+ Telo in solze

Pred ministrstvom za kulturo in pred vladnimi prostori v Ljubljani ni tako nevarno, ni pa tudi nobenega predstavnika cerkve, ki bi se zavzel za...

RIP, Shigeru Yokota, the best father anyone could wish for

When she was a little girl, Megumi Yokota got lost in a department store, and the store paged her parents on the PA system. They came running to...

Trump je naš in mi smo Trumpovi

V filmu BlacKkKlansman, enem najboljših filmov meni ljubega Spika Leeja, spremljamo resnično zgodbo temnopoltega policista, ki se mu je v...

Absence of domestic market will cost a financial battle for Afghan farmers

While agitations over hike in commodity prices due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 increase across the globe, meanwhile farmers in Afghanistan face...

China must avoid provoking US with threats to Taiwan

Beijing's talk of aggressive 'reunification' with island risks military confrontation

John Boyega protests in London, Hollywood has his back

Report. Star Wars actor: 'I need you to understand how painful this shit is. I need you to understand how painful it is. To be reminded every day...

Far-right ultras organize against Italy’s ‘globalist’ government

Report. The neo-fascists organizing the initiative chose a completely new and deliberately generic moniker, “Ragazzi Italiani” (“Italian...

On opening day, Conte invites everyone to the table

Analysis. Conte limited himself to generalities, inviting everyone to proceed with the reforms already in Parliament and promising a great deal for...

The New Normal, But Not Really

The new normal. I connect through FaceTime, through Zoom, ‘seeing’ family and friends but not really seeing them.  I now accept the image of...

Why Hong Kong’s June 4 Tiananmen Square vigil should continue even after the national security law is adopted

Back in the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping, China’s late paramount leader and the architect of the “one country, two systems” formula, promised Hong Kong...

What drives Turkey’s growing influence in Africa?

After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey lost its interest in Africa where it ruled the north of the continent for years. But since Turkey was...

The more COVID-19 vaccines, the merrier

New York – The way the COVID-19 crisis ends is with vaccines — not a vaccine. More than one horse can win this race. Some of us might end up...

Towards a global intifada

The ongoing protests over the May 25 police killing of George Floyd and the United States political establishment's heavy-handed response to them ...

Edward Said's spectre and the end of Oslo

When the disastrous Oslo Accords were signed in 1993 on the White House lawn in Washington, some voiced scathing criticism and deep concern about...

The aikido of politics after the death of George Floyd

Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge after a rally in Cadman Plaza Park, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in New York. AP By Emanuel Pastreich The...

All Tom Cotton has to do to get back in the NYTimes’ good graces is call for the US military to bomb ANOTHER country’s civilians

The Times has been consumed with angst over the backlash to the Arkansas senator’s piece, which called for the military to be turned loose in US...

+ Po kapljicah!

Vstala sva zgodaj. Sin in jaz. Še pred soncem, ki bo šele čez uro pokukalo izza Kopice. Bilo je hladno jutro, sredi virusne krize. Skoraj se nama...

Dan D - Reševanje vojaka Hladnika - Milharčiča

»Kako si me našel?« je skozi zobe iztisnil Ervin. Hja, kako. Dolga zgodba. Danes vem: to je bila neumna in nepremišljena odločitev, a morate...

Nehvaležnost ob zmagi nad virusom

V tednu, ko smo uradno pregnali sovražnika v obliki nekega nevidnega virusa z našega ozemlja, se lahko malo zazremo vase. Malo izprašamo lastno...

Sejem na zraku in panoga v breztežnosti

»Dober dan, če potrebujete prvo pomoč pri nakupu, le povejte.« »Bom. Veste, uživam že ob tem, da sem zunaj, med ljudmi, ki ne nosijo mask, to...

White privilege and the responsibility to enact change

White Americans and white Europeans need to reflect on their own lives and actions, to educate themselves. And ultimately, they have to figure out...

Rising Tall with Innovation, Resilience and Optimism

While Covid-19 has brought the world to a standstill, it opens up a gateway to a whole new beginning of a lifestyle characterized by innovation,...

CNN & Sesame Street’s clumsy ‘Stand up to Racism’ show pushed adult agenda & exploited baffled kids, some hilariously off-message

‘Sesame Street’ used to be all about Bert and Ernie teaching kids the alphabet while Oscar the Grouch sang about how much he loved trash and...

