Back in the 1960s, a young American activist called Michael Albert was asked, “Okay, we hear you, you don’t like capitalism. So, what DO you want?”. Like many young activists, Albert and his friends first scoffed at the question. We don’t have to produce a blueprint of an alternative future …

With the AUKUS deal, it is now the time for Europe to push for its autonomy. Biden’s victory was a joyous event for many Europeans who witnessed the worst and most challenging period in the history of EU-US relations under Trump. Europeans were pleased to hear Biden saying the United …

Now that George W. Bush is back in the news with his attacks on the Trumpist insurrectionists, it might be worth reviving one of the great lines of his presidency. After the September 11thattack, when Bush decided to go after not just the terrorists who planned the hijackings, but all …

Chinese officials are bracing for a potential financial crisis as giant real estate conglomerate China Evergrande Group appears to be unable to make good on bond payments due on Thursday. According to the Wall Street Journal, the central government has instructed local officials across the country to begin “getting ready …

Headlines in the French media that described the cancelation by Australia of its purchase of French-made submarines included “Australian Trafalgar,” “Contract of the century torpedoed,” and “The big US-Australian slap in the face.” France’s Naval Group was supposed to sell Australia submarines worth more than €50 billion ($58 billion), but …

The world, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are proposing banishment of fossil fuels and are focused on reducing emissions from fossil fuels at any costs, but a safety net of having a viable replacement should be in place before we jump off that cliff. Banning oil imports, …

On September 15, 2021, seven Army soldiers and five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Asman Manza area of South Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, disclosed that the operation was launched on intelligence about the presence of …

Ankara’ya ilk geldiğimde yurt çıkmamıştı. Tam 37 gün Keçiören’deki akrabalarımda kalmıştım. Akrabalar ne kadar kendi evimde hissetmem için çaba gösterse de ne kadar içten davransa da “yük olma” hissi o 37 gün boyunca beni hiç yalnız bırakmamıştı. O 37 gün içinde defalarca Kurtuluş semtindeki Kredi Yurtlar Kurumu binasının önüne gidip …

Sözün özü, özelleştirme, giderek derinleşen yoksulluk, gelir seviyesi düşük aile çocuklarının muhtelif gruplara kolay av oluşu, güncel öğrenci barınma sorununun temel gerekçeleri. Buna bir de hâlihazırdaki ‘ev kirası’ çılgınlığını da eklemek gerekir. Biraz öğrencilik hikâyesi… Bu yazıyı okuyacakların kaçı hiç öğrenci olmamıştır, muhtemelen hiçbiri; kaçı üniversite okumamıştır, muhtemelen daha azı; …

Awantura wokół chińskich komórek trwa od wtorku, kiedy litewskie ministerstwo obrony zaleciło, by konsumenci przestali kupować popularne chińskie komórki, a ich posiadaczom doradziło zamianę. Powodem jest rządowy raport, który wykazał, że aparaty Xiaomi mają wbudowane aplikacje służące do cenzurowania treści. Mogą one wykrywać i blokować hasła w rodzaju „wolny Tybet”, …