Fifty years after Chile’s coup, the first year of popular unity
A conversation with Miguel Lawner, who remembers life as a former political prisoner of the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship while projecting his hope that Salvador Allende’s government could improve the lives of Chileans onto the current progressive government. By Taroa Zúñiga Silva…
FOOD SECURITY: A TOP PRIORITY – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (MARCH 19, 2023)
Basil Springer “If you give some of your own food to those who are hungry and to satisfy those who are humble, then your light will rise in the dark, and your darkness will become as bright as the noonday…
HEAVEN ON EARTH – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (MARCH 12, 2023)
Basil Springer By Basil Springer “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” – Psalm 121:2 Although we go through life not knowing exactly how long we shall live, I think that it is safe to say…
Sub-Imperialism and Multipolarity: Brazil’s Dilemma
A look at sub-imperialism and multipolarity in Brazil historically and into the future. By Justin Podur Source: Globetrotter Galeano Names the Problem In the Open Veins of Latin America Eduardo Galeano described an 1870 genocidal war of regime change waged on Paraguay by…
Wishing you a blessed holy week!
APRIL 3, 2023 Wishing you a blessed holy week! From Bevan Springer As we enter Holy Week, we are filled with hope that this season will bring many opportunities for renewal and refreshing. If you are celebrating Passover, Easter or Ramadan, may you have meaningful…
POWER OF COMMUNICATION – Basil Springer Column (MARCH 5, 2023)
Basil Springer “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” – James 1:19 Crime and other antisocial behaviors are destroying lives and the quality of life of…
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TOURISM – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (FEBRUARY 26, 2023)
“Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.” – Proverbs 3:23 The economies of the Caribbean are heavily dependent on tourism. Trinidad and Tobago’s (T&T) economy, unlike that of most of the English-speaking…
A Donbas Diary: Looking back at the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine
By Fergie Chambers Source: Globetrotter It is evening in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, one of NATO’s easternmost members. I am waiting at the edge of Izvor Park in the city center to meet with a young friend who has fled…
EQUITY CAPITAL FUND WITH SHEPHERDING AS SECURITY – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (FEBRUARY 19, 2023)
By Basil Springer “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” – Psalm 23:1 One role of a central bank is to be innovative in stimulating the growth of the economy. What if a central bank can initiate and…
IMI Submission: Richard Heinberg: Why news of population decline and economic slowdown isn’t necessarily a bad thing
By Richard Heinberg Source: Independent Media Institute On January 17, 2023, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that the country’s population fell in 2022 by 850,000 people from 2021, which was the first population decline witnessed by the country in six decades….
