On Oct 16, 2025, MEERTalk had an online talk with Robert Hunziker where he opened with a short analysis subtitled, America Has Lost Its Soul, referencing the current attack on science, partly in the context of the French Revolution. As well as a discussion of a...
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PEC Condemns the Killing of 2 Afghan Scribes by Pakistani Forces
Geneva: Expressing concern over the killing of two Afghan journalists within two days, the global media safety and rights body urged all concerned not to target the media professionals as they do their solemn duties on the ground. Safi. Local media reports reveal that...
International Forum: ‘Can generational movements end systemic corruption? Lessons from Nepal, Indonesia, and the Philippines.’
by Genevieve B. Kupang and Javier Tolcachier Youth-led protests by Generation Z are spreading across the globe, bringing down governments and causing major political upheaval. At the heart of this psycho-social wave is the awakening of a generation fed up with the...
The Fourth Branch: How Conscience and Civic Vigilance May Save the Republic
Democracy depends not just on officeholders, but on the quiet vigilance of institutional and civic actors—the novel “fourth branch” that preserves the Republic when power itself threatens systemic health. With the executive overreaching and the judiciary acquiescent,...
“AIPACOUT of U.S. politics!”, a campaign to exclude the powerful pro-Israel lobby from American politics
A new campaign has been launched by the highly active People’s Forum; it’s called “AIPACOUT of U.S. politics!” It features a youthful and engaging graphic design and aims to engage millions of US citizens. So this evening, I’ve come to 37th Street again, [and I am]...
New York, The People’s Forum, and the Hope of a New World
As I climb the subway steps, a silhouette looms, recognizable even to those who have never been to New York: the Empire State Building. I’m in the beating heart of the Big Apple, where, amid dozens of fast-food and fast-fashion chains and where Macy’s alone occupies...
Macabre accusation: Possible Organ harvesting from Palestinian Prisoners, a Crime akin to nazism
Following the accusation from the Palestinian Ministry of Health and hospitals in Gaza regarding the possible illicit extraction of organs from prisoners and bodies returned by Israel, an extremely grave scenario is emerging, one that could constitute flagrant...
Civil Society and Industry Groups Put Consumers On Guard against 228 Imported Paints with High Lead Content
18 October 2025, Quezon City. In an exceptional display of unity to uphold the lead paint ban and protect public health against lead exposure, civil society and industry groups of the Philippines released in time for the 13th International Lead Poisoning Prevention...
The Next Putin-Trump Meeting Might Lead To Something Tangible This Time Around
The geostrategic context of newfound pressure upon each, their increased bilateral tensions, and rising fears that false flag provocations in Europe could manipulate them into war with one another make it likely that their planned Budapest Summit will be more...
India: PEC Expresses Concern over Attacks on Media Persons
Geneva, 16 October 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the mob attack on a number of media persons, engaged on duty, in Assam of far eastern India, while they were covering a protest demonstration...
what does peace really mean?
The news of the recent ceasefire and the return of hostages and prisoners has brought immense relief to us all across Israel and Palestine. Like so many others, we at Combatants for Peace feel deep joy for the families who have suffered unimaginable pain and can now...
Ban Uranium Weapons Activist Receives Award in Berlin
This year’s International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) in Berlin honored uranium weapons expert and activist Damacio A. Lopez with the festival’s Honorary Lifetime Achievement Award. For over thirty years, the US Air Force veteran from New Mexico has campaigned for an...