Oxfam estimated that “for every $1 the IMF encouraged a set of poor countries to spend on public goods, it has told them to cut four times more through austerity measures.”
Alternative sources of financing are beginning to empower poorer nations in the Global South to pursue projects grounded in genuine development theory, writes Vijay Prashad.
During the 1999 conflict over Kosovo, the KLA was seen by the U.K. as terrorist, but was covertly and overtly supported by the Labour government, Mark Curtis reports.
Ecuador wouldn’t let Julian Assange leave its London embassy in order to stage an arrest for propaganda purposes, said former U.K. ambassador Craig Murray on 4th anniversary of the arrest.
The Gulf states are tapping the “feel-good” generated by the Saudi-Iranian deal amid signs of an overall easing of tensions, except in Washington, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar.
The Brazilian president is joined by a major delegation this week as more than 20 agreements are expected to be signed with the Amazon country’s largest trading partner.
No matter how much the defenders of the militaristic status quo have tried to relegate the Pentagon Papers whistleblower to the past, he has insisted on being present, writes Norman Solomon.
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies reflect on the country’s tragic decision to join NATO and abandon a policy of neutrality that brought it 75 years of peace.
If Julian Assange is extradited he will face prosecution under a severe espionage law with roots in the British Official Secrets Act that is part of a history of repression of press freedom, reports Joe Lauria.