By Stephan Richter and Richard Phillips(*) – The Globalist Whether intentional or not, Donald Trump serves the Kremlin’s interests — from NATO to the global economy and the Middle East to democracy As Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s involvement in…
By Leila Yasmine Khan and Daud Khan (*) AMSTERDAM/ROME, Jan 2019 (IPS) – The Rohingya are a minority community living in Rakhine State in Myanmar. The Muslim Rohingya are considered intruders into Buddhist Myanmar – illegal immigrants from bordering Bangladesh.
By Mario Osava* RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 10 2019 (IPS) – “We have already been decimated and subjected, and we have been victims of the integrationist policy of governments and the national state,” said indigenous leaders, as they rejected the new Brazilian government’s proposals and…
By Ishaan Tharoor * – The Washington Post Last month, President Trump stunned his allies — and possibly his own advisers — by announcing the imminent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria. Critics feared Trump was playing into the hands of Russia and Iran; others lamented what…
By Tom Engelhardt* – The Nation/TomDispatch.com Washington’s wars have unsettled the planet in much the same way a giant asteroid did 66 million years ago Sixty-six million years ago, so the scientists tell us, an asteroid slammed into this planet. Landing on what’s now…
By Ernesto Londoño – The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, who has compared indigenous communities living in protected lands to animals in zoos, took a major step toward undermining the rights of indigenous people just hours after taking office…
By Dom Phillips – The Guardian Executive order transfers regulation and creation of indigenous reserves to agriculture ministry controlled by agribusiness lobby Hours after taking office, Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has launched an assault on environmental and Amazon…
PATRICK COCKBURN – The Unz Review* President Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria is being denounced by an impressive range of critics claiming that it is a surrender to Turkey, Russia, Syria and Iran – as well as a betrayal of the Kurds and a victory for Isis. The…
By Joan Walsh* – The Nation The departure of Jim Mattis has destroyed the childish illusion that the “adults” will save us. We have to save ourselves Thursday, December 20, will go down in history as the day Americans had to face a devastating truth about the dangerous charlatan…
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers (*) – Truthdig The Pentagon’s own numbers show that it can’t account for $21 trillion. Yes, I mean trillion with a “T.” And this could change everything. But I’ll get back to that in a moment. There are certain things the human mind is not meant…
