Politics

“And it was necessary to suffer from that peculiar disease which since 1848 has been ravaging the whole continent, parliamentary cretinism, a disease which imprisons those infected as if by enchantment in an imaginary world, depriving them of all sense,…

As each day goes by, the Taliban’s forces edge closer to controlling all of Afghanistan. In the first week of August, the Taliban swept through the northern provinces of the country—Jawzjan, Kunduz, and Sar-e Pul—which form an arc alongside the…

Professor Pedro Castillo’s biggest challenge is “not to disappoint those who gave him victory”, writes anthropologist Rodrigo Montoya Rojas. “On its way, the government will discover how many of its promises are possible or not, and it will have to…

By Perfecto Caparas To this day, Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army Navy continues to illegally bar Manila from accessing geologic features in Spratly Islands, even though they fall within the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Beijing’s actions violate the…

There have been several serious, growing threats to Brazil’s democracy since President Bolsonaro took power, in 2019. Last week, former President Lula da Silva got a death threat from a businessman in a video, with a big gun in his…

“A military coup does not seem out of the question,” tells Noam Chomsky. President Jair Bolsonaro’s meeting with C.I.A. director William Joseph Burns, in Brasilia on July 1, was something at least “suggestive” according to Noam Chomsky, in an exclusive…

Guwahati: Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch, an umbrella body of Indians supporting the Tibet Mukti Sadhana (Tibetan freedom movement) has decided to observe this year’s October 20 as a protest day against the Communist regime in Beijing. On this date in…

On Monday 2 August at 10 am (Bolivia), the Foro de Comunicación para la Integración de NuestrAmérica (FCINA) will interview Evo Morales Ayma, in the framework of the launch of the communication ecosystem of RUNASUR -the UNASUR of the Peoples-,…

Guwahati: Expressing utter dismay over the Assam-Mizoram border conflicts where six Assam police personnel had to sacrifice their lives on 26 July 2021 evening, a northeast India based nationalist citizen’s forum urges the Union government in New Delhi to amicably settle the border…

MANILA-based citizens jumpstarted a 3-million signature campaign to call for Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo to run for the May 2022 presidential elections. Members of the Metro Manila Movement for Leni Robredo explained that their “3 Million for Life…