Armed conflicts

The Rotten Alliance of Liberals and Neocons Will Likely Shape U.S. Foreign Policy for Years to Come

By Marshall Auerback and James Carden

By Marshall Auerback and James Carden (*) Independent Media Institute Trump’s rise has led to unity in the ranks opposing his foreign policy The emergence in recent weeks of a coalition of neocon Republicans and former national security officials who have…

31 August 2020 · 12 min read

Civil Society

A pandemic of psychological pain

The Economist How to reduce the mental trauma of covid-19 A few cheap steps can make a big difference In ecuador people are still searching for the bodies of relatives who died of covid-19 four months ago. In Italy a boy begged a priest to forgive the “sin” of lowering his…

31 Aug 2020 · 4 min read

Climate Change

Voters Are the Limit to Democracy

By Roberto Savio On

By Roberto Savio* On August 23, a respected Brazilian polling institute found that the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, enjoys an approval rating of 51 percent, the highest since he was elected. Brazil ranks second as the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths…

28 Aug 2020 · 5 min read

Elections

Trump unleashes diatribe of falsehoods and baseless attacks in RNC finale

David Smith – The Guardian Trump portrayed Biden as a creature of the Washington swamp, beat the drum of law and order and said little about racial injustice Washington – You write him off at your peril. Donald Trump stood at one of America’s most hallowed spaces on Thursday –…

28 Aug 2020 · 6 min read

Environment

Amazon ‘Women Warriors’ Show Gender Equality, Forest Conservation Go Hand in Hand

By Rosamaria Loures and Sarah Sax — Mongabay

By Rosamaria Loures and Sarah Sax – Mongabay (*) Recognition of the role that Indigenous land plays in forest protection, biodiversity conservation and environmental health has been growing, but less attention has been paid to the role of women. An increasing body of research…

27 Aug 2020 · 15 min read

authoritarianism

Former presidents anticipate nullity of election in the IDB

FORMER PRESIDENTS CALL FOR RESPECT OF HISTORICAL AGREEMENTS AND THE DIGNITY OF LATIN AMERICA REGARDING THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The time has come to vehemently insist on the importance of postponing the election of the next president of the Inter-American Development…

27 Aug 2020 · 4 min read

Populism

Why the Jerry Falwell scandal won’t weaken Trump’s evangelical support

Opinion by Paul Waldman – The Washington Post As Republicans hold a convention that portrays President Trump as all but a living god, one of his most important supporters from the religious right is experiencing a precipitous fall from grace. Like a scene from a satire attacking…

26 Aug 2020 · 6 min read

authoritarianism

From Lockdown to Police State: the “Great Reset” Rolls Out

By Ellen Brown — Unz Review

By Ellen Brown* – Unz Review Mayhem in Melbourne On August 2, lockdown measures were implemented in Melbourne, Australia, that were so draconian that Australian news commentator Alan Jones said on Sky News: “People are entitled to think there is an ‘agenda to destroy…

26 Aug 2020 · 13 min read

Elections

For once, the Trumps are only the Republicans' second most dysfunctional family

By Marina Hyde — The Guardian

By Marina Hyde – The Guardian As the Republican national convention got under way last night, the party that has formed a personality cult around the personality of Donald Trump was treated to a speech from Don Jr. Say what you like about the polls, Junior’s mere presence…

25 Aug 2020 · 5 min read

Civil Society

Covid-19 Pandemic Another Threat to Indigenous Communities

By Angel Mendoza

By Angel Mendoza PARIS, Aug 25 2020 (IPS) – The voices of indigenous people worldwide are being silenced and their lives made invisible. Stewards of the earth, they are left at the fringes of public discourse in countries around the globe.

25 Aug 2020 · 5 min read