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A day that changed the world
One of the lessons to be drawn from that tragedy is that violence begets violence and intolerance breeds intolerance, writes César Chelala A NEW anniversary of a catastrophe brings back strongReadMore
Any war on terror is bullshit
The saying goes that the greatest trick the devil ever played was fooling the world that he doesn’t exist. I’ve long said that the greatest trick the state ever playedReadMore
Racism is about power, not unpleasant sentiments
IN SEPTEMBER of 2011, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis — a man who the best evidence suggested was innocent. On February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was murderedReadMore
How US shattered Middle East
Shawdesh Desk: YEMEN is a nightmare, a catastrophe, a mess — and the United States is highly complicit in the whole disaster. Refuelling Saudi aircraft in-flight, providing targeting intelligence toReadMore
The global economy and few headwinds
The past few weeks have been a tumultuous ride for the global economy, as the U.S.-China trade war unexpectedly escalated and the new U.K. Prime Minister’s hardline approach to leavingReadMore
A democratic language, an authoritarian writ
Powerful populists are holding representative institutions hostage to their own projects of power. THERE was a time, not so long ago, when substantive disagreements marked debates on democracy. Minimalist theoristsReadMore
What children need beyond book reading
FROM the very inception of their birth, children are acquainted with skills which help them to participate in, understand and respond to their environment as well as interact with theirReadMore
Gandhi, Nehru’s commitments on Kashmir trashed
NEW Delhi said that the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Indian constitution through which it abolished Kashmir’s special status and brought it under its direct ruleReadMore
