Since leaving government at the end of the Obama administration, former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes has spent the last four years calling for Democrats to put climate change at the center of US foreign policy. He and his colleagues at National Security Action, a now-closed progressive foreign policy group filled with former Obama…
Read moreJoe Biden wants to prove democracy works — before it’s too late
There’s a quote often attributed to Winston Churchill, the former British premier: “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.” Churchill’s tongue-in-cheek defense of democracy came just two years after the end of World War II. Totalitarian forces had vied for their chance to lead the…
Read moreThe US should give away its vaccine doses. Now.
The contrast is growing more galling by the day. In the US, more than half of adults have received at least one vaccine dose, Covid-19 transmission is the lowest it’s been in 11 months, and many Americans are partying and traveling and reveling in their new vaccinated status. Meanwhile, thousands of unvaccinated people in less…
Read moreEthiopia is facing a human-made famine
Ethiopia’s Tigray region is facing a deepening hunger emergency, with about 350,000 people threatened by famine. It is the most severe starvation crisis in the world right now, and it is almost entirely manmade. The region, located in the north of the country, has been engulfed in conflict since November, when a political dispute between…
Read moreThe political crisis in Tunisia, explained by an expert
Tunisia’s president has pushed the country’s fledgling democracy into crisis. Over the weekend, President Kais Saied fired the country’s prime minister and suspended Parliament in what his political opponents have called a coup. But he says the move was justified after thousands of Tunisians took to the streets in recent days to protest the government’s…
Read moreGhana-Nigeria Combined XI: Essien vs Mikel
Which of these Chelsea greats would make our Super Eagles-Black Stars combined XI? Goal/GettyGhana-Nigeria Combined XI Ahead of this week’s World Cup qualifying double header between Nigeria and Ghana, GOAL Africa are picking our dream combined XI between these two West African heavyweights. Both the Super Eagles and the Black Stars have storied histories in…
Read moreBarcelona's Ter Stegen snubs Messi in best XI of team-mates across his career
The Argentina icon was not among the seven Barcelona figures included in the shot-stopper's list Marc-Andre ter Stegen has named his dream XI of current and former team-mates, and there is no place for Lionel Messi in the side. The goalkeeper’s time with Borussia Monchengladbach, Barcelona and Germany has seen him play alongside many top…
Read moreControversial Chelsea '12 men' tweet sees Newcastle midfielder Hayden hit with FA charge
The 27-year-old vented his frustration online after a narrow defeat to the west London outfit earlier in March Newcastle midfielder Isaac Hayden has been charged by the FA after comments he made on social media suggesting that Chelsea had the referee on their side in their 1-0 win over the Magpies at Stamford Bridge. Click…
Read more2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Partey, Amartey named in Ghana squad for Nigeria fixture
The two nations will be battling for a ticket to represent Africa in Qatar in a two-legged encounter Ghana interim coach Otto Addo has named his 27-man squad for the 2022 Fifa World Cup playoff against Nigeria. The two West Africa heavyweights are scheduled to meet in the first leg at the Baba Yara Sports…
Read morePochettino, Ten Hag, Tuchel or Lopetegui: Who should Man Utd hire as their next manager?
It will be a make-or-break summer at Old Trafford with the contenders for the coaching job representing two current predominant schools of thought If at the beginning of last week Ralf Rangnick held a flicker of hope he would be Manchester United manager next season, then defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League second…
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