By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Feb 21 2020 (IPS) – The United Nations, which has long preached the irrefutable concept of income equality to the outside world, is now accused of condoning wage…
By Jonathan Rozen* NEW YORK, Feb 19 2020 (IPS) – As reporters for Nigeria’s Premium Times newspaper, Samuel Ogundipe and Azeezat Adedigba told CPJ they spoke often over the phone. They had no idea that their regular conversations about work and…
By Liz Theoharis* – Boston Review The Trump administration’s sanctions against Iran and cuts to SNAP benefits are two sides of the same war that the rich are waging against the global poor. The January 3 assassination of Qasem Soleimani was a major escalation in the U.S…
Robin Kelly and David Hogg (*) – Newsweek About seven years ago, President Barack Obama issued an urgent plea while speaking with Sandy Hook Elementary School families in Newtown, Connecticut. He said America was failing to protect our nation’s most valued treasure—our children…
By Ishaan Tharoor, with Ruby Mellen(*) – The Washington Post It says a lot about this fraught moment in U.S. politics that President Trump’s move to slap immigration restrictions on almost a quarter of Africa’s population transpired with little more than a murmur in Washington…
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 2020 (IPS) – The United States and 18 other UN member states have come under fire for denying a woman’s legitimate right to “bodily autonomy”—the right to self-governance over one’s own body without coercion or external pressure. The…
By Vijay Prashad* / Independent Media Institute With her head bandaged and her arm in a sling, university student Aishe Ghosh went before the cameras to say that the students of the university she attends in New Delhi would move “not an inch back.” The students would continue to…
By Narges Bajoghli * -International Politics and Society The General was an important figure. But the Islamic Republic won’t lose influence in the region because of his assassination The assassination of Maj.
Roberto Savio* In a world shaken by so many problems, it is difficult to look at 2020 and not make some kind of holistic analysis. While enormous progress has been made on many fronts, it is clear that the tide has turned and we are now entering – or have already entered – a new…
By Aaron Maté – The Nation It’s hard to take the charge that Trump is a threat to national security seriously when Democrats in Congress are happy to help him shovel more money at the military. House Democrats’ vote to impeach President Donald Trump may offer immediate feelings…
