Tell Me About the Blues
By Bill Benzon: What is the blues? It is a mood, a feeling, a sensibility. Feeling blue. Feeling blue? It is a musical form, existing in its own tradition, but
Oil and Gas Extraordinary Revenues: Consumers Paying the Price
DESPARDES Report: The oil and gas supply crisis unleashed by geopolitical conditions represents new business opportunities for the oil-producing countries of the developing South, both traditional and emerging, and also
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Women Politicians: Gender Parity Will Not Be Achieved Before 2063
By Mariela Jara in IPS: Women entering the political arena in Peru face multiple obstacles due to gender discrimination that hinders their equal participation, which can even reach the extreme
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Blinken and Austin Visit Kyiv. Nato Ships Arrive in Finland.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made a swift trip to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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Putin’s Grand Ambitions and NATO’s Crisis of Nuclear Credibility
The invasion of Ukraine, and the rhetoric surrounding it, has revealed the scope of Vladimir Putin’s grand ambitions: He wishes to reconstitute as much of the old Russian/Soviet empire in
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Transgenders Julie, Mannat and Sapna (Video)
IRSHAD SALIM — A few transgenders I had met at a markaz (marketplace) in Islamabad during February thru March 2022 are happy campers. They’re willing to learn, acquire skills, become
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Political Cartoons Weekending April 24, 2022
Best political cartoons pick weekending April 24, 2022: More here.
A Move to Undermine the Anachronistic Veto Powers in the Security Council Gains Traction
The five permanent members (P5) of the UN Security Council (UNSC) – UK, US, France, China and Russia – have exercised their veto powers primarily to protect their own national
Nuclear Deterrence and Russia’s War in Ukraine
By Robin Wright for The New Yorker: In his Nobel Peace Prize speech, in 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, pronounced that “the risk of a
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Blue Dress and Tosha Khana
IRSHAD SALIM – Imran Khan has successfully Oscar Tangoed the overall concept of Tosha Khana to the country’s top court, which has reportedly sought -in public interest, the 20+ year
Artificial Intelligence is Creating a New Colonial World Order
An MIT Technology Review series investigates how AI is enriching a powerful few by dispossessing communities that have been dispossessed before. Karen Hao in the MIT Technology Review: My husband
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Rents Are Rising Everywhere in U.S. and in Australia
Rents continue to rise at the fastest pace in decades, making housing costlier than ever for many Americans. Here’s how rent has changed in 1,500 counties across the United States
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