Anthony Harwood * – Newsweek It’s hard not to be astonished by Saudi Arabia’s arrogant belief that it can do whatever it likes. It comes from being disgustingly rich and having everyone suck up to you, I suppose. But this… Continue Reading
By Walden Bello* In India and the Philippines, strongmen have consolidated immense power through democratic means. How do we explain this? Demonstrations and strikes have shaken India over the last few weeks as people from all walks of life protest… Continue Reading
Galip Dalay – Newsweek It’s been less than two weeks since the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s elite Quds force, and he already looks set to reshape regional politics in death as much he had in life—if not… Continue Reading
By Vijay Prashad* / Independent Media Institute With her head bandaged and her arm in a sling, university student Aishe Ghosh went before the cameras to say that the students of the university she attends in New Delhi would move… Continue Reading
Tyler Durden – Zero Hedge (*) There’s been a number of theories to emerge surrounding President Trump’s incredibly risky decision to assassinate IRGC Guds Force chief Qasem Soleimani, including that it was all the brainchild of hawkish Secretary of State… Continue Reading
Josep Catà – EFE, El País in english The third-largest force in Congress says the Socialist leader is betraying the nation over his deal with Catalan separatists, who endorsed his government in exchange for talks Spain’s far-right party, Vox, on… Continue Reading
By Bonnie Honig* – Boston Review In linking the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, Trump invokes a fantasy of poetic justice—positioning himself as Rambo, the avenger of American humiliation abroad. Last week, after ordering… Continue Reading
By Kelsey Davenport Julia Masterson (*) WASHINGTON DC, Jan 10 2020 (IPS) – Iran announced its fifth breach of the 2015 nuclear deal Jan. 5, stating that it “discards the last key component of its operational limitations” put in place… Continue Reading
By James W. Carden* – The Nation The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies’ militaristic influence on US policy toward Iran is working. Suleimani’s assassination is evidence of that. Consider the following scenario: A Washington, DC–based, tax-exempt organization that bills… Continue Reading
Robert Reich * – Newsweek Trump’s killing of Qassem Suleimani brings America to the brink of a war with Iran without any congressional approval, in direct violation of Congress’ war making authority under the Constitution. Other presidents have started wars… Continue Reading
By Narges Bajoghli * -International Politics and Society The General was an important figure. But the Islamic Republic won’t lose influence in the region because of his assassination The assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani of Iran by the United… Continue Reading
By Farhana Haque Rahman * ROME, Jan 6 2020 (IPS) – Let’s face what lies ahead with open eyes: 2020 is going to be a very tough year for the world, and developing countries in particular. The infant decade has already begun… Continue Reading
By Letícia Duarte* -The Atlantic Olavo de Carvalho’s anger has inspired a number of Brazilian far-right politicians, the country’s president among them. PETERSBURG, Virginia—Talking with Olavo de Carvalho can be an exercise in self-restraint. As I walked into his house… Continue Reading
Roberto Savio* In a world shaken by so many problems, it is difficult to look at 2020 and not make some kind of holistic analysis. While enormous progress has been made on many fronts, it is clear that the tide… Continue Reading
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* The dramatic events in Bolivia in recent months have followed an imperial script that Latin Americans are becoming more and more familiar with, and which consists in paving the way for the replacing of a… Continue Reading
By Jonathan Chait* – Intelligencer, New York Media For several years, Hungary has been the name American liberal intellectuals have given to their worst domestic nightmares. Hungary’s president, Viktor Orbán, has fashioned an apparently permanent majority for his conservative Fidesz… Continue Reading
Maureen Clare Murphy – Rights and Accountability, EI* Israel is actively encouraging and ready to facilitate mass emigration of Palestinians from Gaza, according to a senior government official. “Israel is ready to carry the costs of helping Gazans emigrate,” and… Continue Reading
By Mohammed Ramadhan* – Newsweek On a day when billions will be surrounded by loved ones celebrating the birth of Jesus, I will be facing the death penalty. I have committed no crime, so the Kingdom of Bahrain has invented… Continue Reading
Hazel Henderson* – Ethical Markets Media The 18th century enclosure of our planet’s common natural resources that fueled the rise of capitalism began in Britain and was described by Karl Polanyi in the Great Transformation (1946). I explored in depth… Continue Reading
By Farhana Haque Rahman* ROME, Dec 2019 (IPS) – By any measure this has been a devastating year: fires across the Amazon, the Arctic and beyond; floods and drought in Africa; rising temperatures, carbon emissions and sea levels; accelerating loss of… Continue Reading
