Opinion, Linda Colley – The Guardian The parallels are striking. Both were global and political giants. Now both must adjust to their loss of influence Events last Thursday on the two sides of the Atlantic were at once momentous and in some ways connected. In Washington the…
By Naomi Klein – The Nation Resistance is necessary, but it’s not enough to win the world we need. The hour calls for optimism; we’ll save pessimism for better times. —Jean-Claude Servais This essay is adapted from Naomi Klein’s No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics…
Daisy Kendrick* – The Guardian Young people are consumers, employees, employers and future leaders but few NGOs take full advantage of the best space to reach us – social media For the world leaders, negotiators and advisers who gathered in Paris in November 2015, the news that…
BY JULIA GLUM –NEWSWEEK THE LOGISTICS OF REMOVING PRESIDENTS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE There’s no precedent for what happens when an American president is forced out of office, but here’s what we do know. Whether you’re for or against impeaching President Donald Trump, you’re…
By IPS World Desk ROME, Jun 12 2017 (IPS) – Globally over 1.5 billion people live in countries that are affected by conflict, violence and fragility. Meantime, around 200 million people are affected by disasters every year—a third of them are children. And a significant…
Andrew MacLeod* The Saudis offered to Sword Dance to Trump, and in one tweet he has more or less ignored the role that Saudi played in 9/11, pointed the finger at Iran and said to the Saudis, ‘If you want Qatar, go for it’ Donald Trump issued a triumphal tweet, declaring that…
Analysis By Philip Bump – The Washington Post President Trump’s declaration that the Thursday testimony of former FBI director James B. Comey was a “total and complete vindication” despite “so many false statements and lies” was the sort of brashly triumphant and…
Robert Fisk* – The Independent Only Shakespeare’s plays could come close to describing such treachery – the comedies, that is The Qatar crisis proves two things: the continued infantilisation of the Arab states, and the total collapse of the Sunni Muslim unity supposedly created…
By Baher Kamal ROME, Jun 8 2017 (IPS) – With a combined population of around 400 million inhabitants, 22 Arab countries are home to nearly 300 million youth–that’s 1 in 3 people. Meantime, there are other 400 million youth living in Asia and the Pacific.
Boaventura de Sousa Santos* This is 1913, we are at the hub of Europe’s cultural and political life, a hub that basically includes Vienna, Berlin, Prague, Paris, Munich, and, from a distance, also London. Cultural elites go on increasing their knowledge through newspapers…
