By Baher Kamal ROME, Aug 31 2017 (IPS) – Bako* (24), a Nigerian migrant, stairs at new comers at an old, local Roman bar. Extremely polite, he asks for money.
Analysis by Aaron Blake – The Fix (washingtonpost.com) Polling Donald Trump is one of the most difficult and confusing exercises in modern politics. In Trump, we have a guy who won the presidency by surprisingly beating the polls in key Rust Belt states, of course.
Jeffrey Sachs – CNn.com It’s important to politicize Hurricane Harvey. Not politics in the sense of political parties, or politics to win elections.
Russ Schumacher* – The Conversation Fifty inches of rain. Nine trillion gallons of water. The Gulf Coast of Texas, and especially the Houston metropolitan area, has been inundated by rain produced by Hurricane Harvey.
Sophie in ‘t Veld* – The Guardian From dubious deals with third countries to processing points in Africa, Europe’s response to migration is failing. But there are better ways to tackle it together The central Mediterranean migratory route has become the most lethal in the world…
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE NEW YORK TIMES It should be among the easier tasks of a cabinet member to affirm, without hesitation, that the president he or she serves represents the values of the American people. But that was more than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson could…
By Huma Yusuf – Dawn, Pakistan Aug 28 2017 – – QUESTION: what’s the best way to ensure that an issue gets state attention? Answer: make it a matter of national security.
Michael E Mann* We can’t say that Hurricane Harvey was caused by climate change. But it was certainly worsened by it What can we say about the role of climate change in the unprecedented disaster that is unfolding in Houston with Hurricane Harvey?
Paul Krugman – The New York Times As sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., Joe Arpaio engaged in blatant racial discrimination. His officers systematically targeted Latinos, often arresting them on spurious charges and at least sometimes beating them up when they questioned those…
By Jon Wiener -The Nation Amy Wilentz on what Jared wants Amy Wilentz is a long-time contributing editor at The Nation and former Jerusalem correspondent for The New Yorker. She’s best known for her award-winning books on Haiti, most recently Farewell, Fred Voodoo.
