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Supporters of VP Harris turn to tribal rhetoric to excuse devastating election loss against white-wing former strongman.
Category Archives: Opinions
Trump 2.0 will not be like anything we have seen before
The US and the world should be prepared for the second coming of Trump and the new global order he will try to create.
It was anger that won Trump this election
It seems Americans had enough of being ignored, let down, patronised and left behind by the Democrats.
Enlightened Americans must now rise up and resist
Having grabbed power again, Trump will likely destroy himself. But he must not be allowed to destroy America.
A Gaza child’s last will
My 10-year-old niece was killed by an Israeli bomb. Before she died, she decided to write a will.
How Israel’s starvation of Gaza is affecting Palestinians elsewhere
As a psychologist, I increasingly encounter eating disorders among Palestinians caused by sociopolitical trauma.
Harris will not be a president for marginalised folks – in the US or abroad
Anybody voting for Harris in this election should be honest about why.
Africa needs a true, progressive partner in the White House
President Kamala Harris could present opportunities for inclusive and productive collaboration with Africa.
Mohammad Yunus can go down in history as the architect of a new Bangladesh
But only if he learns from the successes and failures of post-revolutionary transitions in other countries.
Kamala Harris’s pursuit of Republican voters may backfire
Chasing after neocon endorsements may cost the Democratic candidate Democratic and independent votes.
It’s raining bombs in a city by the sea
Lebanon’s Tyre has seen Israeli-wrought destruction before and has recovered. It will rebuild yet again.
The US and Israel have nothing to gain from their war on the UN
By attacking the UN and the rules based order, these two rogue states are merely hastening their own decline.
An urgent call to save the staff and patients of Gaza’s al-Awda Hospital
Hospitals have become prisons in northern Gaza. This is a desperate cry to humanity.
How American media incited genocide
Commentaries published by US media outlets have openly demonised Palestinians and justified the mass killings in Gaza.
Israel’s claim of military superiority has “fallen into pieces”
Elijah Magnier describes why the Israeli military is incapable of carrying out attacks on Gaza on its own.
How the world keeps failing eastern DRC
Old ‘peacebuilding’ schemes are obsolete in a country that is seeing new and ever-changing conflict dynamics.
White-wing politics dominating US election spell trouble for the world
Whoever wins on November 5 will likely keep the banana republic on a destructive path.
Northern Gaza is what you imagine hell to be, and probably worse
We are being strangled and the only thing that can stop our suffering is an end to Israel's siege.
Greta Thunberg – still making all the right enemies
They say she is using 'the climate movement to throw her support behind the Palestinians'. Well, good on her.
Climate policies must not write off livestock
Cattle when grazed sustainably can be part of climate action and help vulnerable populations build resilience.