National Guard troops couching curfew in the Macarena are the ‘dancing nurses’ of the George Floyd crackdown

The country has slipped with surprisingly little fanfare from the de facto medical martial law imposed in the name of the coronavirus pandemic into...

'Lemon' or not, Trump stuck with Phase 1 China trade deal for now

U.S. President Donald Trump has little choice but to stick with his Phase 1 China trade deal for now despite his anger at Beijing over the...

Revise SOFA now so Japan can get access to bases if a spill occurs

On-site investigations by Japanese officials into a massive leak of potentially toxic material from a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture...

Borussia Dortmund cannot win the Bundesliga with Lucien Favre

Borussia Dortmund took a big step towards second place and Champions League qualification with a win over Hertha Berlin. But if they want to win...

Why Israel Must Remove West Bank Annexation From Its Agenda

Why did the Israeli police kill a Palestinian with special needs?

Last Saturday, Israeli border police officers opened fire at a disabled Palestinian man in Jerusalem’s Old City because they thought that he was...

American Exceptionalism in the Age of Trump

CAMBRIDGE – In my recent study of 14 presidents since 1945, Do Morals Matter, I found that Americans want a moral foreign policy, but have been...

Dear Amy Cooper, it is not your fault

Dear Amy, It is not your fault. You do not deserve this. The internet is a hellscape of hatred. No. That is unfair. The internet is simply a tool....

The 'green' new deal should not be a new imperial masterplan

As countries in the Global North move past the peak of the novel coronavirus pandemic and start to gradually reopen their economies, the talk of a...

Malaysia cautious over US role in disputed South China Sea

In April, reports emerged of a “stand-off” in the South China Sea between the West Capella, an exploration ship hired by Malaysian national oil...

Britain must address unlawful harm to civilians in Yemen

The war in Yemen has left many innocent civilians dead and is described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Despite the ongoing scale...

+ (VEČEROVIH 75 LET) Fukal na Večerovi ladji

Ladja. To je bil naslov mojega prvega avtorskega članka v Večeru, pred davnimi 32 leti. Govoril je o ladji, ki sameva na Dravi. Na počitniško...

West Bank Annexation Is Doomed to Fail. Just Look What Happened in East Jerusalem

India’s Appeasement Policy Toward China Unravels

NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “not in a good mood,” US President Donald Trump recently declared, as he offered to mediate...

Russia’s rising dawn over Libya, or is it another Syria in the making?

Russia’s role in the Libyan crisis has been rather slow to develop, because Moscow was deeply busy with Syria’s civil war.  Sometimes, Russia...

How’s this for hypocrisy? ‘Lockdown breakers are killers, but it’s OK to break the rules for protests I agree with’

There’s a lot we still don’t know about the Covid-19 virus, but after this week one thing is very clear. The virus is super-intelligent. Rather...

Full Strawberry Moon may bring some relief from corona fatigue

Based on their ancient calendars for hunting and farming, Native American tribes historically gave every full moon a fun nickname, if you will. ...

White House race becomes digital dogfight

The 2020 U.S. presidential race is becoming a digital-first campaign as the coronavirus pandemic cuts candidates off from traditional organizing...

Palestine, Julius Nyerere and international solidarity

“I believe very strongly in unity,” said Tanzania’s founding President Julius Nyerere. “Sometimes, I am accused of supporting unity for its...

The Long Hot Summer Returns

The expression ‘long hot summer’ was born in the nineteen-fifties, when American Blacks first rebelled, eventually leading up to the appearance...

How to recover from worst economic falloff PREMIUM

Avoid diplomatic debacle

Japan, Tokyo should find compromise over forced labor South Korea and Japan are showing signs of reigniting their diplomatic row over the latter's...

Japan needs to step up policy efforts to boost lagging birthrate

The Cabinet on May 29 agreed on an outline of the policy efforts in the next five years to stem Japan’s demographic decline due to low birthrates....

Ban on anti-North leaflets

Activists should stop acts that threaten residents' safety, cause tension North Korea demanded Thursday that the South keep defectors from the...

Korean deliverymen and 'palli-palli' culture

Noh Kyung-nam, a barogo food deliveryman, drives through southern Seoul on a scooter in this photo taken on April 10. / Courtesy of Richard...