Economy / Finance

The Guardian view on Germany taking the EU presidency: good timing

Editorial Europe’s largest and most powerful nation can provide necessary leadership amid daunting challenges As Europe emerges from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, it faces challenges on an epic scale. In Italy and Spain, the spectre of spiralling, unsustainable debt…

30 June 2020 · 3 min read

food

New Flu Virus With "Pandemic Potential" Emerges In China

By Tyler Durden — Zero Hedge

By Tyler Durden – Zero Hedge (*) Roughly half a million Chinese living in Hebei Province (not Hubei, Hebei), a province in northern China that surrounds Beijing (which operates as an independent ‘national city’) are under lockdown, but in an effort to try to convey just how…

30 Jun 2020 · 4 min read

Human Rights

What's at stake as Poland's presidential race heads to a run-off?

Analysis by Alessio Dell’Anna* & Alice Tidey -Euronews Poland’s outgoing president Andrzej Duda failed to win an outright majority in Sunday’s presidential election and is set to face Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski in a July 12 run-off. According to an Ipsos projection, Duda…

29 Jun 2020 · 5 min read

Economy / Finance

George Soros: “I am proud of the enemies I have”

By José Ignacio Torreblanca — European Council on Foreign Relations

By José Ignacio Torreblanca* – European Council on Foreign Relations From Putin to Trump, to Viktor Orban and Xi Jinping, several world leaders accuse the Hungarian magnate of wanting to bring them down. In Spain, his main enemy is Vox. This is the man who brings together…

29 Jun 2020 · 9 min read

DEVNET JAPAN

Aim for seeking advancement for women in the world

by DEVNET JAPAN Project of SDGs realization on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. No.5: GENDER EQUALITY, No.8: DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH Mr.Toshiya Sakamoto, President of Charis Inc DEVNET International (DEVNET), NGO of United Nations ECOSOC, aims for SDGs realization…

27 Jun 2020 · 4 min read

authoritarianism

How U.S. and Brazil Leadership That “Neglects Science” Led to Hemisphere’s Worst Coronavirus Crises

Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) As coronavirus infections worldwide approach 10 million, nearly half can be found in the two largest countries in the Americas: the United States and Brazil, which now has the worst infection rate in the world and could surpass the U.S. death…

26 Jun 2020 · 20 min read

Civil rights

Invitation to participate in the XV ECPD International Conference

ECPD GLOBAL CRISES WITH IMPACTS FOR GENERATIONS: IT’S TIME FOR URGENT MULTILATERAL ACTION (1) (Belgrade City Hall, 23 October 2020) VIII ECPD Global Youth Forum YOUTH POWER FOR THE COMMON FUTURE With the main topic ACTING ON THE EARTH CHARTER (2) (Belgrade City Hall, 24-25…

26 Jun 2020 · 2 min read

authoritarianism

Modi's India should be on the US's religious freedom blacklist

By Sarah C Anderson and Sunita Viswanath

By Sarah C Anderson and Sunita Viswanath (*) – Opinion, in Al Jazeera Only strong pressure from the US can stop the Indian government from further eroding religious freedom in the country. On June 10, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo released the 2019 International Religious…

25 Jun 2020 · 6 min read

Civil Society

A Toolbox for Sustainable Crisis Response Measures for Central Banks and Supervisors

By Simon Dikau, Nick Robins, Ulrich Volz — London School of Economics

By Simon Dikau, Nick Robins, Ulrich Volz – London School of Economics Ethical Markets highly recommends this report “TOOLBOX for Sustainable Crisis Response Measures for Central banks and Supervisors”, updating on all the steps the world’s central bankers and&nbsp…

25 Jun 2020 · 4 min read

authoritarianism

Wheels on fire. The Thin Edge: Is the Donald Trump regime imploding?

By Ruchir Joshi — Editor, Telegraph of India

By Ruchir Joshi – Editor, Telegraph of India Watching the wheels come off an inept, conceited person in power is always satisfying. However, each time we witness such a moment, the satisfaction is tempered by the following question: how much more damage will this person…

24 Jun 2020 · 12 min read