Armed conflicts
American Militarism Destroying the Future of Humanity
Khawaja, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service “The culture of peace is universal. It is shared by people and nations Worldwide.
Populism
Commerce
Trump Wants to Wall Off Huawei, but the Digital World Bridles at Barriers
Sanger* – The New York Times President Trump has finally succeeded in building his wall: not the one he keeps demanding on the southwestern border, but a far more complex barrier meant to block China’s national telecommunications champion, Huawei, from operating in the United…
Democracy
Where do the elections leave Europe's nationalists?
by Ylenia Gostoli – Al Jazeera Right-wing parties performed strongly, but not as well as expected and parliamentary majorities are not guaranteed. Brussels, Belgium – It had been portrayed as a day of reckoning between pro-European and anti-European forces – between those who…
Elections
Donald Trump's Friends Are About to Dominate British Politics
By Shane Croucher *– Newsweek Two friends of President Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson, are set to dominate British politics after U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, in an emotional address, announced she would step down on June 7, her tenure derailed by her inability…
Elections
What and Who Gave Us Trump?
By Ralph Nader* Donald J. Trump’s presidential ambition has simmered for decades.
Civil Society
There is only one sole and most urgent solution at a global scale: Democratic Multilateralism
By Federico Mayor Zaragoza* “… Everything is still possible… but who if not all of us can make it become true?”.
Armed conflicts
Trump Tells Pentagon Chief He Does Not Want War With Iran
By Mark Landler, Maggie Haberman and Eric Schmitt – The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump has sought to put the brakes on a brewing confrontation with Iran in recent days, telling the acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, that he does not want to go to war with…
Armed conflicts
The Best Way to Avert War with Iran? Fire John Bolton
Sina Toossi * – Newsweek Iran’s decision to retaliate against the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal was inevitable, so long as its back was pushed against the wall. Iran exercised “strategic patience” for the past year, hoping that the other parties to the deal would stand…
Politics
Extreme abortion laws shine light on Trump's courting of religious right
By David Smith* – The Guardian Evangelical backing for a thrice-married celebrity is not as odd as it seems: on abortion, the supreme court and more, the president keeps delivering After bowing his head in prayer, Donald Trump addressed faith leaders in the sunshine of the…
Commerce
China-US Trade War Heats Up: 3 Reasons It Won’t Cool Down Anytime Soon
Posted by Yves Smith – Naked Capitalism This is a useful article as far as it goes, but it may not go far enough for the taste of some readers. The first is that it may miss the real source of the outtrade between the US and China, which is that China appears not to accept a…