By Hilal Khashan*- Geopolitical Futures Modern nation-states have failed to develop as tribalism and poor governance have prevailed The rise of the modern nation-state and established universal values has led to a reduction in political violence in many places across the globe…
By Tiara Sahar Ataii (*) – Jacobin Under the pretense of stopping smugglers, governments across the EU are criminalizing refugees attempting to settle in a safe country. These laws violate basic human rights and set a dangerous precedent for the treatment of asylum seekers One…
By José María Irujo – El Pais Proving that US intelligence services learned about the WikiLeaks founder’s defense strategy by spying on his lawyers could annul the extradition request, say legal sources Julian Assange was secretly recorded while living at the Ecuadorean embassy…
By Derek Davison*- Jacobin Here’s some great news: the horrific war in Yemen is showing signs of de-escalating as a new cease-fire takes effect. The best thing the US can do now is refuse to side with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over the Yemeni people.
By Jonathan Alan King* – Truthout If United States taxpayers knew that half the income tax dollars they sent to the Internal Revenue Service every year was being spent on weapons, war and war preparation, political support for such programs might significantly decline…
By Claudia Webbe* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute War and racism have always been violently, tragically inseparable. For centuries, the most devastating and brutal conflicts in the world have been driven by destructive notions of racial superiority and…
By Chris Hedges* – Special to ScheerPost Guns were a ubiquitous part of my childhood. My grandfather, who had been a master sergeant in the army, had a small arsenal in his house in Mechanic Falls, Maine.
Posted by Yves Smith* – Naked Capitalism The reason I doubt the idea that the West is trying to precipitate famine in poor economies is that the UK and Europe will suffer the worst food shortages this fall and winter since World War II as a result of the very same sanctions…
By Binoy Kampmark* – CounterPunch After having a few lunches with Australia’s then opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, John Shipton felt reason to be confident. Albanese had promised Assange’s father that he would do whatever he could, should he win office, to bring the…
Polychroniou* – Truthout The war in Ukraine is now in its fourth month, but there is no sign of a ceasefire or resolution anywhere in sight. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has ruled out a ceasefire or concessions, yet he maintains that only diplomacy…
