By Peter Adwok NYABA * It isn’t possible that people who’ve been struggling together against a common enemy for nearly six decades could turn in the end against themselves as if nothing strategic bounded them together. Many people in the… Continue Reading
MARIANNA BIRÓ – Index, Budapest Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament and chairman of Fidesz’s governing board László Kövér said that the establishment of administrative courts was only taken off the agenda until the international disputes around Hungary’s rule-of-law situation settle.… Continue Reading
By Robert J. Burrowes* I have previously written many articles describing one or more aspects of the dysfunctional nature of the typical human mind, together with an explanation of how this came about and what we can do about it.… Continue Reading
Robert Reich* – The Guardian The president is the puppet master so Americans of all persuasions must look behind him, to where the real danger lies I keep hearing that the Democratic party has moved “left” and that Democratic candidates… Continue Reading
BY ZOLTÁN KOVÁCS – Index, Budapest On Tuesday, the Fidesz supermajority in the Hungarian Parliament passed a bill submitted by the Ministry of Innovation and Technology that ends the year-long struggle for the research institutes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Disregarding all of… Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
By Shane Croucher* – Newsweek The European media is keeping a close eye on President Donald Trump’s state visit to the U.K., which is preparing to leave the EU through its Brexit process and hoping to forge stronger trading links… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio * The terrible feeling I had on waking up and seeing the Italian voting results at the recent European elections was that my country was suddenly full of strangers. How could the majority of Italians reconfirm a government… Continue Reading
By Hazel Henderson, LaRae Long, Timothy Jack Nash Reference suggestion: Henderson, H., Long, L. and Nash, T. “Transitioning to Science-Based Investing”, 2019 Green Transition Scoreboard® Report, Ethical Markets Media, May 2019. © 2019 Ethical Markets Media, LLC This report does… Continue Reading
by Ylenia Gostoli – Al Jazeera Right-wing parties performed strongly, but not as well as expected and parliamentary majorities are not guaranteed. Brussels, Belgium – It had been portrayed as a day of reckoning between pro-European and anti-European forces –… Continue Reading
By Amartya Sen* – The New York Times The Hindu nationalists were victorious. What does that say about India? Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to a major victory in the country’s general elections, winning… Continue Reading
By Federico Mayor Zaragoza* “… Everything is still possible… but who if not all of us can make it become true?”. Miquel Martí i Pol Having a deep knowledge of potentially irreversible processes, I’ve pointed out a long time ago… Continue Reading
By Asoka Bandarage* Sri Lanka has been convulsed since the nine coordinated suicide bomb attacks against Christian churches and five star hotels on Easter Sunday. More than 250 people lost their lives and many others were injured on that fateful… Continue Reading
BY ISHAAN THAROOR* – The Washington Post A daily newsletter that explores where the world meets Washington Trump and the march of ballot box autocrats To President Trump’s critics, the creeping authoritarianism is in plain view. Take this week: Democrats… Continue Reading
Pressenza London “Now we must act on it” by Andrea Germanos, staff writer for Common Dreams Update: The U.K. Parliament made history on Wednesday by becoming the first to declare an environment and climate emergency. MPs in the House of Commons… Continue Reading
Stefania Maurizi* – Newsweek “Man is least himself when he talks with his own person. Give a man a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” This famous quote from Oscar Wilde resounded in my head when, wandering around… Continue Reading
HALL GARDNER* – Wall Street International Magazine A single 5- to 6-year term Presidency now In my last essay for the Wall Street International Magazine, I argued that Democrats and Independents need to push now for a single term presidency in… Continue Reading
