By Abayomi Azikiwe – Global Research Western foreign policy has destroyed the capacity of Libya and the Kingdom of Morocco to coordinate relief efforts amid the worsening effects of climate change Two devastating events have struck the North African states of the Kingdom of…
By Bobby Azarian* – Raw Story When delving into the perplexing world of politics and the enigmatic figure of Donald Trump, we often encounter a peculiar phenomenon amongst his supporters: a staunch refusal to accept any criminal allegation or felony charge against…
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 2023 (IPS) – The recent epidemic of coups in Africa — including military take-overs in Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon– have triggered the inevitable question: Is multi-party democracy on the retreat? The Open Society Barometer, an…
By Rayhan Uddin – Middle East Eye (MEE), London Ailing infrastructure and poor preparedness exacerbated devastation, say analysts, while climate change may have intensified storm The full scale of the devastation caused by flash floods in Libya is still emerging three days after…
By Ariel Dorfman*- The New York Times For 50 years, I have been mourning the death of President Salvador Allende of Chile, who was overthrown in a coup the morning of Sept. 11, 1973. For 50 years, I have mourned his death and the many deaths that followed…
By Monique Ryan MP* – Australian platform Pearls and Irritations Later this month I’ll travel to Washington, as part of a Parliamentary delegation, to advocate on behalf of Julian Assange. The Parliamentary delegation includes representatives from across the political…
By Thomas Palley* – Common Dreams The claim of a Pinochet economic miracle is false, and it is also politically dangerous in the tacit support it gives to dictatorship and neoliberalism September 11, 2023, marks the 50th anniversary of General Pinochet’s military coup against…
By Binoy Kampmark* – CounterPunch website It all tallies. War, investments and returns.
By Caitlin Johnstone* – Information Clearing House During a speech at the EU Parliament’s foreign affairs committee on Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg clearly and repeatedly acknowledged that Putin made the decision to invade Ukraine because of fears of…
By John Kirk and Stephen Kimber (*) – Al Jazeera Destructive US efforts to control its ‘back yard’ continue to this day. Today is the 50th anniversary of a devastating military coup in Chile which gave way to one of the most brutal dictatorships in Latin American history.
