By Martin Kettle* – The Guardian There was never a yardstick by which to judge the policy – so the issue will never be entirely settled It is two weeks since Britain finally cut its ties with the European Union.… Continue Reading
By Nomi Prins* -TomDispatch.com / The Nation The US government’s lopsided response to Covid-19 has only worsened astronomical levels of inequality. Sometimes things make sense only when seen through a magnifying lens. As it happens, I’m thinking about reality, the… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio* People, planet and prosperity Italy has been given, for 2021, the Chairmanship of the Group of 20, which gather the 20 most important countries of the world. They represent, on paper, 60% of the world population, and… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! Police Stand Down as Trump Mob Storms Capitol to Disrupt Election Vote The U.S. Congress has certified President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, hours after a violent, right-wing mob incited by President Trump interrupted proceedings and… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio* It will be quite different from the one with the Soviet Union While the Coronavirus has rightly taken much of our attention, a fundamental geopolitical realignment has been taking shape in the world, and it will become… Continue Reading
Editorial There’s no sign that ministers will use the twin shocks of the pandemic and Brexit to fix a broken system that is failing too many people When the UK entered the coronavirus age in March, state resources and collective… Continue Reading
By Débora Leão and Suraj K. Sazawal (*) São Paulo/ Washington DC, Dec 15 2020 (IPS) – Few images better illustrate the recent decline in civil liberties in the United States than that of peaceful protesters near the White House… Continue Reading
By John Harris* – The Guardian Margaret Thatcher helped turn the Tory right into a force for instability – and now we are all living with the consequences What a strange, head-spinning moment this is. The news is awash with… Continue Reading
By Bill Powell – Newsweek Grievance politics comes naturally to Donald Trump. Four years ago he rode populist resentment about illegal immigration, foreign trade, and culture-war issues like same-sex marriage and the “war on Christmas” all the way to the White House.… Continue Reading
Editorial ‘Mrs Thatcher’s fingerprints can be found over Brexit.’ Brexit reveals the government’s ideological commitment to take the country back to where Margaret Thatcher left it Britain’s departure from the EU under Boris Johnson with – or without – a… Continue Reading
Opinion, by George Danby – Bangor Daily News (*) The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. “There is nothing wrong to… Continue Reading
Editorial Clemency is a noble quality, but in Donald Trump’s hands it risks being a self-serving abuse of law and due process A US president’s power to pardon and commute sentences for federal offences seems to explode America’s claims as… Continue Reading
OtherNews The use of Internet by the monopolist, like Facebook, Google, Twiter is becoming a threat to democracy and societies. I am giving two documents: One, some links from Prof, Rushkoff, to understand the danger which we face;and then a conference… Continue Reading
by Cecilia Capanna Tomás Hirsch, independent Chilean parliamentarian, founder of Acción Humanista and two-times candidate for the Presidency of the Republic of Chile, explains how the Yes to the referendum on 25 October could run into traps that could affect… Continue Reading
By Hazel Henderson* – Ethical Markets Media Today the money meme rules our lives and social interactions in most societies on Earth. How did this happen? I studied all the economics textbooks of every perspective from the Austrian “laissez-faire” market… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures No matter who becomes America’s next president, certain things will follow. The world will wonder what President Donald Trump’s foreign policy will be in his second term, or it will wonder what President Joe… Continue Reading
By Vijay Prashad* – Globetrotter, Independent Media Institute On August 20, 2018, El Salvador’s leftist president Salvador Sánchez Cerén announced on national television that El Salvador would break its ties with Taiwan and recognize the People’s Republic of China. This was in… Continue Reading
By Mike Konczal* – The Nation Democrats must embrace massive infrastructure projects, giant deficits, and a high debt-to-GDP ratio If Democrats take the White House and Senate, Joe Biden will be in a position to pass legislation that will shape… Continue Reading
By Jonathan Easley* – The Hill Most pollsters show Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a sturdy and stable lead over President Trump at a time when tens of millions of people have already voted and there is almost no time to change the… Continue Reading
By Michael Hirsh* – Foreign Policy Paul Krugman has never suffered fools gladly. The Nobel Prize-winning economist rose to international fame—and a coveted space on the New York Times op-ed page—by lacerating his intellectual opponents in the most withering way. In a series… Continue Reading
