By Pranjal Pandey* – Globetrotter Countries in South and Southeast Asia faced severe heat waves in 2024. In April 2024, extreme heat hit South and Southeast Asia, affecting nations like India, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar.
Quino Petit – El País, Madrid Four out of ten surveyed in their annual report on digital news say they frequently avoid them, while in Spain the detachment increases eight points compared to 2023 and a general concern about misinformation predominates. In the middle of an…
by Conor Gallagher* – Naked Capitalism One burning question following the European parliamentary elections that concluded on June 9: how did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s ruling Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy – Fd’I) perform so well despite the following: A lousy…
Táíwò* – Boston Review Scanning the twenty-first-century political landscape in 2018, essayist Rana Dasgupta issued a provocation: “The most momentous development of our era, precisely, is the waning of the nation state.” Dasgupta had in mind the global intensification of…
By Pepe Escobar* The gravity around the newly-enlarged BRICS constellation is drawing in Arab, Muslim, and Global South adherents to the influential group’s message on international law, Palestine, and halting forever wars. Something of extraordinary magnitude happened in Moscow…
By Sarah Rainsford* – BBC For two days the whir of propellers broke the peace of a Swiss mountainside, all in the cause of peace in Ukraine. It was Kyiv’s chance to battle the full-scale invasion with full-scale diplomacy, as Volodymyr Zelensky put it, and get as…
By Matt Fitzpatrck* – Asia Times The picture is complex but there are clear signs of a generational shift toward anti-democratic, racist values among European youth Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on…
By Martín Ribadero *- NACLA North American Congress on Latin America Peruvian novelist Mario Vargas Llosa’s turn to authoritarian neoliberalism has puzzled many. A new book traces his journey to right-wing punditry back to a beef with Fidel Castro.
By Shihana Mohamed* – Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Jun 2024 (IPS) – As we commemorate the 103rd anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre this month, organizations and communities should focus on white privilege as it is a critical but often overlooked component of…
By Joe Lauria* – Consortium News The U.S. has staged operations with extremists from Ukraine to undermine Russia for nearly 8 decades. It’s led us to the doorstep of nuclear annihilation. The United States has for nearly 80 years seen Ukraine as the staging ground for its…
