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Poetry and Rancor: Donald Trump, America and the “Hollow Men”
"We are the hollow men, We are the stuffed
men"-T S Eliot, The Hollow Men (1925)
Donald Trump did not emerge ex nihilo, from nothing. He...
Mambo jumbo about Pakistan’s`Establishment’?
Shahbaz Sharif says: `Despite having 100
per cent support of the institutions, the inept government of Imran Khan failed
to deliver’. We were not even given...
Popular Protest: How effective is it?
If there is one theme, beyond corruption and a host of economic and
social grievances, that have driven protests -- large and small, local,
sectoral and...
Joining the global protest fray: Islamists march on the Pakistani capital
Pakistan, long viewed as an
incubator of religious militancy, is gearing up for a battle over the future of
the country’s notorious madrassas, religious seminaries accused...
Misusing popular protests in Iraq
All documents suggest that a widespread attempt is underway by the
enemies of Iraq to undermine security in the country. They want to create a...
The secret behind continued protests in Lebanon
The poor economic and living conditions in Lebanon
have prompted thousands to stream into the streets to express their anger over
the current situation.
Protests started...
Elections in Tunisia
The
elections held in Tunisia saw 7,065,883 registered voters, with 49% of women
and over a third of voters under 35 years of age. The voters...
AMLO’s Failed State
Mexico’s
challenges since transitioning from the hegemonic rule of the Institutional
Revolutionary Party (PRI) 19 years ago have remained numerous and elusive:
rampant corruption; constant violation of...
1.2 trillion rupees on the move: Modi’s greatest piece of purchase yet
Last week, the RBI (Reserve Bank of India)
was taken aback by more than a surprise. Just when it was dealing with the
uncomfortable series of...
Has Assad succeeded in overcoming the Syrian crisis?
A series of revolutions swept through the
Arab region. The first torch was from Tunisia when protester Mohamed Bouazizi
burned himself in opposition to the regime...