Dakota pipeline: America's indigenous people are still fighting a centuries-old racist ideology
Dec 10, 2016 02:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The US Army recently issued an official announcement that it will not approve the proposed route of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a highly controversial project that would transport crude oil through indigenous peoples...
Poland's ruling party continues its march towards authoritarianism
Dec 09, 2016 16:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In Poland, we have become accustomed to the ruling party, Law and Justice (PiS), constantly shifting the borders of what is acceptable in a democratic regime. Seizing control of the Constitutional Court and the planned...
Faith, dissent and extremism: how Bangladesh is struggling to stay secular
Dec 09, 2016 11:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Politics Law
The recent violent attacks on a Hindu temple in Bangladeshs Netrokona district, and previous assaults on temples and homes in October in Brahmanbaria are a troubling illustration of Bangladeshs struggle to protect two of...
US Election Series: Jill Stein’s recount effort comes to an end with court order
Dec 08, 2016 10:46 am UTC| Commentary Politics
The District Judge who ordered a recount in Michigan, ruled out his earlier order and called for a halt in the recounting process as he determines that the Green Party candidate Jill Stein has no basis or legal standing to...
Donald Trump’s popularity gets a boost after Carrier deal
Dec 07, 2016 10:59 am UTC| Commentary Politics
According to the latest survey by Politico, the negotiations between the President-elect Donald Trump and Carrier Corporation that saved thousands of jobs and prevented the companys moving out of the United States boosted...
How class and the rise of China won Trump the White House
Dec 06, 2016 20:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Most explanations concerning the reasons that led Trump to victory in the US presidential election are unconvincing for two simple reasons: they brush off the issue of class and the rise of China in the global political...
Backlash prompts Merkel to take hard stance against refugee crisis
Dec 06, 2016 13:22 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
This week a police investigation revealed that a German girl named Maria Ladenburger, 19, who was raped and murdered in Freiburg, Germany, died in the hands of an Afghan teenage refugee, who came illegally in Germany in...