Palestinians Are Not Numbers: On the Future of the Palestinian Discourse
Numbers are not meant to tell the story of the human condition, nor should they ever serve as a substitute for emotions.
Thirty Years of Unified Germany
On October 3, many Germans will celebrate the re-unification of Germany. But few can ignore the facts: neither Germany nor the world have lived up to all past expectations, while many worry about what lies ahead.
China 2020
All signs are that the 21st century will see a struggle for hegemony over the world economy between the US and China. This may be different from similar struggles in the past, due to the uniqueness of China, which is neither entirely capitalist nor entirely socialist.
The Sino-Russian Alliance Comes of Age: Part 1
The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Moscow on September 10-11, 2020 and the joint statement issued at the end of the visit stands out as a turning point in the evolution of the Sino-Russian entente.
Hunger Will Kill Us Before Coronavirus
UN’s World Food Programme has warned that the numbers of people who lived with acute hunger around the world would double due to COVID-19 by the end of 2020 ‘unless swift action is taken’.
Big Data and the Science of Manipulating the Masses
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society.”
Preserving the Human Experiment Through One of History’s Darkest Periods
Positioning itself squarely against what Noam Chomsky calls the ‘Reactionary International’, the Progressive International seeks to unite the forces of sanity and progress around the world.
A Tribute to Venezuela’s Endless Pursuit of Democracy
Venezuela is again the shining light of Democracy – pushing ahead with the 6 December 2020 National Assembly elections despite the endless challenges being faced by it both domestically and internationally.
New Wings for Socialism
What was missing in the old efforts to build a new socialist society was forgetting that along with building new material foundations, it is necessary to build new human beings; those early attempts tried to fly with things that only looked like wings.
Reading about Mussolini’s Italy in Modi’s India
There are uncanny parallels between the Italy of the 1920s and the India of the 2020s.