By P I Gomes The writer is former Ambassador of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the European Union and ACP Group of States, Brussels. PORT OF SPAIN | 10 July 2024 (IDN) —The relentless bombardment of Gaza, the slaughter of Palestinian civilians, mainly women and children, in Rafah continued at an intensified level by […]
Doubts On the Origins of World War II, On The 80th Anniversary of D-Day
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 9 July 2024 (IDN) — It is a common trait in mankind to apply to ourselves a generosity of interpretation which we do not extend to others. We find proofs of wickedness, using evidence that we would not use against our own. We play down the sins of ourselves, […]
Cooperating With Iran’s President-elect Pezeshkian Will Far Outweigh the Risks
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 9 July 2024 (IDN) — The election of the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian as Iran’s president augurs well for the Iranian people and for relations between the West and Iran. With the best intentions, Pezeshkian may not be able to deliver on all his foreign and domestic agenda; nevertheless, it […]
Deference to Joe Biden from Bernie Sanders Has Become Nonsensical
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 8 July 2024 (IDN) — I love Bernie Sanders. By most measures, he’s the greatest senator in the last 50 years. I was very glad to be a Sanders delegate to the 2016 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions. But when Bernie screws up, his progressive base should say so. […]
Fifty Years On, A Fight for Land Rights in Suriname Continues
By Jason Pinas* This article was issued by Dialogue Earth and is being republished under the Creattive Commons license. PARAMARIBO, Suriname | 7 July 2024 (IDN) — Ever since Suriname’s independence from the Netherlands nearly fifty years ago, the country’s Indigenous and tribal people have been fighting to have their land rights recognised. “We are […]
India: Homage to the Veteran Diplomat Muchkund Dubey Who Died at 90
Prof. Dubey was an expert on disarmament and development cooperation. He served as India’s foreign secretary in 1990-91, and as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Permanent Representative to UN Organisations in Geneva. He died on 26 June 2024 at the age of 90. By Saurabh Kumar* NEW DELHI | 6 July 2024 (IDN) —I […]
Joe Biden Is Most Effective Campaign Ally of Donald Trump
By Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen* SAN FRANCISCO | 6 July 2024 (IDN) — When Joe Biden’s ABC News interview aired on Friday night, it made clear that he should not be running for re-election. Rather than reduce the concerns sparked by his abysmal debate performance eight days earlier, the interview underscored that the president […]
The Summit of the Future: An Invitation to Intensive Global Brainstorming
By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in New World Economy and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 6 July 2024 (IDN) — The world’s geopolitical system is not delivering what we want or need. Sustainable development is our declared goal, meaning economic prosperity, social justice, environmental sustainability and peace. […]
Book Review: Writing for Media and Monetising It
By Reuben Abati, PhD The writer is a journalist, columnist and ARISE News TV anchor ABUJA | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — I was drawn to this book almost instantly by its title – Writing for Media and Monetising It. Azu Ishiekwene, the author, and I have been colleagues and friends for decades. We have […]
USA: Who Owns the Constitution? Democrats or Republicans?
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia | 5 July 2024 (IDN) — July 4, US Independence Day— the day MAGA guru Steve Bannon finally went to prison, the US Supreme Court voted along party lines 6-3 that a president could not be held liable for any act considered within the scope of his official duties, […]