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30 Oct 2019

Report From Iran: The Country Moves Onward

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Ugo Bardi Iran is a country that maintains something of the fascination it had in ancient times, when it was both fabulous and remote. ...

Popular Protest: How effective is it?

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James M. Dorsey  If there is one theme, beyond corruption and a host of economic and social grievances, that have driven protests — lar...

Al-Baghdadi’s Successors and Islamic State’s Affiliates

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Nauman Sadiq In the event of the death of the Islamic State’s self-styled caliph, Amaq, a news agency affiliated with the Islamic State...

Evo Morales wins in Bolivia, the OAS and U.S. lose

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Elson Concepcion The irreversible victory of Evo Morales in Bolivia’s recent elections, (with 46.64% of the vote vs. 36.83% for Carlos ...

Beirut Is Burning: Rebellion Against The Elites Has Commenced

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Andre Vltchek Tires are burning, smoke is rising towards the sky. It is October, the 18 th  day of the month, the capital city of Leban...

The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian Christians that nobody is talking about

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Ramzy Baroud Palestine’s Christian population is dwindling at an alarming rate. The world’s most ancient Christian community is moving ...

Iraqi regime responds to mass protests with brutal crackdown

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Jean Shaoul The Iraqi police and security services have killed at least 250 people and injured thousands more in a brutal crackdown aga...

As protests continue, Hong Kong’s economy lurches into recession

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Peter Symonds Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan signaled on a blog post on Sunday that figures to be released this Thursday wou...