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1.2% of adults have 47.8% of the world’s wealth while 53.2% have just 1.1%

Every year, I bring to the attention of readers of my blog the results of the latest Credit Suisse Wealth…

11 months ago

Ecuador and Guatemala go to the polls under a shadow of violence and political uncertainty

August 20 — Today 2 important elections took place in Latin America, with the general elections in Ecuador and the…

11 months ago

What’s behind the U.S. military surge in West Asia?

In a significant move that sent worrying ripples across West Asia, the U.S. military has discreetly dispatched over 6,000 troops…

11 months ago

As Senegal organizes troops to invade Niger, violence mars ‘constitutional order’ within its own borders

Senegal began “regrouping” its forces in the region of Thiès at the start of this week after the Economic Community…

11 months ago

Human Rights Watch blesses foreign military intervention into Haiti

Just as missionaries preceded and prepared the ground for the sword-wielding conquistadors during Europe’s bloody conquest of the Americas, today,…

11 months ago

African Union will not back ECOWAS intervention in Niger

The African Union (AU) said on Wednesday, August 16, that it will not support the military intervention that the Economic…

11 months ago

Don’t let ‘anti-nuke’ be just another holiday

We need to be shouting 'No Nukes' from the rooftops of every building every single day throughout the year. The…

11 months ago

All Africans should condemn the call for an ECOWAS-led military invasion of Niger

Black Alliance for Peace statement: The Africa Team of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) and the U.S. Out of…

11 months ago

Mass rally in Niamey backs Niger’s military leaders as ECOWAS-led intervention looms

Approximately 30,000 people gathered in Niger’s capital of Niamey on August 6, as the country faced a looming threat of…

11 months ago

Atomic bombs: Oppenheimer, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the USSR

"Oppenheimer" has become a Hollywood blockbuster. The movie's main character is the liberal, cultured, physicist and war criminal, J. Robert…

11 months ago