Tag: current affairs – international

Serial Criminals Rule Israel. That’s Where the Collapse Begins

Israel no longer has a genuine state comptroller, state prosecutor, Civil Service Commission or Justice Ministry department for investigating police misconduct. Netanyahu’s influence is everywhere (sounds familiar to Indians) GAZA casualties, live statistics Mordechai Gilat Here’s a question that no sane family in Israel can avoid asking: How did we get to the situation where… Read More Serial Criminals Rule Israel. That’s Where the Collapse Begins

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Naomi Klein and V V Ganeshananthan win Women’s Prize literary awards

Both winners referenced the conflict-clouded international situation, at a time when the arts world is grappling with divisions over the Israel-Hamas war and corporate sponsorship of the arts. LONDON : Author-activist Naomi Klein won the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction on Thursday with “Doppelganger,” a personal account of her plunge into the world of online… Read More Naomi Klein and V V Ganeshananthan win Women’s Prize literary awards

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Dennis Kucinich: America Prepares for Global War and Restarts the Draft for 18-26 Year Olds

Greetings to Young Americans: You are Automatically Registered for the Draft Conscription without Representation? Where and WHY are we sending our Kids to War? Our government is planning a big draft, conscripting millions of young Americans for an even bigger war! I call to your attention a Democratic amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act… Read More Dennis Kucinich: America Prepares for Global War and Restarts the Draft for 18-26 Year Olds

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Western Tourism Giants Illegally Enrich Israeli Settlements on Stolen Land

major western tourism operators willfully fund and legitimize illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories, actively contributing to human rights violations and war crimes. By Kit Klarenberg / The Cradle On 23 May, Netherlands-based European Legal Support Centre (ELSC) reportedly filed a criminal complaint against Booking.com in Holland. The company, known for providing short- and long-term vacation booking services, is… Read More Western Tourism Giants Illegally Enrich Israeli Settlements on Stolen Land

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New World Order?

Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay We live in a dysfunctional system in which money flows out of the countries that need it most and into the coffers of the wealthiest. In 2023, the private sector collected $68 billion more in interest and principal repayments than it lent to the developing world. International financial institutions and assistance agencies… Read More New World Order?

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‘The big story of the 21st century.’ Is this the most shocking documentary of the year?

Six years in the making, jaw-dropping new film The Grab shows a secret scramble by governments and private firms to buy up global resources…‘There’s no doctrine for what we’re going through right now. It’s just capitalism’. : what oil was to the 20th century, food and water will be to the 21st – precious, geopolitically… Read More ‘The big story of the 21st century.’ Is this the most shocking documentary of the year?

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Over 117 million people now displaced worldwide: UN Report

The number of people forced out of their homes around the world last year was the equivalent of the population of London, according to the UN’s refugee agency. 1.5% of the world’s population is now forcibly displaced The latest annual assessment from the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR) said a sharp rise in the number… Read More Over 117 million people now displaced worldwide: UN Report

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U.S. Jewish Army Officer Quits over Gaza, says he sees echoes of Holocaust

U.S. Jewish Army Intel Officer Quits over Gaza, Says Impossible Not to See Echoes of Holocaust We speak with U.S. Army Major Harrison Mann, the first military and intelligence officer to publicly resign over the Biden administration’s support for Israel’s war on Gaza. Mann left his role at the Defense Intelligence Agency after a 13-year… Read More U.S. Jewish Army Officer Quits over Gaza, says he sees echoes of Holocaust

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Underdevelopment and War

Dependency, neocolonialism, and the agrarian problem in Colombia Sandra Jaramillo Restrepo In the 1960s and ‘70s, the Colombian national government embarked on an ambitious agrarian reform program to address poverty in the increasingly violent countryside. Under the bipartisan project of the National Front, which alternated power between the Conservative and Liberal parties, these efforts sparked… Read More Underdevelopment and War

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A Lying World Order

Peg Birmingham: A Lying World Order: Political deception and the threat of totalitarianism (Arendt) argues that while the ancient sophists were satisfied with a passing victory of the argument at the expense of truth, modern sophists want a great deal more, namely, modern sophists want “a lasting victory at the expense of reality itself.” From… Read More A Lying World Order

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