Speedie* – Independent Media Institute As Americans ingest the constant feed of dire reports and heartbreaking photographs from the war in Ukraine, it behooves us to look at Europe’s views of a European conflict. First, these views are far from harmonious; there is, as the…
By Farhana Haque Rahman* The UN will be commemorating World Press Freedom Day on May 3. The following article is part of a series of IPS features and opinion pieces focused on media freedom globally.
Davies* – CODEPINK On April 21st, President Biden announced new shipments of weapons to Ukraine, at a cost of $800 million to U.S. taxpayers. On April 25th, Secretaries Blinken and Austin announced over $300 million more military aid.
By Frances Madeson* – Truthout The call came at 4 am. Emmanuel Tabili immediately leapt out of bed, jolted awake by the thought of trouble in his home country of Cameroon, 8,000 miles away in west Africa. He was relieved to recognize a work number.
Jeremy Corbyn*- Globetrotter/Morning Star With Russian shells raining down on Ukrainian cities, an uneasy ceasefire in Yemen, the attack on Palestinians at prayer in Jerusalem and many other conflicts around the world, it might seem to some to be inappropriate to talk…
Robert Tait* – The Guardian Respondents in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia want measures to protect press freedom More than half of people in four former communist central European counties fear media freedom is in danger, with significant majorities wanting…
By Roberto Savio* – Meer Ramifications of the Ukraine conflict and the suicide of reason Without peace in Ukraine, humankind around the world will suffer It seems to me that after six weeks of conflict we have to take stock of the conflict, looking at which of the actors…
Yanis Varoufakis* – Project Syndicate French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected because he succeeded in presenting himself as the epitome of the efficient, competent administrator. But the election also showed that more voters than ever want the system blown up, not better…
By Guy Standing* – openDemocracy Joe Biden wants ‘regime change’ in Russia. Last time the US did this, the result was kleptocratic capitalism and soaring unemployment US president Joe Biden has called for ‘regime change’ in Russia, a statement that should recall previous US-led…
By Francine Mestrum* – Meer Poverty, inequality and a shift towards a new eco-social contract In the alleviation of poverty, poor people only acquire the right to survive If we want to fight inequality and promote social change, we will have to relaunch the brilliant idea…
