Tag: ideology

Facing three global crises, the American empire may be nearing final collapse

By ALFRED MCCOY Empires don’t just fall like toppled trees. Instead, they weaken slowly as a succession of crises drain their strength and confidence until they suddenly begin to disintegrate. So it was with the British, French and Soviet empires; so it now is with imperial America. Great Britain confronted serious colonial crises in India, Iran… Read More Facing three global crises, the American empire may be nearing final collapse

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China Nobel Laureate for literature becomes a target in nationalist slander campaign

Amy Hawkins  At first glance, a Nobel prize winning author, a bottle of green tea and Beijing’s Tsinghua University have little in common. But in recent weeks they have been dubbed by China’s nationalist netizens as the “three new evils” in the fight to defend the country’s valour in cyberspace. Last month a patriotic blogger… Read More China Nobel Laureate for literature becomes a target in nationalist slander campaign

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Not China, Nepali Congress forced Prachanda’s hand

Bharat Bhushan There is strong suspicion in Nepal that the revivalist demand for abandoning secularism and restoring Nepal as a Hindu Rashtra is being encouraged by the Hindutva forces in India. Nepal’s politics has once again taken an unexpected turn with Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, aka Prachanda, breaking his alliance with the Nepali Congress. Prachanda’s Communist… Read More Not China, Nepali Congress forced Prachanda’s hand

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The National Human Rights Commission is a Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing

NHRC office-bearers are handpicked to ensure that the charter of human rights remains merely on paper. Although meant to protect the citizens, the rights body has instead resorted to covering the government’s violations.  M.G. Devasahayam Democracy, the highest form of human rights, is at peril in India today. The 2023 V-Dem Institute at the University… Read More The National Human Rights Commission is a Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing

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Trump is degenerating before our eyes — MAGA voters don’t notice or don’t care

By AMANDA MARCOTTE Despite the best efforts of the Beltway press to present him as a spry young man next to 81-year-old Joe Biden, it’s getting harder by the day to ignore that 77-year-old Donald Trump is decompensating rapidly. He wasn’t all that healthy or coherent to begin with but, lately, watching him speak has the… Read More Trump is degenerating before our eyes — MAGA voters don’t notice or don’t care

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America in 2024: Blind, blundering Colossus on a downward slide

The world which is rising into existence is still half encumbered by the remains of the world which is waning into decay; and amidst the vast perplexity of human affairs, none can say how much of ancient institutions and former manners will remain, or how much will completely disappear… Although the revolution which is taking… Read More America in 2024: Blind, blundering Colossus on a downward slide

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