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How boycotting everything Russian – and blaming Russian society rather than Putin – is xenophobic

By Rachel Pistol — The Conversation

By Rachel Pistol* – The Conversation The Russian invasion of Ukraine has sparked global outrage and a desire to show support for Ukrainian citizens. Many people who are not in Ukraine have felt desperate to do something positive, something that will help.

23 March 2022 · 5 min read

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At long last, the U.S. recognizes what the Rohingya already knew

GLOBAL OPINIONS – The Washington Post This week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken officially recognized the crimes perpetrated by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya as a genocide. For Wai Wai Nu, a Rohingya human rights and democracy activist and former political…

23 Mar 2022 · 7 min read

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Ukraine: we need peace now. Soon it could be too late

By Michael von der Schulenburg

By Michael von der Schulenburg* As we write this article, Russia’s war against Ukraine is going into the fourth week with all its ferocity and there is no end to hostilities in sight. Daily, we see heartbreaking pictures of horrific human sufferings, the killing of civilians…

22 Mar 2022 · 15 min read

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“U.S. Hypocrisy”: Biden Admin Remains Silent on Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara

By Amy Goodman — Democracy Now!

By Amy Goodman* – Democracy Now! GUESTS: Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco.

22 Mar 2022 · 6 min read

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The War That Never Happened

By Saif Ansari — Jacobin

By Saif Ansari* – Jacobin Today is the 19th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. It was a catastrophic, illegal, murderous war — and Joe Biden was one its most important cheerleaders.

21 Mar 2022 · 16 min read

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Ukraine: The West’s Spinal Cord Reaction Will Prove Extremely Self-Destructive

By Jan Oberg — TRANSCEND Media Service

EDITORIAL, By Jan Oberg* – TRANSCEND Media Service Since Russia’s foolish and totally unacceptable war on Ukraine started, there no longer seems to be any limit to what can be said about Russians and Russia and what can be done to isolate the country and its people economically…

21 Mar 2022 · 16 min read

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Women Are Leading Russia’s Antiwar Protests — and They’re in Putin’s Crosshairs

By Mike Ludwig — Truthout

By Mike Ludwig* – Truthout As thousands of antiwar Russians flee their country or remain trapped there due to devastating economic sanctions, President Vladimir Putin made a chilling video address to the Russian people on Thursday in an attempt to justify his…

18 Mar 2022 · 7 min read

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‘Take from the hungry to feed the starving’: UN faces awful dilemma

By Kaamil Ahmed — The Guardian

By Kaamil Ahmed – The Guardian Agencies forced to cut back aid in Yemen, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Ethiopia despite growing need as funds go to Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put huge pressure on an already shrinking pot of international aid. Aid agencies working in…

18 Mar 2022 · 3 min read

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Central banks have humanity’s future in their hands: they must not fail on inflation

By Yanis Varoufakis

By Yanis Varoufakis* Interest rates will have to rise without jeopardising the green transition. It’s a difficult task, but it can be done Inflation is a disease that disproportionately afflicts the poor. Even before Vladimir Putin unleashed his brutal war on Ukraine, whose…

17 Mar 2022 · 6 min read

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Why We Must Remember Afghanistan

Kern Hendricks* KABUL, Mar 17 2022 (IPS) – While all eyes are on Ukraine, Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis has been forgotten. But only with international aid can Afghans build a future. When US President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union Speech on 2 March, the…

17 Mar 2022 · 7 min read