PALESTINIAN universities are under attack once again. Later this month, the Israeli authorities are expected to put into effect a 97-page ordinance, called Procedure for Entry and Residence for Foreigners
For the first time since 1989, Algeria’s authoritarian regime has sent a military parade marching through Algiers. A formidable show of strength designed to impress rival regional powers, the event
The sharp attack on education during this past decade forces us to consider the kind of future that young people will inherit, writes Vijay Prashad THE world is adrift in the
With its carbon footprint from 1990 to 2014, the United States caused nearly $2 trillion in damage to other countries, finds a new analysis. How much ‘aid’, in all forms,
At no time, including the Cuban missile crisis, have we stood closer to the precipice of nuclear war, writes Chris Hedges THE North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the arms industry that
by Patrick Mazza: The features that have defined the world order for five centuries must be rebalanced. Human rights and the global commons would have to be privileged over national
We humans have a dilemma of our own making. Or rather of the making of our economic-political system, also known as capitalism. We burnt too much oil, coal and gas,
A FIGHT against generalisation should not generalise, otherwise it becomes what it criticises and creates, often unknowingly, a vicious loop. There is a version of ‘ism’ that is mainly based
THE three-wheel taxi driver did not need much encouragement to talk about the hardships in his life, starting with spending two days in the petrol queue to get his quota.
TODAY, politicians and common people in all countries expressly say that the United States is losing its influence on the global stage. Even The Washington Times, by publishing the results