Around two years ago, I watched a puppet show, created by a group of eight to 16-year-olds at the summer camp where I worked, about the eviction of the U.S. Navy from the island of Vieques. After I conducted a few brief workshops reviewing the island’s history of...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – A recent groundbreaking study by the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO), in partnership with the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and testing support from BAN Toxics, has uncovered a public health crisis hiding in plain...
Extreme heat is one of the world’s leading killers, outdistancing worldwide conflicts of 233,000 deaths in 2024 by more than double the count with 480,000 people dead from extreme heat. All indications suggest the death count via extreme heat is headed much higher...
Aesop’s fable The Wolf and the Lamb tells a simple but timeless story: A lamb drinks water from a river when a wolf arrives, accusing it of muddying the stream. The lamb points out that the water flows from the wolf’s side, not its own. Unfazed, the wolf...
Bontoc, Mountain Province – A Bontoc Declaration was released titled “A Declaration of Stewardship and Sacred Responsibility”, affirming the collective commitment of over 60 indigenous community leaders and advocates from across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to defend...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she had spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump and proposed a broad agreement encompassing security, immigration and trade. Speaking at her daily press conference at the National Palace, Sheinbaum said the...
The United States Senate Committee on Finance has released draft legislation that would quickly end or scale back most major tax credits for clean energy, solar panels, electric vehicles (EVs) and other benefits provided by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). By...
Venezuela and Iran hold the largest and third-largest petroleum reserves in the world, respectively. Both have also been targeted for regime change by Washington. The two commonalities are not unrelated. By Roger D. Harris Of course, the world’s hegemon would like to...
“The real American tradition isn’t war—it’s the people’s resistance to it.” On June 16, Rolling Stone reported on the recent “No Kings” demonstrations that revealed something profound about American values. In the article they noted that Saturday’s protests drew...
Questa giovane ragazza è Parnia Abbasi, poetessa, traduttrice, insegnante iraniana. Difficilmente ne parleranno sulla nostra stampa di guerra e di propaganda. Non possono parlarne perché come ogni soldato all’interno di una guerra, devono eseguire gli ordini che gli...
One positive action of Donald Trump’s administration was facilitating a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, preventing both countries from escalating into destruction—similar to what is now happening between Iran and Israel. If we set aside debates over who...
In a time when the world is burdened by conflicts driven by greed, hatred, and unhealthy competition, the need for healing spaces has never been greater. Throughout history, humanity has turned to the mountains and forests in search of refuge, peace, and inner...