By Paul Krugman* – The New York Times The Postal Service facilitates citizen inclusion. That’s why Trump hates it. In June the independent website Factcheck.org made a dig at Joe Biden, publishing a post titled “Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy.” Biden, you… Continue Reading
By Jonathan Freedland* – The Guardian Netanyahu may have agreed to halt annexation of parts of the West Bank, but the UAE has ensured the occupation itself is normalised Who could be against an announcement of peace between two nations… Continue Reading
I P S Aug 13 2020 – The catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port is a manifestation of the Lebanese political elite’s predation and dysfunction. Among the country’s long-suffering citizens, shock is quickly yielding to fury. It may be the last… Continue Reading
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Belarus, whose recent elections are making waves throughout the media, has been a pending flashpoint in Europe for some time. The reasons for this are history and geography. Since the 18th century, Russia’s national… Continue Reading
By Chantal Da Silva* – Newsweek President Donald Trump lashed out at protesters in Portland on Monday, branding them “sick and deranged Anarchists & Agitators” after they launched a lawsuit against his administration, accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)… Continue Reading
By Arun Gupta* – The Intercept Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty agrees with other elected officials in Oregon who say federal police dispatched to the city by President Donald Trump are an “occupying army,” represent “a blatant abuse of power,”… Continue Reading
By Yanis Varoufakis* While the media are reporting the news of the deadlocked EU Summit negotiations over the so-called ‘Recovery Fund’, an eerie silence prevails regarding the Elephant in the Room: The huge wave of austerity the Eurozone is sleepwalking… Continue Reading
By Bill Powell – Newsweek Why would somebody 37 years old, with no diplomatic experience, take on the job of making peace in the Mideast? “My father-in-law asked me to do it,” Jared Kushner says. Never mind that Henry Kissinger, James Baker… Continue Reading
The Economist In America, political and commercial strains have led to questions about its value and meaning Have you heard the news? It’s about the news. As correspondents covered the widespread protests on the streets of America in recent months, many… Continue Reading
Editorial The re-election of Andrzej Duda as president, by the narrowest of margins, shows Polish liberals must find a way to reconnect with non-urban voters To understand what was at stake in Sunday’s cliffhanger presidential election in Poland, it is… Continue Reading
By Garry Jacobs and Donato Kiniger-Passigli (*) More needed now as it was then The Manifesto called for the governments of the world to abolish nuclear weapons Sixty-five years ago this week, Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell and nine other Nobel… Continue Reading
By Makani Themba* – The Nation Jackson, Miss.—Before Covid-19, I would travel around the country, listening to people’s stories as we walked their block, or plotted the “beautiful next” in some center or meeting room. Now we are all in… Continue Reading
The Economist –-The way we live now –The world is not experiencing a second wave: it never got over the first It is astonishing how rapidly the pandemic has spread, despite all the efforts to stop it. On February 1st, the… Continue Reading
Alex Vitale, Scott Casleton (*) – Boston Review In this interview, sociologist Alex Vitale explains how the policing crisis in the United States begins with politics—the decision to embrace neoliberal austerity and to turn the social problems it creates over… Continue Reading
Opinion by Brad Parscale*, in The Washington Post “Bush’s Rating Falls To Its Lowest Point, New Survey Finds,” read a bold headline on the front page of the New York Times on June 29, 2004. The Times described a fraught atmosphere among the… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Jul 1 2020 (IPS) – The ongoing battle between China and the United States is threatening to paralyze the most powerful body at the United Nations – the 15-member Security Council (UNSC)—which has virtually gone… Continue Reading
By Jason Murdock * – Newsweek The Facebook advertising boycott has expanded to include more big-brands this week, with carmaker Ford, clothing giant Adidas, tech firm HP and U.S. retailer Best Buy each temporarily pausing spending on the social network. While social… Continue Reading
Editorial Europe’s largest and most powerful nation can provide necessary leadership amid daunting challenges As Europe emerges from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, it faces challenges on an epic scale. In Italy and Spain, the spectre of spiralling, unsustainable… Continue Reading
Analysis by Alessio Dell’Anna* & Alice Tidey -Euronews Poland’s outgoing president Andrzej Duda failed to win an outright majority in Sunday’s presidential election and is set to face Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski in a July 12 run-off. According to an… Continue Reading
By José Ignacio Torreblanca* – European Council on Foreign Relations From Putin to Trump, to Viktor Orban and Xi Jinping, several world leaders accuse the Hungarian magnate of wanting to bring them down. In Spain, his main enemy is Vox.… Continue Reading
