George Monbiot*- The Guardian Exploiting people, exploiting land, and keeping its ugly side secret. Its historical effects are all too recognisable in the Pandora papers now Whenever there’s a leak of documents from the remote islands and obscure jurisdictions where rich people…
Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now!. Biden Is Trying to Keep the Abuse Secret The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case brought by Abu Zubaydah, the Guantánamo prisoner who was the first subject of the CIA’s torture program.
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures China has reached a critical point that many countries often reach and that, however painful, is cleansing in the long term. Consider what happened to the mighty United States during the Great Depression. Tragic though it…
Opinion, Daud Khan and Leila Yasmine Khan (*) ROME and AMSTERDAM, Oct 5 2021 (IPS) – The USA and its allies have repeatedly stated that promoting women’s rights was one of the key reasons they were in Afghanistan. The US military top brass, in a letter to marines stated that…
By The Guardian investigations team (*) Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials Pandora papers news and reaction – live updates See all of our Pandora papers coverage The secret deals and…
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On September 25, 2021, Afghanistan’s Economy Minister Qari Din Mohammad Hanif said that his government does not want “help and cooperation from the world like the previous government. The old…
By Daryl G. Kimball* WASHINGTON DC, Oct 1 2021 (IPS) – Most successful U.S. presidents have actively led efforts to advance arms control agreements and reduce the risk of nuclear war.
By Ellen Brown* – ScheerPost Lack of fresh water is now a global crisis. Water shortages mean food shortages, with hunger creating death tolls substantially exceeding those of the current Covid-19 crisis.
Carden* – Globetrotter / Independent Media Institute Any answer must begin with France’s role in the EU and include the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Just what shape Germany’s governing coalition will take is still unclear in the aftermath of the September 26 election…
By Jan Lundius STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 30 2021 (IPS) – I assume channel surfing and internet browsing contribute to a decrease in people’s attention span. I am not familiar with any scientific proof, though while working as a teacher I found that some students may be exhausted…
