This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN – Democracy Now! (*) NERMEEN SHAIKH: President Trump vowed on Wednesday to hit Iran with new sanctions but appeared to pull back from taking any… 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
Allen White* – Great Transition Initiative Opening reflections for a GTI forum Transnational corporations, the engines of global capitalism, have become the target of efforts to create an economic system both socially just and environmentally sustainable. The unprecedented power and… 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 George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures In order to understand the current confrontation between Iran and the United States, we might begin with the Persian-Babylonian wars. Alternatively, we could begin with the decision of the United States to withdraw U.S.… 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 Anis Chowdhury * and Jomo Kwame Sundaram** SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 2020 (IPS) – The latest November 2019 UBS/PwC Billionaires Report counted 2,101 billionaires globally, or 589 more than five years before. Earlier, Farhad Manjoo had seriously… 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 Davina Jackson * – The Conversation Al Gore’s 1992 forecast of a Digital Earth — where satellites beam data to reveal all the planet’s environmental dynamics – has gained momentum with the publication of the Manual of Digital Earth… Continue Reading
Robert B. Reich* – Newsweek Boeing recently fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg in order “to restore confidence in the Company moving forward as it works to repair relationships with regulators, customers, and all other stakeholders.” Restore confidence? Muilenburg’s successor will be… 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
Zero Hedge Authored by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future,” Yogi Berra reminded us. But on “The McLaughlin Group,” the TV talk show on which this writer has appeared for four decades, predictions… Continue Reading
By Allen White – GTI forum by the Great Transition Initiative Transnational corporations, the engines of global capitalism, have become the target of efforts to create an economic system both socially just and environmentally sustainable. The unprecedented power and impact… Continue Reading
John Washington* – The Intercept FORMER NEW YORK CITY mayor and multibillionaire Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg used prison labor to make campaign calls. Through a third-party vendor, the Mike Bloomberg 2020 campaign contracted New Jersey-based call center company ProCom, which… Continue Reading
Nick Akerman* – Newsweek President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are desperately trying to block a real trial in the Senate, not because they are fearful of the testimony of witnesses such as former National Security Adviser… 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
