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…

Money only works in a trusted, shared system

Chris Skinner There’s a fundamental truth about money that we often forget: money only works because we all agree to use the same system. Whether it’s Visa, SWIFT or central…

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…

A fragile ceasefire, who is the winner of the war, and $1.2 billion for motorways and hospitals

Levent Gürses A ceasefire was declared 40 days after the war launched by US-Israeli aggression against Iran on 28 February. In fact, a ceasefire was declared, but the war is…

Whilst our neighbour supports farmers, we are heading for the top spot in food inflation

Osman Şenkul In the 7th century BC, just as Crete was a centre of civilisation among the two major islands south of the Aegean Sea, Rhodes was the main stronghold…