Advertisements In the wake of the United States’ invasion of Venezuela, countries around the world are asking what this means for them. For Israel, it could mean an opportunity for another conflict with Lebanon or Iran that Netanyahu has been vying for. Read more at MondoweissContinue Reading
Advertisements With Donald Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the world has fully reverted to a Hobbesian, might-makes-right system. The weak reactions to it from Europe and the Democrats will only encourage further aggression from Trump. Watch on YouTubeContinue Reading
Advertisements The “rules-based order” has collapsed under the weight of its own hypocrisy. If we want something better than the current “might makes right” system, we need a global popular movement to do it. Read more at Cutting Through Continue Reading
We must acknowledge who we are and who we have been. We need to ask ourselves, is this who we want to be? And if we say no, we must decide who we should be. That will give us something to strive for. And it could well help to bring us, after the inevitable arguing over those answers, to a more unified and, dare I say, a more perfect union, one that can have a much more positive impact on the world.Continue Reading
Advertisements The death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been greeted with the expected polarized commentary. Chavez was a man both vilified and idolized outside and, to some extent at least for a while, inside Venezuela. It’s worth taking a look at the man now. Chavez was a populist, socialistContinue Reading
