Editorial – The Guardian The leftist triumphed over his far-right rival with promises of a fairer deal for ordinary people. Can he achieve it?
By Alexandra Hutzler* – Newsweek President Joe Biden is ending his first year in office under less than ideal circumstances as Democrats look to hold onto power in the 2022 midterms. “You got to hope it’s a nowhere to go but up situation,” Paul Maslin…
By Vladimir Frolov* – The Moscow Times Is there a realistic format for a political undertaking not to expand NATO to Russia’s borders? For the last month, Russia has been waging a strategic assault to stop NATO’s expansion to the east once and for all.
By Jonathan Lemire* – POLITICO The president has had successes. But a year in, his time in office has been defined by the disruptions, including on Sunday.
By Baher Kamal * MADRID, Dec 20 2021 (IPS) – A bit of fiction. Or maybe not. If things keep going the way they are, the result will be that such a massive flux would create instability and tensions, impact the global markets, cause record prices of fossil fuels, food…
By John Bartlett/ Sam Jones – The Guardian Leftist former student has vowed to unite country and tackle poverty and inequality Gabriel Boric has vowed to unite Chile, fight “the privileges of the few” and tackle poverty and inequality after winning a decisive…
By Rebecca Henschke, Kelvin Brown and Ko Ko Aung – BBC World Service The Myanmar military carried out a series of mass killings of civilians in July that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 men, a BBC investigation has found. Eyewitnesses and survivors said that soldiers, some…
By Vijay Prashad, Taroa Zuniga Silva (*)- Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute “If [Augusto] Pinochet were alive, he would vote for me,” said José Antonio Kast in 2017, during the Chilean presidential election when he ran as an independent candidate. This was an…
By Ben Phillips* Meanwhile, more than 10 months since Myanmar’s military seized power, the country’s human rights situation is deepening on an unprecedented scale, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), warned December 10. ROME, Dec 17 2021…
Tom Phillips* and John Bartlett – The Guardian As election run-off looms, José Antonio Kast’s opponents sound the alarm María Irene Campos was a woman on a mission. “I want to send the message that Chile will never again be communist,” the 74-year-old retiree proclaimed as she…
