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Democracy

Donald Trump: An American Tragedy for the U.S. and the Entire World

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…

Civil rights

The Making of the American Gulag

By Stuart Schrader* – Boston Review During the Cold War, the “police apparatus” was held up as a prime example of Soviet repression. Yet in its efforts to fight subversives, the United States ended up with its own carceral state.  Imagine an empire with a massive…

Armed conflicts

The Consequences of Nationalism

By Fernando Ayala* – Wall Street International The Yugoslav civil war, 1991-2001: 150,000 dead in Europe The future does not belong to globalists, but to patriots …. We are the most powerful power in the world, but I hope I will never have to use that power. (Donald Trump…

Democracy

A New World? Are the Americas Returning to Old Problems?

By Jan Lundius* STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 2019 (IPS) – When I in 1980 first arrived in America it was a new world to me. I went from New York to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic and like so many visitors and migrants before me I was overwhelmed by both familiar and strange…

History

Invasion! Who Are the Real Invaders on Planet Earth?

By Tom Engelhardt* – TomDispatch.com He crossed the border without permission or, as far as I could tell, documentation of any sort. I’m speaking about Donald Trump’s uninvited, unasked-for invasion of my personal space.

Economy / Finance

The US, China and Japan: Grand Strategy

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures All three countries are competing for power in the Pacific The United States emerged from World War II with complete control of the Pacific Ocean. Japan emerged from the war occupied and effectively governed by the United States. China…

Democracy

East Timor marks 20 years since historic independence vote

By  CNA – English language Asian news network DILI: East Timor on Friday (Aug 30) celebrated 20 years since a UN-backed vote ended a bloody, decades-long occupation by Indonesian forces and paved the way for it to become an independent nation. Dotted with banners and flags, the…

History

FASCISMM THEN AND NOW

By John Scales Avery* A new book I would like to announce the publication of a new book, entitled “Fascism, Then and Now”. It  can be freely downloaded from the following link: http://eacpe.org/app/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fascism-then-and-now-John-Scales-Avery.pdf Please…

Armed conflicts

The Difficult Relationships Between Iran And USA

By Fernando Ayala* –  Wall Street International Magazine  Who is looking for, or to whom a war is convenient? The theocratic revolution of 1978 led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini which ended the monarchy and dictatorship of the Shah, Reza Pahlavi, had several consequences on the…