By Georgi Gotev (*) – EURACTIV.com At the start of the Russian aggression almost a year ago, Western countries were very shy about providing aid to Ukraine. Many stuck to the policy of providing only “non-lethal weapons” or symbolic supplies such as helmets or blankets.
By Mac Margolis and Robert Muggah -Open Democracy After enduring years of online toxicity, Brazil now wants to show the world how to crack down on disinformation Even as the armed forces and police broke up the 8 January insurrection in Brasilia, carting more than 1,000 rioters…
By Andrew Lichterman* – InDepthNews OAKLAND, California (IDN) — Seventy-seven years ago, the United Nations General Assembly passed its first resolution. The subject the governments represented there thought important enough to be first on their agenda was the establishment of a…
Carden (*) – Globetrotter Just as the Iraq invasion was a “mission accomplished” and Afghanistan an easy victory over the Taliban, not to mention the intervention in Libya, all these “successful” wars have turned into major defeats for US and its Western allies. Friday, January…
By JESSI HANSON-DEFUSCO (*)- Newsweek/ Opinion In recent months, a handful of Iranian citizens have been sentenced to death for the crime of protesting. Recently Mohammed Mehdi Karami and Seyed Mohammad Hosseini were hanged after claiming they were tortured to make false…
U.S. economist predicts that credit and social investment will flow back to Brazil By Daniela Chiaretti – Brasília – Valor International “I think the world is ready to rally to the cause of a new Bioeconomy for the Amazon. I believe that investment and social funding will flow…
Takamasa Ishizuka, CEO, Global Ethics Management Institute, Inc. The Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923) was more than just a military alliance; it had a major impact on Japan’s politics, economy, and society, and served as a model for Japan to follow.
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. Davies (*) The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has just issued its 2023 Doomsday Clock statement, calling this “a time of unprecedented danger.” It has advanced the hands of the clock to 90 seconds to midnight, meaning that the world is closer…
By KATHARINE WOOLRYCH AND NATALIIA KRYNYTSKA (*) – EUobserver Long before it became a warzone itself, Ukraine was both a transit and destination country for people fleeing conflicts and persecution elsewhere. Now, these people — who originate from Syria, Afghanistan…
By Amy Goodman (*) – Democracy Now! Friday’s event was held at the National Press Club and co-chaired by Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman. We spend the hour featuring compelling excerpts from the proceedings ………………………………. Transcript This is a rush…
