Viewpoint by Vijay Prashad and John Ross* This article was produced by Globetrotter, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NORTHAMPTON, Massachusetts | LONDON (IDN) – In Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward’s new book, Rage, reports on interviews he did in February and March with U.S. President Donald Trump about the coronavirus. Trump admitted that […]
Indigenous Techniques Could Help Fight Out-Of-Control Wildfires in California
Viewpoint by Sonali Kolhatkar This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations. LOS ANGELES (IDN) – In more than 20 […]
South-South Cooperation and Director Jorge Chediek: A Tribute
Viewpoint by P.I. Gomes* PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (IDN) – The annual observance of UN Day for South-South Cooperation on September 12 was anticipated by a Virtual High-Level Event hosted by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSCC) on September 10, 2020. The event, chaired by UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for South-South […]
People Are Leading Beirut’s Recovery in the Absence of the State
Viewpoint by Aseel Naamani and Ruth Simpson* 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. BEIRUT (IDN) – Recent events in Lebanon tell a story of interwoven crises, culminating in the explosion in Beirut on August […]
Ladakh Buddhist Monk Leads A Campaign for Peaceful Resolution of Border Conflict
By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 43rd in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, flagship agency of the Non-profit International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous reports. SINGAPORE (IDN) – When India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met on the sidelines of the Shanghai […]
Forest Degradation Is Outpacing Full Deforestation in the Amazon
Viewpoint by Tommaso Jucker* BRISTOL, United Kingdom (IDN) – Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has increased abruptly in the past two years, after having been on a downward trajectory for more than a decade. With the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro notoriously enthusiastic about expanding into the rainforest, new deforestation data regularly makes global headlines. But […]
An Increasingly Crowded Ocean Calls for a New Role for Transnational Corporations
Viewpoint by Robert Blasiak* STOCKHOLM (IDN) – The MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef in Mauritius in late July 2020, leaking 1,000 tonnes of oil into the crystal blue waters of a lagoon, threatening mangrove, seagrass and mudflat habitats. Since then, dozens of dead dolphins and porpoises have washed ashore. Anger has grown and sadness […]
Of Joyce, Univ. College Dublin and Sustainable Development
By Ramu Damodaran The writer is Chief of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), an initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the UN. The following article was published on the UNAI website. NEW YORK (IDN) – An old college friend, Pramesh Ratnakar, shared with me William Butler Yeats’s recollection of his first meeting, […]
Many Police Can Hardly Be Distinguished from Armed Vigilantes
Viewpoint by Sonali Kolhatkar This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Sonali Kolhatkar is the founder, host and executive producer of “Rising Up With Sonali,” a television and radio show that airs on Free Speech TV and Pacifica stations. LOS ANGELES (IDN) – Police in America, whose […]
Breaking the Law over Brexit: How the UK is Playing Dirty in EU Talks
Viewpoint by Simon Sweeney* YORK, United Kingdom (IDN) – The UK government seems to be doubling down on threats to leave the European Union without a deal unless the EU gives in on issues of state aid and fisheries. These two concerns are as important in Brussels as they seem to be in London. In […]