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, […]
US Marine Corps’ Force Design Is Focused on Pacing Challenge From China
By David Vergun, DOD News WASHING TON | 2 July 2024 (IDN) — The National Defense Strategy places a primary focus on the need to strengthen U.S. military deterrence against China and defeat it if necessary. The Marine Corps implemented its “Force Design” strategy six years ago to address that challenge. Commandant of the Marine […]
Slavery Still Ingrained in Mauritania, Activist Says
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 2 July 2024 (IDN) — Mauritanians have re-elected President Mohamed Ould Ghazaouni with over 56% of the vote in a 6-way race. With provisional results from over 99.27% of polling stations, President Ghazaouni, a retired army general and current president of the African Union, is serving […]
Gen Z Takes Over the Streets in Kenya, Blocking Unpopular Finance Bill
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 1 July 2024 (IDN) — In a move that surprised observers, Kenya’s President William Ruto has agreed to scrap a highly controversial finance bill that sparked two days of police violence against mostly young protesters demonstrating against unaffordable tax increases. Ruto said he would seek new […]
Food Insecurity in Nigeria At Its Worst State in Years
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK | 1 July 2024 (IDN) — The United Nations has announced the allocation of $11 million to address the food crisis surging in Nigeria’s north-east. The UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffith, who disclosed this on X, the microblogging site, said the allocation was drawn […]
How to Confront War Summit of NATO in Washington?
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK | 1 July 2024 (IDN) — After NATO’s catastrophic, illegal invasions of Yugoslavia, Libya and Afghanistan, on July 9 NATO plans to invade Washington DC. The good news is that it only plans to occupy Washington for three days. The British will not burn down […]
The Racial Wealth Gap is Persistent — and Growing
By Amber Holland* This article is being republished under a Creative Commons 3.0 License from Inequality.org, a project of the Institute for Policy Studies DURHAM, North Carolina, USA | 29 June 2024 (IDN) — Jake MacDonald/Minneapolis Fed Jake MacDonald/Minneapolis Fed Jake MacDonald/Minneapolis Fed The data is clear—the racial wealth gap in the United States is […]
Ukraine Needs to be Saved from the U.S.
By Jeffrey Sachs* This article was published in The Hill and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 28 June 2024 (IDN) — Ukraine can only be saved at the negotiating table, not on the battlefield. Sadly, this point is not understood by Ukrainian politicians such as Oleg Dunda, a member of […]
Attacks on Students and Teachers on the Rise
By Rodney Reynolds NEW YORK | 28 June 2024 (IDN) — The world’s educational institutions, along with students, teachers and academics, have come under attack largely during military conflicts and civil wars. About 6,000 attacks on education took place in 2022 and 2023, a nearly 20 percent increase compared with the previous two years, according […]
Giant Wall Mural on Sustainable Development Goals Inaugurated
By Reinhard Jacobsen VIENNA | 28 June 2024 (IDN) — The gigantic mural painting, “Woman with Dove – Shaping Our Common Future”, has been inaugurated at a special ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in Austria’s capital city. Representatives of Host Country, City of Vienna, 22nd municipal district, the United Nations and the Calle Libre […]