By Dr. Binoy Kampmark – Centre for Research on Globalization The US Congress and Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, have what can only be regarded as a testy relationship. Its various members have advocated and condoned his farcical prosecution, demanded his…
BHADRAKUMAR* – Indian Punchline The shock oil production cuts from May outlined by the OPEC+ on Sunday essentially means that eight key OPEC countries decided to join hands with Russia to reduce oil production, messaging that OPEC and OPEC+ are now back in control of the oil…
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies* – CODEPINK In a brilliant Op-Ed published in the New York Times, the Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi explained how China, with help from Iraq, was able to mediate and resolve the deeply-rooted conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia…
Simon Jenkins* – The Guardian Many voters back the ex-president despite – or perhaps because of – his alleged crimes. A trial might only entrench that support The best reason for arraigning Donald Trump in New York this week is that he is guilty.
Observer editorial The United States was founded on the rule of law. It must not now flinch from upholding it In the tumultuous, multifaceted case of Donald J Trump versus the people of the United States, the biggest question is why this former president, political con artist…
By Alon Ben-Meir* IDN-InDepthNews NEW YORK, 3 April 2023 (IDN) — Repulsive statements recently made by Israel’s finance minister demonstrate how corrupt and irresponsible the Netanyahu government is and the damage that it has inflicted on Israel. This damage will endure as long…
Whitney Jr* – The CounterPunch website The U.S. government has long intervened in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Now the U.S. military is paying attention to China’s economic activities there.
By Ned Temko* – The Christian Science Monitor There was a time, not long ago, when Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, could confidently bask in supporters’ chants of “melech Yisrael” – king of Israel. Yet this week, facing protests unprecedented in the country’s…
By Thomas Ferguson* – Naked Capitalism Not even ChatGPT could dream this up: Fifteen years after the whole world financial system collapsed and barely a decade since we were told the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill fixed the problems in the US system, two major regional banks…
Hamdi Firat Buyuk – Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee says in latest report that inhuman treatment of migrants continues on Europe’s borders, violating European laws and conventions. The European Committee for the Prevention…
