Corruption

Shooting at Haitian Parliament Surprises Few as Anti-Government Protests Continue

By Jane Regan — North American Congress on Latin America

By Jane Regan* – North American Congress on Latin America A recent photograph circulating of a Haitian senator shooting an AP reporter is just the tip of the iceberg in Haiti, where an uprising has been simmering for months An Associated Press photographer and a security…

2 October 2019 · 9 min read

Economy / Finance

The Social Impact of Economic Inequality

By Blerim Mustafa GENEVA, Sep

By Blerim Mustafa* GENEVA, Sep 2019 (IPS) – Increasing economic inequality is a defining challenge of our time. In recent years, it has triggered analysis and reflection by many scholars, politicians and others on its causes and consequences on economic growth and…

1 Oct 2019 · 5 min read

English

The Rohingya crisis can’t stay Bangladesh’s burden, prime minister says

By Ishaan Tharoor — The Washington Post

By Ishaan Tharoor* – The Washington Post NEW YORK — About two years ago, Bangladesh let in some 750,000 Rohingya people fleeing a military-led campaign of ethnic cleansing on the other side of the border. Authorities in Myanmar view the Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim minority…

1 Oct 2019 · 6 min read

Armed conflicts

Trump, Rouhani agreed 4-point plan before Iran balked: French officials

By Rym Momtaz — POLITICO

By Rym Momtaz – POLITICO Document seen by POLITICO was basis for meeting and negotiations PARIS 10/1/19 — Donald Trump and Hassan Rouhani agreed on a four-point document brokered by Emmanuel Macron in New York last week as a basis for a meeting and relaunching negotiations…

1 Oct 2019 · 5 min read

English

Trump, Rouhani agreed 4-point plan before Iran balked: French officials

By Rym Momtaz — POLITICO

1 Oct 2019 · 5 min read

Neo-liberalism

Trump Is Dangerously Unstable—and It's Almost Too Late for an Impeachment

By Robert B. Reich — Newsweek

Reich*- Newsweek In retrospect, what’s most disturbing about “Sharpiegate” isn’t Donald Trump’s clumsy effort to doctor a National Weather Service map or even his brazen move to get the same agency to lie on his behalf. It’s how utterly petty his motive was.

18 Sep 2019 · 4 min read

Economy / Finance

Central Bankers' Desperate Grab for Power

By Ellen Brown — Truthdig

By Ellen Brown* – Truthdig(+) Central bankers are out of ammunition. Mark Carney, the soon-to-be-retiring head of the Bank of England, admitted as much in a speech at the annual meeting of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyo., in August. “In the longer-term,” he said, “we need…

18 Sep 2019 · 18 min read

Armed conflicts

US Military Options in Iran

By George Friedman — Geopolitical Futures

By George Friedman* – Geopolitical Futures The United States has openly accused Iran of being behind the drone and cruise missile attacks on Saudi Arabia’s largest oil refinery. Now the question is what the United States will do in response.

17 Sep 2019 · 7 min read

Civil Society

Britons in Europe are being hung out to dry. In Luxembourg, they found their voice

Gaby Hinsliff* – The Guardian A no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for UK citizens in the EU. No wonder they spoiled Boris Johnson’s press conference If it was meant to highlight Boris Johnson’s tendency to flee the consequences of his actions, then the trick almost worked…

17 Sep 2019 · 4 min read

Human Rights

The Neo-Nazi Murder Haunting Germany

By Jordan Stancil — The Nation

By Jordan Stancil*– The Nation The assassination of a local politician is waking up the country to the threat of the radical right No one had planned to house refugees in Kassel district in western Germany. But then, no one had seen this many refugees arrive all at once…

16 Sep 2019 · 13 min read