By Alana Lentin* – The Guardian The BAME experience during this pandemic tells us that race is not about individual morality, it profoundly shapes people’s lives As coronavirus continues to rampage across the globe, it has become apparent that, while biologically the virus may…
By Democracy Now! In Washington, D.C., President Trump clashed with Chinese American CBS reporter Weijia Jiang when she confronted him over the issue of testing. Weijia Jiang: “You have said many times that the U.S. is doing far better than any other country when it comes to…
Yanis Varoufakis and David McWilliams – The Guardian Greece’s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and Irish economist David McWilliams on the hope for a global new deal David McWilliams: I think it is fair to say that capitalism – in the course of this unprecedented crisis…
By Rafiqul Islam Last week almost 400 Rohingyas were rescued off the coast of Bangladesh after being at sea for two months after their boat failed to reach Malaysia. But the case is not a new one as each month thousands board boats from refugee camps in Bangladesh in an…
By Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) World-renowned political dissident, linguist and author. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught for more…
DutchNews.nl The Dutch government has been criticised by domestic politicians, MEPs, and Italian mayors and officials for its tough line on EU measures to support countries hard hit by the coronacrisis, and for showing a lack of solidarity to its fellow EU countries. A group of…
By Selam Gebrekidan* – The New York Times Leaders around the world have passed emergency decrees and legislation expanding their reach during the pandemic. Will they ever relinquish them?
By Lili Bayer – POLITICO While the new legislation remains in place, no elections can be held and Orbán’s government will be able to suspend the enforcement of certain laws The Hungarian parliament on Monday voted by a two-thirds majority to allow the government of Prime…
