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 […]
“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 […]
The Ukraine Conflict Is Leading to the Suicide of Reason
Viewpoint by Roberto Savio * This article was issued by Meer and is being re-published with the author’s permission. ROME (IDN) — It seems to me that after six weeks of conflict we have to take stock of the conflict, looking at which of the actors have got any profit: the famous latin cui prodest… […]
US Strategic Goal Of “Weakening Russia” Is Playing with Fire
Viewpoint by John Burroughs This article was issued by Common Dreams and is licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. The author is a Senior Analyst for the New York City-based Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy. NEW YORK (IDN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin provided a revealing and disturbing glimpse into a darker element […]
The Media Needs a Total Reformation—Not Just a Reform Here and There
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) — A famous Fleet […]
Russian and US Parallel Pathways to a Nuclear Conflict
This article was issued by the Toda Peace Institute and is being republished with their permission. Viewpoint by Ramesh Thakur CANBERRA, Australia (IDN) — In the 2020 election, President Donald Trump’s supporters looked beyond manifest character flaws to domestic and foreign policy results but opponents couldn’t overlook his character to assess any policy achievements. Joe […]
A Staged Default: Sri Lanka’s Sovereign Bond Debt Trap and IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War – Part 3
This is the second in a series of three articles. Please click here for Part 2. Viewpoint by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake * An Unsinkable Aircraft carrier? Asset stripping a strategic island COLOMBO (IDN) — Former US Under Secretary for South and Central Asia, Alice G. Well, a few years ago called Sri Lanka a “valuable piece […]