The xenophobic nationalists of Vox made disturbing progress in Spain’s fourth election in as many years There was one major beneficiary of Sunday’s inconclusive election in Spain, but it was not Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist prime minister. Mr Sánchez hoped a fourth poll in as…
By Kenneth Katzman(*) – LobeLog (**) The objective of any sanctions regime is not to punish the target country or weaken its economy as an end in itself. Rather, a sanctions campaign—including the Trump Administration’s policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran—is meant to…
By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures Last Sunday, I received an email from a close friend telling me and others that after 60 years he was canceling his subscription to The New York Times because he was tired of its bias against U.S. President Donald Trump and, even…
By Shaun Walker* – The Guardian The philanthropist who has spent billions promoting democracy talks populism, Trump and powerful enemies Around three decades ago, George Soros was introduced to a brash property magnate over dinner at a country house in the Catskills…
By Selam Gebrekidan, Matt Apuzzo(*) and Benjamin Novak – The New York Times The European Union spends $65 billion a year subsidizing agriculture. But a chunk of that money emboldens strongmen, enriches politicians and finances corrupt dealing. CSAKVAR, Hungary — Under…
Harrison Stetler* – The Nation As extremist ideas enter the mainstream, “clash of civilizations” rhetoric is crowding out more nuanced approaches to the very real problem of terrorism “The combined forces of the state will not be able to overcome the Islamist hydra,”…
Editorial Boris Johnson wants to get rid of this House of Commons because it stands in the way of an even harder Brexit than he is letting on Oliver Cromwell’s speech attacking the Long Parliament in 1653 has gone down in history. “You have sat too long here for any good you…
By Prof Rodrigue Tremblay* – Global Research “If this [U.S.] government ever became a tyrant, if a dictator ever took charge in this country, the technological capacity that the intelligence community has given the government could enable it to impose total tyranny…
By Patrick Kingsley* and Benjamin Novak- The New York Times FELCSUT, Hungary — The Pancho Arena stands about 20 yards from the country home of Viktor Orban, Hungary’s prime minister. The professional soccer stadium has a heated pitch, a museum, a spotless medical clinic…
By Gary Younge* – The Nation British MPs are tired of arguing, but that’s no reason to approve Boris Johnson’s disastrous deal There is a moment in the movie Primary Colors when presidential candidate Jack Stanton (played by John Travolta) demands that someone call his…
