By Paul Ames – POLITICO Socialist Party wins absolute majority, but far right makes gains LISBON, January 31, 2022 — Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa pulled off a stunning victory in Sunday’s general election, winning a third consecutive term with his Socialist…
By William Horne* – Truthout When Republicans blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on January 19, 2022, they removed the last safety net preventing the U.S.’s plummet toward authoritarianism. As a result, we are at this moment in a state of…
By Sébastien Whitechurch Brack* – European Council on Foreign Relations The Economic Community of West African States should ensure that its sanctions on Mali do not harm ordinary citizens – and that it lifts them if the country’s military junta supports a democratic transition…
By John Knefel* – Truthout On January 21, a coalition of forces led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carried out an airstrike in Yemen that is now confirmed to have killed at least 87 people. As many as 266 were also wounded in the strike, which…
Roberto Savio* The International Renewal Group denounces the WSF’s irrelevance due to being unable to adapt to changes We, the members of the International Renewal Group, have been part of the founders of the WSF and are members of the International Council since its first…
By Marjorie Cohn* – Truthout On January 24, 2022, the British High Court of Justice allowed WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange to ask the U.K. Supreme Court to hear his appeal of the extradition order.
AN INTERVIEW WITH HELEN LACKNER – Jacobin Yemen’s rich and complex history was upended by its catastrophic civil war beginning in 2014. A peace agreement could help Yemenis recover the frustrated hopes of the 2011 uprising — if Saudi Arabia stops demanding victory for its allies.
By John Scales Avery* – TRANSCEND Media Service Do our “Defense Departments” really defend us? Their very title is a lie.
By Harrison Mwilima* – Deutsche Welle (DW) Africa’s cultural contributions have long been documented from a Eurocentric perspective. It’s time for Africans to empower themselves by writing about their own culture Africans are increasingly publishing literature on African…
By Neil Clark* – RT news network “The UK High Court will deliver its decision on Monday morning [January 24] about whether to permit Julian Assange to appeal the US extradition decision to UK Supreme Court,” WikiLeaks tweeted on Friday. The December court ruling…
