by Séamus Padraic On 21 April, for the first time in history, oil sold at a negative price when the futures contract for West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark US crude oil, traded as low […]
by Trevor Rayne On 14 August Greek and Turkish warships collided in the Aegean Sea. The Turkish government accused Greece of a ‘provocation’. Greek vessels had been shadowing their Turkish counterparts as they searched for […]
by Sam Mcgill On 16 September, the Fact-Finding Mission of the UN Human Rights Council published a report on Venezuela, accusing state officials, including Socialist Party (PSUV) President Nicolas Maduro, of ordering arbitrary killings, torture […]
by Cassandra Howarth As the much-delayed Bolivian election approaches, and with the presidential candidate of Evo Morales’ Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) way ahead in the polls, the right-wing coup government that seized power a year […]
by Mark Moncada The end of the ban on evictions on 20 September puts tens of thousands of private renters at imminent risk of becoming homeless, a figure that could rise to hundreds of thousands […]
Walter Hixson is the author of a half-dozen books on the history of U.S. foreign relations. He has taught history for 36 years and is currently distinguished professor of history at the University of Akron. His […]
by Robert Clough Corbynism has sunk virtually without trace. Corbyn himself has almost disappeared. His followers and supporters pretend that this is just a setback in restoring what they call the ‘soul’ of the Labour […]
Tom Kington, Rome Wednesday October 14 2020, 12.01am, The Times Immigrants benefit Italy by €500 million a year, a study has found, boosting claims that the nation needs more foreign workers. The Leone Moressa Foundation […]
By Mahmoud El-Yousseph Terror struck in Quebec again! Last Sunday, Quebec City residents woke up after a night of terror. Local police had arrested a disguised 24-year-old man from Montreal who went on a stabbing rampage the […]
BYWilliam Rivers Pitt, Truthout Despair and Disparity: The Uneven Burdens of COVID-19 Ispent the first 35 years of my working life in a big northeastern city. I was a weekend spendthrift like many a callow youth, […]