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The Italian crisis was the left’s final warning: it must adopt a new, credible EU policy agenda

BY YANIS VAROUFAKIS* It’s time to explain how the bloc, and the euro, could be run differently, democratically and sustainably Italy’s recent political crisis has at once confirmed the European Union’s unsustainability and the left’s impotence. That the euro is a currency system…

7 June 2018 · 5 min read

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Steve Bannon is on a far-right mission to radicalise Europe

Natalie Nougayrède* – The Guardian Don’t be fooled by Bannon’s split with Trump. He’s leading a Trumpian onslaught to undermine European democracy itself Steve Bannon is on a mission. President Trump’s former chief strategist has visited Europe twice in the past four months…

6 Jun 2018 · 5 min read

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President Al-Sisi Pursues Repressive Track with New Wave of Arrests

By Eduard Cousin

By Eduard Cousin CAIRO, Jun 6 2018 (IPS) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, who was re-elected in March, continues the repression of regime opponents. Critics view the situation as increasingly dangerous. “There is no logic anymore,” says one. “The injustice increases……

6 Jun 2018 · 5 min read

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Trump and the Nobel: Who deserves the credit?

By José Ramos-Horta — The Hill

By José Ramos-Horta* – The Hill Opinion contributor. The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill.

5 Jun 2018 · 5 min read

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Renewed Crises in Emerging Economies and the IMF ? Muddling Through Again?

By Yilmaz Akyüz

By Yilmaz Akyüz* GENEVA, Jun 5 2018 (IPS) – It is now more than a decade and a half since the last severe currency crisis in a major emerging economy ? that was in Argentina in 2001-2002 following a series of crises in Russia, Turkey and Brazil. It is now common knowledge that…

5 Jun 2018 · 10 min read

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Where Trump Succeeded

By Charles M. Blow — The New York Times

Blow* – The New York Times In one way, Donald Trump’s presidency has been a raging success: He stole a political party. Among most of the people who we used to call Republicans, among the people who like Trump or at least loathe the things that Trump loathes, Trump is not a…

4 Jun 2018 · 5 min read

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Plastic Tsunamis Threaten Coast in Latin America

By Fabiana Frayssinet

By Fabiana Frayssinet This article is part of special IPS coverage for World Environment Day, on June 5, whose theme this year is “Beat Plastic Pollution”. RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 2018 (IPS) – Although Latin America produces just five percent of the world’s plastic, it imports…

4 Jun 2018 · 5 min read

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Pedro Sánchez: from economics professor to Spain's prime minister

Sam Jones – The Guardian Victory comes just two years after he was forced out as leader of socialist party over refusal to back Rajoy government Pedro Sánchez made history on Friday by becoming the first Spanish politician to unseat a prime minister through a motion of…

1 Jun 2018 · 7 min read

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Turkey and Poland: two nations paralysed by rightwing populism

Ece Temelkuran* – The Guardian Our two nations can feel solidarity in how our revolutions turned into authoritarianism. Is there hope for us?

1 Jun 2018 · 5 min read

Democracy

By faking Babchenko’s murder, Ukraine has smeared itself

Sophie Pinkham* – The Guardian This irresponsible stunt has severely undermined both Ukraine’s credibility and that of honest journalism On Tuesday, the news spread quickly: Russian dissident journalist Arkady Babchenko had been shot three times just outside his apartment in…

31 May 2018 · 5 min read