Politics

Style

Can Baydarol Those who know me well are aware that I am particular about style. In communication, anything can be said; every emotion can be expressed, from the most intense…

From the “debt is death” notion to global food inflation leadership

Osman Şenkul In ancient India, floods—which remain quite devastating to this day—would occasionally leave peasants without crops and, more importantly, without seeds for the next planting season; consequently, famine spread,…

We are at the start of the biggest energy crisis; April is set to be even worse

Levent Gürses Hopes had dimmed following the failure of US-Iran ceasefire talks in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, to reach an agreement last weekend and the US’s announcement that it would impose…

WSWS:Rate hikes, of course, would further dampen growth

Nick Beams – WSWS For the second year in a row, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is holding its spring meeting (April 13-18) in conditions of global economic and financial…

Trump wants regime change at the Fed

Paul Krugman When Donald Trump took us to war with Iran, he dismissed warnings from the experts, from the military, from the intelligence community, saying that this was a highly…

Backlash grows against the ‘controversial marina project’ in Ayvalık

Müge Okur The “Marina” project that the municipality in Ayvalık, Balıkesir, wishes to implement is drawing criticism due to the damage it causes to the environment and allegations of commercial…

The fair tax system of 2,500 years ago would strengthen the economy

Osman Şenkul Pericles (495–429 BC), regarded as one of Ancient Greece’s most powerful statesmen, was trained to become a skilled politician through lessons he received in his childhood from Anaxagoras,…

Riddle

Can Baydarol The week we are currently going through has been extremely eventful, and it is inevitable that it will continue to be so. By the time you read these…

Rebecca Solnit: A new world is being born

Zoe Williams When I speak to Rebecca Solnit, she is beaming, and I can’t immediately figure out why. Her new book, The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a…

Datça residents are standing up for their living spaces

Müge Okur The inclusion of a significant public area in Datça within the scope of privatisation has triggered fresh tensions in the town. A proposal regarding the approximately 5,000-square-metre site…