By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies* NEW YORK | 31 October 2024 (IDN) — On October 24th, a U.S. presidential candidate told an interviewer, “Our day one agenda… also includes picking up the phone and telling Bibi Netanyahu that the war is over, because it’s basically our proxy war. We control the armaments, the […]
Tight Race: Letter from Abroad to Michelle Obama
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA | 31 October 2024 (IDN) — Dear former First Lady! You asked the question that millions outside the US have been asking for weeks if not months: Why can’t America see former […]
After Israeli Strike Iran Holds the Trump Card
By Emad Kiyaei and Sharon Dolev* Following Israel’s recent strike on Iran, Tehran finds itself in a unique position to curb the cycle of violence. The question is whether Iran and the U.S. can leverage this moment to strike an immediate freeze-for-freeze deal to steer the region towards stability. LONDON | 30 October 2024 (IDN) […]
Will America Go to War Under Trump?
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 29 October 2024 (IDN) — A speech of General George Patton, a famous World War II warrior, has an uncanny resemblance to the philosophy of Donald Trump. “All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser—Americans despise cowards. […]
Africa: Unlocking Energy Potentials
By Kester Kenn Klomegah* MOSCOW | 29 October 2024 (IDN) — At the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week international Forum 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia’s role as a stabilizing force in the global energy market and would continue to be a dependable supplier of energy products to the global market. As […]
The Lifestyles of the World’s Super Rich Threaten People and Planet
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 28 October 2024 (IDN) — The world’s superrich—including about 50 billionaires—produce, on average, more carbon through their investments, private jets and yachts in just over an hour-and-a half than the average person does in an entire lifetime, says a new Oxfam report released October 28. “The super-rich are treating […]
A Look Back at 30 Years of US-China Climate Cooperation
By Betty Wang and Tylah Bland* This article was originally published in Dialogue Earth under Creative Commons license. NEW YORK | 26 October 2024 (IDN) — Over the past three decades, the United States and China have brokered several breakthrough climate agreements and policy innovations. From the establishment of the US-China Forum on Environment and […]
From Slave to Freedom Fighter
By Santosh Dahit KATHMANDU | 24 October 2024 (IDN) — Former bonded child worker and anti-slavery activist Urmila Chaudhary from Nepal is among recipients of this year’s Global Anti-Racism Champions Award given out by the US Department of State. The ceremony was on 21 October in Washington DC and the ‘Global Anti-Racism Champions Award’ was […]
Nuclear Disarmament Is More Important Than Tackling Global Warming
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 22 October 2024 (IDN) — There’s a lot of end-of-the-world hyperbole around on climate change, as every mass flooding is matched by outrageous wildfires. So there should be. But it blankets out other important causes that are even more imminently important—wiping out malaria, sleeping sickness and introducing pure water […]
What Is Certain About Results of the Presidential Election
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO, USA | 22 October 2024 (IDN) — While the name of the next president is unknown, some outcomes of the election can be foreseen. For instance: President Biden’s successor will be a dangerous militarist. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are supporters of boosting already-huge Pentagon budgets along with continuing […]