By Michael Hudson* – Naked Capitalism The greatest challenge facing societies has always been how to conduct trade and credit without letting merchants and creditors make money by exploiting their customers and debtors. All antiquity recognized that the drive to acquire money is…
By Urariano Mota* – CounterPunch The Colombian journalist María Jimena Duzán published in El País, on 07.07.2022, an excellent article about Vargas Llosa. Under the title “Vargas Llosa, el equivocado eres tú”, she went straight to the point: “The writer and literature Nobel…
By Simon Tisdall* -The Observer A critical showdown is looming with Russia and China, but public confidence and belief in democratic politicians and institutions are waning Henry Kissinger has said present-day western leaders do not bear comparison to their ‘strong’ postwar…
EDITORIAL, by Jan Oberg– TRANSCEND Media Service Let’s look at NATO’s reaction to Russia’s ill-considered and international law-violating military action in Ukraine. From a conflict-analytical point of view, it is reasonable to say that Russia is responsible for the war but that…
By Pavan Kulkarni / Peoples Dispatch Massacre of African Refugees in Spanish Colonial Enclave of Melilla Just Ahead of NATO’s Madrid Summit, A Mere Coincidence? Spain is seeking NATO protection for Melilla, where the massacre occurred, and Ceuta, its other colonial enclave on…
By Clár Ní Chonghaile* -The New European Emmanuel Macron’s failure at parliamentary polls in June will limit his role on the international stage. Is there anyone out there who could replace him as Europe’s leading political visionary?
By Amy Goodman & Nermeen Shaikh (*) – Democracy Now! The United States announced at a NATO summit in Madrid plans to build a permanent military base in Poland, as it formally invited Sweden and Finland to join the military alliance after they applied for membership in…
Polychroniou* – Truthout An NPR/Ipsos poll released in January revealed that the overwhelming majority of Americans believe that U.S. democracy is “in crisis and at risk of failing.” What the poll does not disclose, of course, is the anomalous situation of the United States in…
Muñoz-Castellano* – Truthout One hundred human beings were inside an 18-wheeler without water or air conditioning in the blistering 100-degree Texas heat. Fifty of them are now dead.
Khrushcheva* – Project Syndicate Refusing to engage with Russian culture will not change President Vladimir Putin’s calculations, let alone impel him to withdraw his forces from Ukraine. It will merely cut off a potential source of information about his objectives and…
