Catégorie : Politics

Published on The Guardian, by Jason Burke, Africa, Sept 12, 2016.

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel and others are seeking favours in Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia as old alliances in the region falter.   Continuer la lecture de « Middle East’s leaders cross the Red Sea to woo east Africa »

• What shared prosperity? on RWER Blog, by David Ruccio, Sept 10, 2016; (see also: Inequality, the financial crisis and stagnation, competing stories and why they matter, on Real-World Economics Review RWER, Issue no 74, page 2, by Thomas I. Palley [AFL-CIO, USA], April 7, 2016; download the whole issue no 74, 158 pages, on Paecon.net);
• Native Americans celebrate pause of N. Dakota pipeline, vow to fight on, on Raw Story, Sept 10, 2016; Continuer la lecture de « happening in these days »

… by Ukrainian Forces and Neo-Nazi Militia since Minsk II Agreement – Published on Global Research.ca, by Theo Russell, Sept 10, 2016.

After the February 2014 coup in Kiev, an ‘Anti-Maidan’ movement rapidly grew in the largely Russian-speaking Donbass, Odessa and Crimea regions, which sought to prevent the far-right groups which hijacked in the ‘Euromaidan’ protests entering their towns and cities.   Continuer la lecture de « War in Donbass on Russia’s Doorstep: 3,600 Civilians killed … »

Published on Spiegel Online International, an Essay by Christiane Hoffmann, Sept 9, 2016  – translated from the German by Christopher Sultan.

When cultures clash, women’s clothing is often at the center of the debate. While for Western women, the issue is how much skin they should be allowed to show, for Muslims the focus is on how much they must show.   Continuer la lecture de « The Politics of Dress: Double Standards in the Headscarf Debate »