By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) — On May 21 when Australians go to the polls to elect a new government, the vast continent which was stolen from the indigenous people in 1788 and annexed to the British crown may have its ‘independent day’—not one that would declare itself a republic, but a day when ‘independent’ […]
UK Premier Reportedly Pressured Ukrainian President to Quit Peace Talks with Russia
This article was issued by Common Dreams. It is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). Feel free to republish and share widely. By Jake Johnson PORTLAND, Maine, USA (IDN) — The Ukrainian news outlet Ukrayinska Pravda reported May 5 that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his surprise visit to Kyiv last month to […]
Russia Is Financially Prepared for Longer War—Even in Case of An Oil Embargo
Viewpoint by Prof. Dr Rolf J. Langhammer Prof. Langhammer is a trade expert at Kiel Institute for World Economy (ifw). The following comment on the resilience of the Russian economy against the background of the discussion about an oil embargo was issued by the Kiel Institute Media Information. BERLIN | KIEL (IDN) — Hopes that […]
Double Standards
This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. Viewpoint by Herbert Wulf BONN (IDN) — At present, historical analogies are very often used to explain reasons for or against the causes of the war in Ukraine or to describe the horrors of this war with historical arguments. […]
The Russian Oil Ban Opens Up New Prospects for Africa
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 […]