English

Europe Must Create New Monetary Fund That Leaves U.S. Out to Save Iran Deal, Germany Says

By Tom O'Connor — Newsweek

By Tom O’Connor – Newsweek Germany’s top diplomat has argued that Europe should create a new system for financial transactions that would exclude the U.S., which has abandoned a nuclear deal with Iran and threatened sanctions against those who stood by it. Germany has joined…

22 August 2018 · 4 min read

Climate Change

Empty Seas

By Mort Rosenblum — Mort Report

By Mort Rosenblum * – Mort Report Empty Seas: One ALASSIO, Italy – If you hate those salted fishy slivers on pizza, Giuseppe Cormaci has encouraging news. Mediterranean anchovies tanked this year.

22 Aug 2018 · 14 min read

English

Has Globalization Enhanced Development Cooperation?

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram

By Jomo Kwame Sundaram* KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 2018 (IPS) – Protracted economic stagnation in rich countries continues to threaten the development prospects of poorer countries. Globalization and economic liberalization over the last few decades have integrated developing…

21 Aug 2018 · 4 min read

Democracy

Steve Bannon’s New Best Friend in Europe

By Ivan Krastev — The New York Times

By Ivan Krastev* – The New York Times Donald Trump’s former Svengali is palling around the Continent with a far-right Hungarian prime minister. How does this end? “If there’s an explosion or fire somewhere, Steve is probably nearby with some matches,” one of Steve Bannon’s…

20 Aug 2018 · 6 min read

Democracy

The Observer view on politicians who refuse to accept blame

Editorial — The Observer

Editorial – The Observer* Leadership has been sadly missing, from the Genoa bridge collapse and Turkey’s financial plight to Trump’s US A pledge by Rory Stewart, the prisons minister, to resign if his new plan to combat drugs and violence in 10 target jails does not work stood…

20 Aug 2018 · 5 min read

English

Kofi Annan departed on the journey of no return

By José Ramos-Horta

Kofi Annan departed on the journey of no return By José Ramos-Horta* Tributes are pouring in from all over the world. I do not wish to repeat what surely is being written and spoken by many in more eloquent and detailed prose than I could possibly do.

19 Aug 2018 · 3 min read

Climate Change

In quest of a new Enligthnement

By Anders Wijkman

By Anders Wijkman* Looking at ecological and economic realities, time has come for demanding a new development model, one that fits our time and circumstances. The current model – the economy in particular – was designed and developed in an empty world, with a population between…

17 Aug 2018 · 6 min read

Climate Change

Human Extinction by 2026? A Last Ditch Strategy to Fight for Human Survival

Burrowes* There is almost unanimous agreement among climate scientists and organizations – that is, 97% of over 10,000 climate scientists and the various scientific organizations engaged in climate science research – that human beings have caused a dramatic increase in the…

17 Aug 2018 · 31 min read

English

The Italian government’s foolish reaction to the Genoa bridge collapse only compounds a nation’s tragedy

Editorial — The Independent, UK

Editorial – The Independent, UK Blaming EU budget constraints is plainly wrong: planned improvement works that could have averted the collapse were bitterly opposed by one of the government coalition parties Shameless even by their own low standards, the gang of populists…

16 Aug 2018 · 4 min read