Issues & Events
  • India, China and contours of the Asian Century

    India, China and contours of the Asian Century

    Oct 19, 2019 18:01

    India and China, two economic powerhouses of Asia are not only the key drivers of the economic renaissance that Asia is undergoing in the global economy but central to redefining the global economic order and heralding the Asian Century as well.

  • It's time to abolish Columbus Day

    It's time to abolish Columbus Day

    Oct 19, 2019 17:57

    Resentment is growing throughout the Americas, both North and South, on observation of a colonial legacy that brings memories of invasion, oppression, exploitation and enslavement.

  • The age of radical evil

    The age of radical evil

    Oct 19, 2019 17:51

    The policies of the West, including the United States of America, are based on devilish tendencies and are against the rest of mankind.

  • Hong Kong vs the neo-imperialists

    Hong Kong vs the neo-imperialists

    Oct 19, 2019 17:48

    In the midst of the Trade War launched by Donald Trump on China, the U.S. is making use of another weapon, and that is, to incite the people of Hong Kong against Beijing.

  • The Saudi crown prince’s crippled agenda

    The Saudi crown prince’s crippled agenda

    Oct 19, 2019 07:00

    Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, or MbS must not be a happy man. He wanted the war on Yemen to become his signature victory and cement his reputation domestically and regionally.

  • Another Arba’een, another epical fervor (5)

    Another Arba’een, another epical fervor (5)

    Oct 19, 2019 06:50

    Condolences to you all on the doleful day of the anniversary of Arba’een or the 20th of Safar, the traditional 40th day of the immortal epic of Ashura, the martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS), the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (Blessings of God upon him and his progeny).

  • Endless Afghanistan: War without justification

    Endless Afghanistan: War without justification

    Oct 18, 2019 11:57

    Over the past week, Afghanistan saw the 18 year anniversary of the 2001 US invasion, starting an occupation that continues to this day. This means every child in Afghanistan was born in a country at war, and has never known an Afghanistan at peace.

  • The rights of nature

    The rights of nature

    Oct 18, 2019 11:54

    We're still treating a living, life-sustaining, crucial being as property: the ecosystem. And in the process, we’re choking our own habitat—that is to say, ourselves—to death.

  • Rage against war machine: Peace activist Cindy Sheehan opens up

    Rage against war machine: Peace activist Cindy Sheehan opens up

    Oct 18, 2019 11:51

    Antiwar campaigner Cindy Sheehan, who attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her antiwar protests at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch, following the death of her son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, in Baghdad during the Iraq War, tells MintPress Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Mnar Muhawesh, on how liberals learned to appreciate her, her clash with the Women’s March and more.