Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, NATO has once again become a major player on the world stage. If in fact until recently it had been described by commentators as an organisation in deep crisis, even...
by Stefano Bocconetti
The American High Court has ruled on abortion: bringing the US history 50 years back, everyone says. But this is not the case - it's probably even worse. Why? "Because the difference between now and the last...
By Azeezah Kanji* – Truthout
As the British government moves ever closer to extraditing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, the pantomime of “justice” cloaking his persecution in the regalia of the “rule of law” continues to unfold:...
By Emma Brockes* – The Guardian
One of the worst things about the Trump presidency was the frequent sense that the man could do or say anything and, Alice in Wonderland-style, the sheer lunacy of it would never break through....
by Maurizio Sacchi
Gustavo Petro is the new President of Colombia. With 11 million votes and 50.57 per cent, together with his deputy Francia Marquez, he beat the right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernàndez by a margin of around 700,000 votes. "It...
By Lasse Bruun and Milena Bernal Rubio (*) – Newsweek
The aspiration of inter-regionalism is to ease access for companies to regulated markets by giving them more legal protection, better geographical access and lower investment costs. However, integration projects and...
By Natasha Lennard - The Intercept_
A panel of three Trump-appointed judges this week upheld an excessive eight-year prison sentence handed down to climate activist Jessica Reznicek, ruling that a terrorism enhancement attached to her sentence was “harmless.”
The terror enhancement, which dramatically...
By Maurizio Sacchi
On 4 September, Chileans will have to decide whether to approve or reject the 499-article draft of the new Constitution, which resulted from the November 2019 protests, the 'reventón'. Despite the overwhelming victory of the Left in...
John Kirk* – Al Jazeera
From June 6 to 10 Los Angeles will host the “Summit of the Americas,” with the basic goal of strengthening hemispheric solidarity. At a time when Washington is increasingly involved in supporting the war in...
By Elizabeth Bruenig* – The Atlantic
The grieving people of Uvalde, Texas, a town in the Hill Country about 80 miles west of San Antonio, now confront the irreplaceability of life in one of its most ghastly and unnatural incarnations:...