The Conversation Africaflipped into POLITICS & SOCIETYAfrican Politics Frank review of South African foreign policy over 25 years theconversation.com - John J Stremlau In an important new book, South Africa’s foreign policy performance over its first quarter-century democratic governance is put under the spotlight. …
Russia Russia Could Create Problems In this Important Eastern European Country nationalinterest.org - Dan Goure Put will Putin pull the trigger?For almost two decades, Russia has been interfering in the domestic politics of other nations. According to one …
Russia Russia Expected To Keep Throwing Its Military Weight Around eurasiareview.com - Eurasia Review Compared to a decade ago, Russia has clearly made substantial progress in transforming its military into an efficient fighting force. A new report …
The New YorkerDemocrats The 2020 Democrats and the New Politics of Gun Violence The New Yorker - Margaret Talbot The movement for tighter gun legislation has been revitalized, and supporting gun control is not the risk it once was, Margaret Talbot writes.
Indonesia Sexual violence elimination bill included in 2019-2024 Prolegnas thejakartapost.com - Gemma Holliani Cahya In its previous term, the House of Representatives failed to pass a bill on the elimination of sexual violence even though it was included in its …
24MATINS UKflipped into NewsSaad Hariri Consultations to choose new PM in protest-hit Lebanon delayed 24matins.uk - 24matins.uk with AFP The president in protest-wracked Lebanon Sunday postponed parliamentary consultations to nominate a new prime minister after Sunni Muslim leaders …
POLITICOPolitics This Impeachment Is Different—and More Dangerous POLITICO - By LAWRENCE LESSIGAmercans haven't been this siloed since the Civil War. Here's how to prevent a bigger breakdown. As the House of Representatives races toward its self-imposed deadline of Christmas to vote on the impeachment
The Washington PostPolitics What Nikki Haley gets wrong about the Confederate flag The Washington Post - Logan StrotherHaley’s remarks are part of a long debate about the meaning of Confederate icons — a supposed tension between “hatred” and “heritage.” People who favor removal often say Confederate icons symbolize white
Salonflipped into News & PoliticsPolitics American exceptionalism is killing the planet Salon - William J. AstoreEver since 2007, when I first started writing for TomDispatch, I’ve been arguing against America’s forever wars, whether in Afghanistan, Iraq, or elsewhere. Unfortunately, it’s no surprise that, despite
Baghdad Iraq’s Protesters Ousted a Prime Minister. Now What? realcleardefense.com - Elie Abouaoun Violence remains a risk as parties resist demands for deeper change, USIP experts say. These are Iraq's biggest protest demonstrations in the …
Johnny Zuriflipped into LO QUE NOS CUENTA JZBaghdad Iraq protests: Gunmen kill at least 20 people in Baghdad BBC NewsIraq has seen one of the worst flare-ups in weeks of anti-government protests, with gunmen killing at least 20 people in Baghdad early on Saturday. The unknown attackers raided key protest sites in the
HuffPostDonald Trump The Democratic Party Confronts The Chaos Vote HuffPost - Zach CarterA specter is haunting democracy ― the specter of chaos. It is spreading from a decidedly ordered source. Over the summer, the American Political Science Association granted one of its most prestigious
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The Washington PostPolitics The essential difference between British and American politics The Washington Post - Henry OlsenFrom an American perspective, though, the debate displayed the difference in our politics. America’s politics are shaped by our founding, a revolt against the British crown over the nature and extent political
Politics Electoral bonds count for maximum donations: Report thequint.com - IANS New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) Three national and 22 regional parties collected 50.54 per cent or Rs 587.87 crore of their income from donations through …
Liberal View This poisonous mindset convinced Republicans that anything is justifiable rawstory.com - Frank Vogl, The Globalist On Thursday, Nancy Pelosi said she asked the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee to draw up articles of impeachment. Her announcement was …
OC Mediaflipped into Opinion & AnalysisCaucasus Opinion | Ilham Aliyev’s anti-Europe speech foreshadows big changes in Azerbaijan oc-media.org - Bahruz Samadov A recent speech by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shows a shift towards a new anti-European conservatism and an attempt to cultivate a new base …
Retirement Transferism, Not Socialism, Is the Drug Americans Are Hooked On fee.org The United States has never had a meaningful socialist tradition or even a semi-serious socialist party. Socialism in the United States is a fringe …
Liberal View We Must Overcome Our Atomization to Beat Back Neoliberal... truthout.org - Merula Furtado This week in the United States, the impeachment hearings made clear that President Trump abused his office and committed a crime against the …
InsiderSocial Media Amid ongoing criticism, Facebook is considering using a label to let people know that political ads aren't fact-checked Insider - Ben Gilbert Facebook is the largest advertising platform in the world, with the power to reach over 2 billion users directly. That's why the company's decision …
Opinion As shootings increase, is it time to retire <i>Pumped Up Kicks</i>? washingtonexaminer.com - Madeline Fry Almost 10 years ago, Matt Foster wrote the song that would become one of the biggest hits of the decade. One day in January 2010, Foster spent eight …
South Africa Herman Mashaba launches platform to 'build a South Africa we can all be proud of' news24.com - Riaan Grobler Former Johannesburg mayor and DA member Herman Mashaba has announced the launch of a new platform "to engage South Africans from all walks of life …
Independent Mediaflipped into IOL NewsIcon version of the Flipboard logoSocial Change WATCH: Mashaba launches dialogue platform for social change | IOL News iol.co.za - ANA Reporter Cape Town - Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba on Friday said he had launched a platform for dialogue and social change because he had lost …
Politics NST Leader: Malaysian politics nst.com.my - www.nst.com.my Democracy is about choices. Real choices, not dummies. And a multiparty political system delivers them best. Data speak so. Look around at countries …
Democracy Young Queer Influencers Talk Why Democracy Matters advocate.com - Trudy Ring Social media influencers such as Gabriel Zamora and Kenneth Senegal have joined the We the Purple campaign to underline the importance of …
Al Jazeeraflipped into Middle East EditionMiddle East Algerians seeking old guard's exit protest upcoming poll Al JazeeraAll five candidates in next week's vote are considered part of the political elite, linked to Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Protesters have rallied in Algeria on the final Friday before a contentious presidential
Johannesburg Mashaba launches The People’s Dialogue to ‘build an SA we can all be proud of’ citizen.co.za - News24 Wire Former Johannesburg mayor and DA member Herman Mashaba has announced the launch of a new platform “to engage South Africans from all walks of life …
MediumGuns More Shootings This Week Raise the Question: Whatever Became of Trump’s Gun Safety Promises? Medium - Andrea González-Ramírez Two new mass shootings serve as a reminder that Trump promised to tackle gun violence. But he has yet to take action. It’s been 125 days since 31 …
Politics Ethiopia’s Peace Prize Challenge | by Biniam Bedasso project-syndicate.org - Biniam Bedasso ADDIS ABABA– As Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed collects this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, his country is at a crossroads. In one direction …
The Washington PostEurope France and Germany have big plans for E.U. reforms. Is this the right time? The Washington Post - Dermot HodsonOur new book looks at how Europe’s treaty-making has changed since 1950. Once, national governments negotiated new treaties behind closed doors, expecting a rubber stamp in their home parliaments for more
