By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* The new coronavirus pandemic has called into question many of the political certitudes that seemed to have been consolidated over the past forty years, especially in what is known as the global North. The main… Continue Reading
By Michael Hirsh* – Foreign Policy Paul Krugman has never suffered fools gladly. The Nobel Prize-winning economist rose to international fame—and a coveted space on the New York Times op-ed page—by lacerating his intellectual opponents in the most withering way. In a series… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* International conferences for people in my profession are generally a thing of the recent past, having been replaced by virtual conferences via platforms like Zoom and Webex. I’ve attended three this month alone and many more in… Continue Reading
By Thomas Neuburger* – DownWithTyranny! I’m working on a book-length project that includes a look at our soon-to-be post-Trump world. These are preliminary notes for that part of the project. 1. The World Without Trump won’t be a world without… Continue Reading
Jill Filipovic, Art Cullen, Lloyd Green and Malaika Jabali (* ) – The Guardian Trump offered little vision and barely any policy, while Biden was solid. The president needed a win, and he didn’t get it Fri 23 Oct 2020… Continue Reading
By Peter Carbonara and Scott Reeves – Newsweek With two weeks to go before the election, the nation’s financial health is top of mind for Americans. According to a recent Gallup poll, nearly nine out of 10 registered voters say… Continue Reading
Francis Fukuyama* – American Purpose newsletters Today, there is a broad consensus that democracy is under attack or in retreat in many parts of the world. It is being contested not just by authoritarian states like China and Russia, but by… Continue Reading
The Ecconomist An international comparison IN HIS NEW book Casey Mulligan offers an intriguing explanation for why President Donald Trump makes outlandish economic claims. Mr Trump knows he is hyperbolising when he says that America has enjoyed “the greatest economy… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen* Addressing poverty eradication last week, just ahead of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, UN chief António Guterres warned that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are falling “disproportionately on the most… Continue Reading
By Vijay Prashad and John Ross (*) – Independent Media Institute U.S. President Donald Trump—supported by most of the U.S. establishment—deepened the U.S. government’s assault on the Chinese economy. The “trade war” seemed to play well with Trump’s political base, who somehow… Continue Reading
By Hazel Henderson* – The Wall Street International Magazine We humans, having populated every part of Earth’s surface and visited the Moon, now are perched atop the planet’s food chain. We are learning from this perilous position but hastening the… Continue Reading
Walden Bello* In response to the cataclysm occasioned by the coronavirus, three lines of thinking are emerging, corresponding to three GTI scenarios: Market Forces, Policy Reform, and Great Transition. One line of thinking holds that, although the emergency necessitates extraordinary… Continue Reading
By Kathryn Ledebur, Linda Farthing and Thomas Grisaffi (*) – The Conversation Bolivia has seen widespread public protests in recent months against the interim government, led by Jeanine Añez, which has twice postponed elections due to coronavirus. Her government has repeatedly violated… Continue Reading
By Roy Morrison* – EcoCivilization In the midst of the covid-19 pandemic a new economic global market tool, Sustainability Credits (SCs), promises to help kick start both national and global renewable economic development. Globally, the sale of oil has dropped… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* In 2016, the British government called for a referendum on whether the United Kingdom should remain a member of the European Union. The British people voted to leave. Since then, there has been a struggle in Britain… 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 Hazel Henderson* – Ethical Markets The simmering debate has now exploded about whether GDP the ubiquitous index, is a correct measure of overall progress, but still used by governments, financial markets, mass media, companies, and everyone else. Our Ethical… Continue Reading
The Economist They are ubiquitous, diverse and very powerful I – The outsiders inside Humans are lucky to live a hundred years. Oak trees may live a thousand; mayflies, in their adult form, a single day. But they are all alive… 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
