Following segment is RT talking to Israeli PM spokesman Alex Selsky as ground invasion seems imminent. In contrast, readers should head over to FAIR.org where Peter Hart criticizes how CNN covers the clash between Palestine and Israel, "Who Started Gaza Conflict? Well, the U.S. Says?" Regardless of your position over this conflict, it is clear RT sides more with Palestine … [Read more...] about Russia Today talks to Israeli PM spokesman and a contrast to CNN’s coverage
Archives for November 2012
Anti-war activist, Brian Becker, criticizes Obama’s foreign policy on Russia Today
Following segment is Russia Today talking to Brian Becker, an anti-war activist from ANSWER Coalition. Becker is critical of Obama's foreign policy and interprets how current flash-points around the world tie back to the U.S. military industrial complex. … [Read more...] about Anti-war activist, Brian Becker, criticizes Obama’s foreign policy on Russia Today
“In defence of how China picks its leaders” by Daniel Bell and Eric Li
Following is an Op-Ed jointly written by Daniel Bell and Eric Li which recently appeared in Financial Times. IN DEFENCE OF HOW CHINA PICKS ITS LEADERS By Daniel Bell and Eric Li The coverage in the western media of leadership changes at the Chinese Communist party’s 18th congress has been almost uniformly negative. Critics say corruption pervades the upper echelons of … [Read more...] about “In defence of how China picks its leaders” by Daniel Bell and Eric Li
Zhang Weiwei and Martin Jacques against Western assumption liberal democracy is panacea for China
Following is a debate hosted by Intelligence Squared recently pitting Zhang Weiwei and Martin Jacques arguing together against Western assumption that liberal democracy is panacea for China. A few points raised by these two really struck me. Jacques cautioned the West to tone down its arrogance and engage China with more humility. Zhang pointed out that China's present day … [Read more...] about Zhang Weiwei and Martin Jacques against Western assumption liberal democracy is panacea for China
Stanford University’s voices on what’s at stake for China in the next decade
Stanford University's Graduate School of Business recently assembled a collection of views around its campus on the stakes China faces in the next decade as a new generation of leadership transitions into power. Topics addressed were economic reform, press freedom, education, future world order, and business opportunities. That collection is interesting because it sheds light … [Read more...] about Stanford University’s voices on what’s at stake for China in the next decade