Gary Younge* – The Guardian The United States needs new gun laws. But first it needs to shed the myths that sustain its reliance on weapons Around 3.30am on 23 November 2013 a stray bullet shattered the window of an apartment in Indianapolis where a couple watched television…
Words by Larry Siems* Chronology of significant events November 2002 Rahman wearing only socks and diaper; supervisor has concern regarding hypothermia Rahman subjected to 48 hours of sleep deprivation, rough treatment, cold shower and other measures but remained…
Paul Krugman – The New York Times I’m still thinking about Kevin Hassett’s appearance at the Tax Policy Center, where he repaid his hosts’ graciousness by gratuitously impugning their integrity. But insults aside, he offered a new analysis of corporate tax incidence – an…
By Rick Noack* – The Washington Post BERLIN — The decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the Geneva-based International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) appeared like a logical step at a time when fears of nuclear conflicts dominate the political agenda. And yet…
Paul Krugman – The New York Times By all accounts, Rex Tillerson has demoralized and degraded the State Department to the point of uselessness. Tom Price did much the same to Health and Human Services before jetting off.
William Becker* – Huffingtonpost In case it isn’t obvious, Congress’s mid-term election campaigns have already begun, with voters and potential challengers watching how incumbents handle several tough issues on the agenda including tax reform, infrastructure modernization, and…
Victor Lapuente Giné* – The Guardian How is it that a country whose economic performance, human development and democratic integrity have improved so vastly over the past four decades is now dealing with one of Europe’s worst territorial and constitutional crises? The answer…
By Baher Kamal ROME, Oct 4 2017 (IPS) – The world is running out of new antibiotics to combat the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, a new specialised report warns ahead of this year’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week, adding that most of the drugs currently in the…
By PEPE ESCOBAR* – ASIA TIMES Fascist Franco may have been dead for more than four decades, but Spain is still encumbered with his dictatorial corpse. A new paradigm has been coined right inside the lofty European Union, self-described home/patronizing dispenser of human rights…
