Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Perspective and proportion are everything in this Pandemic of Fear that now consumes our attention and our daily lives. With very rare exceptions the media ignores this. As I write there have been world-wide 436,005 deaths from Coronavirus. But a remarkable, barely noticed, 4,137,712 have recovered.
Time to Act on Dr King’s Call to Tackle Evils of Racism, Economic Exploitation, and War
Viewpoint by Alice Slater The writer serves on the Board of ‘World Beyond War’, and represents the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation at the United Nations. NEW YORK (IDN) –The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) just issued its 2020 Yearbook, reporting on developments in armaments, disarmament, and international security. In light of the drumbeat of […]
The European Union Still Hasn’t Considered an Economic Proposal That Can Save It
Viewpoint by Marshall Auerback The writer is a market analyst and commentator. This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW YORK (IDN) – On May 5, Germany’s constitutional court ruled that parts of the European Central Bank’s bond-buying operations to avert a mounting economic depression were illegal. […]
US Abating the Slow Growth of Much-Needed World Law
Viewpoint by René Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens GENEVA (IDN) — “For nearly a half a century — almost as long as the United Nations has been in existence — the General Assembly has recognized the need to establish such a court to prosecute and punish persons responsible for crimes such as genocide. Many […]
Global Governance From The Perspective Of US President Trump
Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. and Ritesh Tandon* Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. is an ex-diplomat, and Ritesh Tandon is the Republican Party Candidate for the U.S. Congress from 17th Dist. California. CALIFORNIA (IDN) – Pursuit of Peace and Development has been cherished both by nations and the international community. The U.S. under the Trump administration, in […]
African Women Respond to Covid-19 Hunger Emergency
Viewpoint by Linda Eckerbom Cole The writer is Director/Founder, African Women Rising, shuttles between Santa Barbara, California and Gulu, Uganda. SANTA BARBARA, California (IDN) – African Women Rising (AWR) has created a campaign to build 2,000 new Permagardens, which will help feed 15,000 at-risk people who are experiencing food scarcity due to COVID-19. Permagardens empower […]
Crisis Means Danger and Opportunity
Viewpoint by John Scales Avery* COPENHAGEN (IDN) – In written Chinese, the word “crisis” is represented by two characters. One of these, taken alone, means “danger”. The other, by itself, means “opportunity”. A crisis nearly always leads to great change. There is a danger that this will be a change for the worse. But there […]
The Republicans’ Treasonous Betrayal of The American People
Viewpoint by Dr Alon Ben-Meir Dr Alon Ben-Meir is a professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He teaches courses on international negotiation and Middle Eastern studies. NEW YORK (IDN) – There is nothing that Trump says or does that will surprise me any more, no matter […]
Walk Miles and Miles to Halt Global Warming
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power Long before the Coronavirus and global warming, the great philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote: “Unhappy men would increase their happiness more by walking 6 miles every day than by any conceivable change in philosophy.” LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Shouldn’t we be Panglossian when it comes to the progress now being made to […]
Out of the Belly of Hell: COVID-19 and the Humanisation of Globalisation – Part 4: Next
Viewpoint by Anthony Barnett* This article was originally published on openDemocracy. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of IDN-InDepth News LONDON (IDN) – In 1957-58, a flu pandemic killed around million people world-wide. In the UK estimates of the deaths it caused vary from 14,000 to […]