Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – One of the founders of Russia’s Pussy Riot rock band, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, was interviewed at length on the BBC this past weekend. She has no time for President Vladimir Putin. When the group played inside the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour she was sent to jail for […]
‘Black Lives Matter’ Continues to Spur Changes in Africa
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – As Americans explore the renaming of army bases, statues, streets, and schools that honour racist slave-holders or portray demeaning relationships between whites and Black, Brown and Latinx citizens, similar efforts are underway in Senegal and Liberia most recently. Goree, an island in Senegal linked closely […]
Murder of Popular Protest Singer Swells Opposition Against Ethiopian Leader
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – Ethiopian protest singer and revered musician Hachalu Hundessa sang about love and unity, recalled his friend Amensisa Ifa, raising issues that many would not dare to bring up. He addressed issues of marginalization – capturing the struggles and frustrations of his Oromo people who faced […]
Will Trump Go, If He Loses?
Viewpoint by Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Managing Director/Editor-In-Chief of The Interview magazine based in Abuja, Nigeria. ABUJA (IDN) – After three and a half years of his presidency, US President Donald Trump appears to have exhausted all surprises in the bag, except, of course, the next one. And that next one could be […]
France Returns Remains of Algerian Resistance Fighters
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) – “The martyrs are returning home.” Those were the words of noted historian Malika Rahal on learning that the remains of 24 Algerian resistance fighters, killed in the Algerian independence war of 1954-62, would be flown back to Algeria after years kept by the French in […]
Cultural Wisdom Might Help Resolve India-China Conflict
By Kalinga Seneviratne This article is the 42nd in a series of joint productions of Lotus News Features and IDN-InDepthNews, the flagship of the International Press Syndicate. Click here for previous reports. SINGAPORE (IDN) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a special address given on Asadha Poornima day on July 4 marking the anniversary […]
A Landmark Project Aims at Reforestation in Togo
Income Opportunities for Women By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | TOKYO (IDN) – Togo in West Africa is the venue of a milestone project between Soka Gakkai, a global community-based Buddhist organization and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). The two have signed a memorandum to launch a reforestation project offering income opportunities for women’s groups […]
Malthus Revisited: Close Relationship between Population and Environment
Viewpoint by John Scales Avery* COPENHAGEN (IDN) – The total human population and economy have imposed excessive weight on the global environment, as discussed in my new book circulated and freely downloadable from http://eacpe.org/app/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Malthus-Revisited-by-John-Scales-Avery.pdf Thomas Rpbert Malthus’ “Essay on The Principle of Population”, the first edition of which was published in 1798, was one of […]
India’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Nod for Human Clinical Trials
News briefs compiled by Suresh Jaura* TORONTO | NEW DELHI (IDN) – The focus of news in Indian media in the second half of June was on the start of human trials by India’s ‘first’ indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, a nod to Indian start-ups to participate in space activities, emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi on June […]
There’s a Hidden Economic Trendline That Is Shattering the Global Trade System
Viewpoint by Marshall Auerback and Jan Ritch-Frel Marshall Auerback is a market analyst and commentator and Jan Ritch-Frel the executive director of the Independent Media Institute. This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute. NEW YORK (IDN) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has recently conceded: “In […]