By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay* – Global Research “If this [U.S.] government ever became a tyrant, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny…
By Patrick Kingsley* and Benjamin Novak- The New York Times FELCSUT, Hungary — The Pancho Arena stands about 20 yards from the country home of Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister. The professional soccer stadium has a heated pitch, a museum, a spotless medical clinic…
By Tom Kibasi * – The Guardian Without a second referendum we face a decade of deregulation, and a repeat of the 1980s assault on working people Hopes for a second referendum on Brexit are receding, as more and more Tories show their true colours and fall in line behind Boris…
By Vicki Robin* – Other News Consensus is growing. Civilization as we know it is on a death watch. Like so many who stand at the bedside of ones we love, I feel helpless and heartbroken. With all the information we’ve had for decades – all the books/ papers/ websites with ever…
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* As its very name suggests, Ecuador is geographically located in the middle of the world. And now, from all appearances, neoliberalism has decided to carry out its end-ofthe-world maneuvers in this country.
Editorial – The Guardian The Guardian view on the dash for a deal For Boris Johnson, 31 October is a sacred date, beyond which Britain must not still be a member of the EU. But before 31 October, there was 12 April, and 29 March before that.
By Vijay Prashad* Each year, the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gathers at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. This year, the IMF will meet under the leadership of a new chief, Kristalina Georgieva, who crossed the street from the World Bank to take over this…
The Economist The prime minister’s long-awaited Brexit proposal seems unlikely to produce a deal. Yet another extension beckons FOR WEEKS the European Union has complained that, even as the October 31st deadline for Britain to leave drew nearer, Boris Johnson’s new government…
By Blerim Mustafa* GENEVA, Sep 2019 (IPS) – Increasing economic inequality is a defining challenge of our time. In recent years, it has triggered analysis and reflection by many scholars, politicians and others on its causes and consequences on economic growth and…
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,” he said, “we need…
