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 Roberto Savio* The US is a hopelessly divided, and dysfunctional country Let’s take a look at the American elections which at this moment are important not only for the United States but also for the entire world. The American… Continue Reading
By Marie E. Berry, Milli Lake (*) – Boston Review Some gender equality initiatives help to reinforce exclusion rather than dismantle it. Much has been written about the benefits of electing women to office. Scholars note links between women’s political… Continue Reading
By Jonathan Freedland* – The Guardian Netanyahu may have agreed to halt annexation of parts of the West Bank, but the UAE has ensured the occupation itself is normalised Who could be against an announcement of peace between two nations… Continue Reading
By Khaleda Rahman – Newsweek Black and Jewish activists say charges of anti-Semitism are being used to undermine the Black Lives Matter movement. Concerns about anti-Semitism in the Black community have been fueled by recent comments from Black celebrities, including… Continue Reading
By Yanis Varoufakis* While the media are reporting the news of the deadlocked EU Summit negotiations over the so-called ‘Recovery Fund’, an eerie silence prevails regarding the Elephant in the Room: The huge wave of austerity the Eurozone is sleepwalking… Continue Reading
By Khaleda Rahman – Newsweek “I got him” were the first words uttered by the police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, according to Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. The killing of Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, during… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) Guests : Angela Davis world-renowned abolitionist, author, activist and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The uprising against police brutality and anti-Black racism continues to sweep across the United States and… Continue Reading
Editorial The pandemic is an opportunity to tackle the climate emergency by creating productive green jobs for those made redundant by the crisis Britain needs a green job-filled recovery from the coronavirus crisis. Unlike Germany and South Korea, it… Continue Reading
By Vijay Prashad* – Independent Media Institute There is no need to wonder why George Floyd (age 46) was murdered in broad daylight in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. The script of his death is written deep in the… Continue Reading
By Naked Capitalism – Posted by Yves Smith Yves here. Regular readers of this site are likely to have encountered previous interviews with Heiner Flassbeck (*), one of the few German economists who has been a consistent and sound critic… Continue Reading
By Sonali Kolhatkar* – Independent Media Institute The protests are a form of white privilege in action as the virus disproportionately infects and kills African Americans and people of color. When the coronavirus pandemic was first declared, Americans dutifully stayed… Continue Reading
Adam Tooze* – The Guardian The pandemic has necessitated huge borrowing – but post-crisis austerity would be the very worst way to deal with it We do not know how this pandemic will end. We do know that we will… Continue Reading
By Rafiqul Islam Last week almost 400 Rohingyas were rescued off the coast of Bangladesh after being at sea for two months after their boat failed to reach Malaysia. But the case is not a new one as each month… Continue Reading
DutchNews.nl The Dutch government has been criticised by domestic politicians, MEPs, and Italian mayors and officials for its tough line on EU measures to support countries hard hit by the coronacrisis, and for showing a lack of solidarity to its… Continue Reading
By Riccardo Petrella* Public water. Starting from the universal public security of water, the first world common good for life. It’s evening. Today more than 21,000 children under the age of five have died in the world (7.9 million every… Continue Reading
By John Scales Avery* The urgent need for a vaccine Public health experts say that if the COVID-19 epidemic is not successfully contained, it could become a global pandemic, perhaps spreading to 80% of the world’s population. With a 1%… Continue Reading
By Farhana Haque Rahman* ROME, Mar 5 2020 (IPS) – The narrative surrounding women’s rights in 2020 carries much hope and possibility. A new decade is ushering in important anniversaries and milestones: 25 years since the Beijing Platform for Action, 110… Continue Reading
By Farhana Haque Rahman* The world has lost a champion of human rights with the passing of Idriss Jazairy, a former Algerian diplomat and head of multi-lateral institutions who won praise for his work defending the under privileged and his commitment to international law. The Geneva Centre for… Continue Reading
The Economist Boris Johnson is busy accumulating power in Number 10 The emperor Nero was reportedly in the habit of dipping dissidents in tar and using them to light his dinner parties. Boris Johnson has not so far shown an inclination… Continue Reading
