What exactly is socialism, why did it lose steam toward the latter part of the 20th century, and how do we distinguish democratic socialism, currently in an upward trend in the U.S., from social democracy, which has all but collapsed?

In the first few months of 2019, China bought about half of Iran’s crude oil exports

And who is caught between an economy reliant on oil revenues and a sanctions regime designed to create suffering? The people caught in the squeeze of factors beyond their control

Trump—with Bolton and Pence—seek to provoke a war. These are dangerous men with a dangerous agenda

You came to us centuries ago as traders. Our rulers welcomed you. They traded with you in good faith. But that was not enough for you. You wanted to dominate our lands, to make our people work for you

A Political Prisoner Caught Up in the Assange Debacle

Violence has become an instrument of ‘democracy.’ The homeopathic use of it against activists is common from one end of the planet to another

Israel has begun to bomb from the sky

If China and Russia are able to withstand the US pressure – and build alternative financial mechanisms – then a multipolar order can come into being. If they fail, then the world will remain under unipolar dominance

The UK now says that the US’s military base ‘helps to protect people here in Britain and around the world from terrorist threats, organised crime and piracy’