Opinion

Assange is free: what he’s given us

Contrary to US government claims, WikiLeaks’ revelations actually saved lives — and drove demand for accountability from Washington, writes Marjorie Cohn AFTER a 14-year struggle, including five years spent in Belmarsh,

Kind govt reaction needed to Lanka economic distress

The economic life of the people will not change either immediately or even in the short term, except marginally through changes in the controlled price of some commodities, writes Jehan Perera

What kind of peaceful settlement Turkey favours?

Alexandr Svaranc: ‘A BAD peace is better than a good war,’ so says a Russian proverb. ‘If the Turks speak of peace, prepare for war,’ so says a Greek proverb.

The media kept Assange behind bars

The establishment press acted in concert to assassinate the character of the WikiLeaks founder, making it respectable to hate him, writes Jonathan Cook IT IS only right that we all take

Israel’s stated goals are an epic lie

Susan Abulhawa: WHEN you’re in Gaza and see the destruction firsthand, the clearest conclusion is that Israel’s stated goals are an epic lie, on a par with ‘a people without

Old mole comes back

by Jonah Raskin: Loyal communists and virulent anti-communists were often cut from the same cloth. They occasionally talked much the same talk, only from opposite sides of the barricades. The

Pakistan’s quest for political transformation

AS THE economy begins to matter more and more, Pakistan — the sixth-largest country in the world in terms of population — is in dire condition. With a debt-to-GDP ratio

Upright institutions needed for Lanka recovery

WITH elections and a change of government in one way or the other imminent, independent institutions of the state vested with authority to monitor and provide checks and balances to