar Mhajne, Crystal Whetstone(*) – Foreign Policy Around the world, emergency powers are chipping away at democracy—sometimes with public support As the pandemic’s death toll rose throughout the spring, many countries took aggressive measures to control the spread of COVID-19. Governments instituted national emergencies and travel… Continue Reading
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* The statements by the US ambassador in his interview to the weekly Expresso on 26 September are offensive to the Portuguese people and a violation of diplomatic codes of conduct. He threatened that the US… Continue Reading
The Economist The president is back after being hospitalised with the virus. But the pandemic may weaken the Republicans’ push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP returned to the White House in triumphant mood on the evening of… Continue Reading
By Thomas Frank* – Le Monde Diplomatique, English edition Both political parties in the US believe the other side is plotting a takeover of the nation that will end American democracy. The panic, fear, ranting and scolding has reached unbearable… Continue Reading
By Emma Brockes* – The Guardian Mitt Romney and his ilk were once critics of the president. But now, when it suits them, they’re backing him again One unlikely effect of Donald Trump being in office has been a rise… Continue Reading
!!444!!! InsightHungary!!! (*) Several hundred students of the prestigious University of Theatre and Film Arts (SzFE) in Budapest occupied a campus building on Monday amid a struggle with the government over the university’s autonomy. SzFE leaders – including the acting… Continue Reading
FORMER PRESIDENTS CALL FOR RESPECT OF HISTORICAL AGREEMENTS AND THE DIGNITY OF LATIN AMERICA REGARDING THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The time has come to vehemently insist on the importance of postponing the election of the next president of the Inter-American… Continue Reading
By Ellen Brown* – Unz Review Mayhem in Melbourne On August 2, lockdown measures were implemented in Melbourne, Australia, that were so draconian that Australian news commentator Alan Jones said on Sky News: “People are entitled to think there is an… Continue Reading
By Juan Gabriel Tokatlian* The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was founded in 1959 and it has been the leading provider of financial support for Latin American and the Caribbean. Since then the President of the institution has been a Latin… Continue Reading
As multilateral institutions attempt to respond to today’s unprecedented global challenges, one that already works well is the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Established in 1959 and headquartered in Washington DC., the IDB is widely recognized for its important role in… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Belarus, whose recent elections are making waves throughout the media, has been a pending flashpoint in Europe for some time. The reasons for this are history and geography. Since the 18th century, Russia’s national… Continue Reading
By Ishaan Tharoor, with Ruby Mellen* – The Washington Post A hundred years ago, French, British and Italian officials convened in a famous porcelain factory southwest of Paris to carve up the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Sèvres, signed Aug.… Continue Reading
By Sonali Kolhatkar* – Independent Media Institute America’s rightward march culminating in Trump’s presidency has brought us to this moment where we are dying from a virus that other nations have managed to control. When schoolchildren across the United States… Continue Reading
By Elizabeth Holtzman* – The Nation I served on the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate. What Nixon tried to do in secret pales in comparison to what Trump does in the open Donald Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s jail sentence is… Continue Reading
Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) As coronavirus infections worldwide approach 10 million, nearly half can be found in the two largest countries in the Americas: the United States and Brazil, which now has the worst infection rate in the… Continue Reading
By Sarah C Anderson and Sunita Viswanath (*) – Opinion, in Al Jazeera Only strong pressure from the US can stop the Indian government from further eroding religious freedom in the country. On June 10, US Secretary of State Mike… Continue Reading
By Ruchir Joshi – Editor, Telegraph of India Watching the wheels come off an inept, conceited person in power is always satisfying. However, each time we witness such a moment, the satisfaction is tempered by the following question: how much… Continue Reading
By Justin Spike – !!444!!! InsightHungary!!! (*) When the Prime Minister Said, “They Really Love Interest”, Everyone In Hungary Knew Who He Meant When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a radio interview in late April that “they really love… Continue Reading
By !!444!!! InsightHungary!!! (*) The government on Monday released the 13 to questions to appear on the next National Consultation, which will ask citizens whether they agree with a number of government measures related to the coronavirus. But initial signs… Continue Reading
