By Werner Krause, Denis Cohen and Tarik Abou-Chadi (*) – The Guardian Does fighting on the radical right’s turf help to steal its voters? Our research suggests it doesn’t Across Europe, radical-right parties remain on the rise.
By Boaventura de Sousa Santos* – Wall Street International Magazine The beginning of the end of eurocentrism One hundred years after World War I, Europe’s leaders are sleepwalking toward a new, all-out war. As in 1914, they believe that the war in Ukraine will be limited and…
By Ewan Palmer* – Newsweek Could Donald Trump Face Criminal Charges? Everything We Know So Far The question of whether Donald Trump could face prosecution has been raised yet again amid reports the January 6 House Select Committee cannot agree on whether to refer…
By Pauline Bock – The Guardian The president exploited the ideas of Le Pen and Zemmour for his own political gain. As disaster looms, he must change tack. ‘Instead of distancing himself from the far right, Emmanuel Macron has dangerously played on its turf.’ On 6 May 2017, the…
By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Apr 2022 (IPS) – A legendary quote attributed to Joseph Stalin most likely applies to the United Nations too. “How many divisions does the Pope have?” asked the Soviet leader, interrupting a speech by Winston Churchill in a bygone era.If you…
By Lynn Parramore* – Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) Veteran researcher sheds light on what’s going on, how long the pain might last, and possible paths forward. Ugly inflation not seen in four decades, fuel prices spreading pain through the rest of the…
By Alexandra Hutzler*- Newsweek Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed To Supreme Court making her the first Black woman to be appointed to the bench in its 233-year history. The Senate voted 53-to-47 on Thursday to confirm Jackson, who will fill the vacancy…
By Bertil Lintner* – Asia Times Coup-leader Min Aung Hlaing vows to ‘annihilate’ anti-military resistance forces, snuffing out any hopes for dialog CHIANG MAI – If anyone had thought that there could, as the UN and the outside world advocate, be a dialogue between Myanmar’s…
By Simon Jenkins* – The Guardian Forty years after the war in the South Atlantic, common sense demands a negotiated settlement with Argentina This April is the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands war. Less well known is that it is the 41st anniversary of a final…
Mushahid Hussain* – Wall Street International MagazineTop of Form Promoting stability and economic development through strategic political bonds The retrenchment of American power in the Middle East and the larger Muslim world, coupled with the war in Ukraine, has provided a…
