Burrowes* Human beings are now waging war against life itself as we continue to destroy not just individual lives, local populations and entire species in vast numbers but also destroy the ecological systems that make life on Earth possible. By doing this we are now accelerating…
Roberto Savio* – Other News Rome, July 25 – Politicians are so busy fighting for their job, that it is shocking to see that they hardly notice that they risk to get out of business. Democracy is on the wane, yet the problem is nowhere in Parliaments.
By Martin Khor* PENANG, Malaysia, Jul 2017 (IPS) – The Asian financial crisis started 20 years ago and the global financial crisis and recession 9 years back. When a new global financial crisis strikes, the developing countries will be more damaged than in the last crisis as…
Analysis by Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post The right-wing government in Poland is on a collision course with the European Union. Over the weekend, a bill overhauling the country’s judiciary passed both chambers of the parliament. If it gets adopted, the ruling Law and…
Polychroniou* – Truthout | Interview An Interview With Gerald Epstein Contemporary capitalism revolves around neoliberalism, globalization and financialization, with the latter being the dominant force in this triad. Yet, there is still confusion about the nature and dynamics of…
Pillar* – lobelog.com Donald Trump’s disdain for the truth does not prevent reality from repeatedly bumping up against his policies, the most consistent theme of which has been to try to destroy his predecessor’s accomplishments. The degree to which reality inconveniences…
By Juliet Eilperin and Chris Mooney – The Washington Post President Trump on Wednesday nominated Sam Clovis, a former college professor and talk radio host who has challenged the scientific consensus that human activity has been the primary driver of climate change, to serve in…
By Vladimir Popov and Jomo Kwame Sundaram (*) MOSCOW and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 20 2017 (IPS) – The transition to market economy and democracy in the Russian Federation in the early 1990s dramatically increased mortality and shortened life expectancy. The steep upsurge in mortality…
Ersin Senel*, Opinion – The Guardian Any lingering hopes that Erdogan would return to the path of democracy have wilted. Instead he has solidified his power to push his political agenda A year after Turkey’s failed coup attempt, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s regime faces a dilemma…
By Eric Alterman – The Nation Is anybody paying attention? On July 17, the Idaho television station KBOI tweeted a story about a would-be robber who allegedly “arrives early at banks to find doors locked.” Even more confusing than the indecipherable English was the photo it ran…
