In the context of the 24th Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), which is taking place in Brazil, the Humanist Network for Universal and Unconditional Basic Income has organised a panel discussion on 28 August entitled ‘Universality of basic income,...
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An Ode to Those Trapped under the Rubble
Palestinians under the rubble after Israeli airstrike of homes in the Gaza Strip. © 2023 UNRWA Photo by Ashraf Amra, CC BY-SA 4.0 How can I describe this thing that happened to me? Was it a lucid dream? A vision? A trance of sorts? Whatever I can think to call it, I...
Costruire nuove mappe
Dal 12 settembre Savignano sul Rubicone, in Emilia-Romagna, ospita la nuova edizione del festival di fotografia Si Fest. Leggi
Citizens of Switzerland Say NO to the Electronic ID (e-ID): And Now the Swiss Government Calls upon them to Vote Again
On 7 March 2021, Swiss citizens voted already on the introduction of the electronic ID (e-ID) and rejected the government’s proposals by a landslide of 64.4% NO, against 35.6% YES. This was just four years ago. And now the Swiss government puts the proposal again...
Bahri’s Dark Geopolitical Ties
Bahri or National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia is a giant maritime company in the Middle East. But, behind this commercial image, there is a provocative and worrying history of its geopolitical process, especially the means of transporting weapons and the manner...
Who Is Educated?
Part I: The Mirage of Western Pedagogy Education, in its dominant form, has become a passport to power—an instrument of conquest cloaked in polished grammar and institutional prestige. The PhD holder, fluent in the Queen’s English, traverses continents not to heal but...
Judge Sebutinde and the ICJ’s Insane Israel Scandal
Criminal lawyer Nick Hanna investigates the Vice President of the International Court of Justice, Judge Julia Sebutinde, and how her extremist Christian Zionist beliefs have compromised her voting record. In doing so, Hanna exposes Sebutinde’s close ties to Watoto...
To Reduce Poverty, Expand the Welfare State
The policy solutions to poverty are simple: redistribute capital ownership and expand the welfare state. Poverty hits people as they move in and out of different life stages and events: job loss, disability, divorce, having children, family deaths. When they do, they...
To be against or Not against a Jew: Interview with Ms. Maisoon Rice
Maisoon Rice’s journey is a Palestinian journey, from the river to the sea. Life in the UK is fraught with pitfalls and anger from the mob. But she is resisting and tells me she no longer mollifies or coddles the people who believe Israel has/had a right to exist....
El despliegue militar de EEUU en el Caribe es una agresión a toda América Latina
Jorge Elbaum El despliegue de buques de guerra de Estados Unidos en el Caribe no es solamente una agresión a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, sino a toda América Latina. La lógica injerencista, brutal y guerrerista, característica de Washington y ahora...
In Poland, Austerity Targets Ukrainian Refugees
Polish president Karol Nawrocki is shutting off welfare benefits for Ukrainians in Poland. Earlier welcomed as refugees, Ukrainians are now pushed into a role as second-class guestworkers in their host country. By blocking an extension of provisions first introduced...
“Crime”, the trojan horse for colonial control
Ultimately, the path to liberation necessitates a fundamental shift in understanding the very concept of “crime” as a political construct engineered to subdue resistance and legitimize state violence.