The prevailing narrative that frames Israel as a colonial power suppressing Palestinians’ struggle for statehood grossly oversimplifies a complicated conflict and inadvertently vindicates the region’s most oppressive regimes. Achieving a durable, lasting peace requires moving beyond such facile analogies.
rejects the facile moralism of those who view the ongoing war through the narrow lens of decolonization.
The far-right populist Geert Wilders’ election victory in the Netherlands reflects the same sentiment that powered Brexit and Donald Trump’s candidacy in 2016. But such outcomes could not happen without the cynicism displayed over the past few decades by traditional conservative parties.
shows what Geert Wilders has in common with other ultra-nationalist politicians, past and present.
发自纽约—如果说2008年全球金融危机暴露出了资本主义最丑恶的一面,那么当前私人部门对新型冠状病毒大流行的应对措施则展现出了该制度最优秀的一面。
目前全球病毒感染病例已超100万例,死亡人数达到7万且还在一路攀升。疫情对全球经济影响的最终影响程度仍是未知之数,而我们唯一所知的就是世界迫切需要各国政府和私人部门对此做出极为艰巨的回应以避免一场毁灭性的衰退。
各大型企业自2008年危机以来一直饱受严厉批评,甚至被指控罔顾社会更广泛需求而追求利润最大化,但如今我们看到这些企业正挺身而出应对全球健康危机。虽然有些企业在严重危机下要靠政府援助维持,其他企业却可以成为解决方案的一部分从而减轻政府的整体负担。
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