Viewpoint by Olatubora Ayodeji LAGOS, Nigeria (IDN) — It’s very important to understand that Russia is the world’s third biggest oil producer, behind the US and Saudi Arabia and of about five million barrels of crude oil it exports each day, more than half went to Europe before the sanctions were announced. Before the announcement, […]
Australia: Major Parties Fight Shy of Making Healthcare an Election Issue
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — During the months-long Covid lockdowns across Australia in 2021, the reason given was that the country’s public hospitals would be overwhelmed by the virus-infected patients, and they would not be able to cope with the situation. Thus, while the surgery scheduled was postponed, there were long queues of patients […]
Ukraine Conflict: Why Won’t Europe Call for an End to This War?
Viewpoint by Boaventura de Sousa Santos This article was produced by Globetrotter. Boaventura de Sousa Santos is the emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. His most recent book is Decolonizing the University: The Challenge of Deep Cognitive Justice. COIMBRA, Portugal (IDN) — The North Atlantic media is entangled in an […]
The Battle Against Gun Violence Being Fought at the Grassroots
By Thalif Deen NEW YORK (IDN) — A sign outside a gun store in the United States was dead on target: “We sell guns to every Dick, Tom and Dirty Harry.” Clint Eastwood, one of Hollywood’s enduring tough guys, played the role of the maverick San Francisco cop “Dirty Harry” in the 1971 crime thriller […]
“Debt Shaming” Has Dampened Democracy
Viewpoint by India Walton* BUFFALO, NEW YORK (IDN) — When I ran for mayor of Buffalo, New York, last year, my past-due parking tickets became a major reason for reduced favorability among voters. When Stacy Abrams ran for governor of Georgia in 2018, there was a lot of talk in the mainstream media about how […]
Climate Action Is a Matter of Global Justice
By Annalena Baerbock Following is the text of a speech by Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs at the “Sustaining Peace amidst the Climate Crisis: The Role of Data Science, Technology & Innovation” Conference on May 2-3 in Berlin. BERLIN (IDN) — The climate crisis is a threat to our world, to our lives. Many of […]
Sweden Is Playing with Fire as It Plans to Join NATO
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power This article builds on a column of 1974 the author wrote for the New York Times. It was the most prominent article printed that day on the op-ed page. Over a long career, he has developed those ideas and the following is the result. LUND, Sweden (IDN) — Sweden has been […]
US Progressives Can’t Depend on the Congressional Progressive Caucus
By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA (IDN) — Sometimes one decision speaks volumes. And so it was when the Congressional Progressive Caucus—with 98 members in the House—recently chose to have its PAC endorse a corporate “moderate” against the strong progressive candidate Nina Turner. In the process, the Progressive Caucus underscored its loyalty […]
Hunt for Minerals Leads to Growing Number of Accidents and Evictions by Mining Companies
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Seydi Sow, a landowner in Djogo, Senegal, contemplated his eviction by a mining company with joint headquarters in Australia and France and which mines zircon in central Senegal. The elderly landowner said he was wronged in the compensation process. With two fields over two hectares […]
Sierra Leone Teacher Activists Arrested for Demanding ‘Living Wages’
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | FREETOWN (IDN) — Schoolteachers in Sierra Leone say they’ve had enough after the arrest of Mohamed Salieu Khan, interim chair of the Teachers Solidarity Movement (TSM). On April 26, he was grabbed by police outside the popular AYV TV station after speaking about the dismal plight […]