Taxing the rich, an idea gaining ground in the United States
Long out of favor in the United States, the idea of taxing rich individuals and corporations to pay for healthcare or to combat inequality is gaining ground among Democratic politicians.…
United for Palestine
A negotiated solution to the ‘Palestinian-Israeli conflict’, at least the way envisaged by successive US administrations, has failed. Now, Palestinians and their allies would have to explore a whole new…
Envisioning a united world
These are places we would bomb: Guatemala, Indonesia, Cuba, Congo, Vietnam, Cambodia, Grenada, Libya, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Iran, Panama, Iraq, Kuwait, Somalia, Bosnia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, Yemen, Pakistan, Syria, etc…
A debt trap for developing states?
The recent statement of US Assistant Secretary Alice Wells has triggered a debate about the ways China is extending help to developing countries in infrastructure and other projects. In a…
From Belarus to Bahrain, the small states going big on cryptocurrency
When Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met entrepreneur Viktor Prokopenya in March 2017, their discussion was scheduled to last for an hour but went on for three times that long. The…
From Belarus to Bahrain, the small states going big on cryptocurrency
When Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met entrepreneur Viktor Prokopenya in March 2017, their discussion was scheduled to last for an hour but went on for three times that long. The…
United by flag, divided by facts
Despite having one constitution and a single currency, Pakistan’s human development landscape is horrifically unequal. The country is politically divided into four provinces, Fata, Islamabad, and two disputed regions –…
Divided ‘States of America’
Elections in United (now Divided due to divisive voting) States of America is always a watershed event for the future of global politics. It is hence, watched and monitored very…
New Year Brings Minimum Wage Hikes For Americans In 14 States
As the United States marks more than six years without an increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, 14 states and several cities are moving forward with…
Reforming the United Nations
It is indeed a seminal year for the United Nations as world leaders assemble for the annual General Assembly session celebrating the 70th anniversary of the birth of the world…
