A fight over new history curriculum standards in Virginia is part of a nationwide campaign to undermine public schools and prevent educators from teaching the truth about America’s inequality. By Sandra Jones “People still want to hide the truth about Black history,”...
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PEC demands the release of Afghan scribe Mortaza Behboudi
Geneva, 17 February 2023: Press Emblem Campaign, the global media safety and rights body, demands an immediate release of Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi, who was arrested on 7 January by the Taliban regime in Kabul. Though Afghanistan did not report any incident...
Study: 140 million people could fall into extreme poverty due to energy crisis
Households in Central Asia continue to be the hardest hit by rising energy prices, followed by South and Southeast Asia. RT English – The global energy crisis, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, has driven upward the price of energy for “heating, cooling and...
Dismantling “development”, by Ted Trainer
Millions of people are simply abandoning the conventional capitalist model of development, turning away to build their own collective, self-sufficient, non-market, frugal forms of development in accordance with cultural traditions. By Ted Trainer* For over two hundred...
A Realistic ‘Energy Transition’ Is to Get Better at Using Less of It
Being an early adopter of solar technology has given me personal insight into some of the practical limitations and difficulties of the energy transition. By Richard Heinberg In 2022, I authored two articles expressing doubts about society’s transition from fossil...
Iuventa ship destroyed in Italian custody: crew files criminal complaint
The Iuventa crew filed a criminal complaint to the Trapani Prosecutor’s Office on 13.02.2023, requesting an investigation into the abandonment and destruction of the rescue ship iuventa. As a vital part of the civil fleet, the Iuventa was in constant operation until...
The Agony of Liberal Zionism
By Yakov M. Rabkin, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Montreal, is the author of What is Modern Israel? (Pluto Press). Among my Israeli friends there used to be many liberal Zionists. They sought social justice, supported peace initiatives with the...
Gun Violence in the United States: Truth and Facts
Gun violence is a chronic disease in the United States. With its interplay with gun culture, individual rights, interest groups and partisan politics, it has long plagued American society and gravely violated people’s right to life, leaving an indelible stain on the...
Ecuador 2023 Elections: what did the Ecuadorian people tell us?
Seven days after the regional elections and the elections of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (the “fifth power”) and a popular consultation of eight questions, with which the neoliberal government of Guillermo Lasso tried to regain lost...
Generations and politics in Latin America and the Caribbean
The political forces that value human solidarity and critical thinking are astonished to see that many young people, a priori considered champions of rebellion and promoters of new visions, are manifesting themselves on the public stage by adhering to retrograde or...
Toxic Watchdog Group to Store Owners: Pull-Out Banned Skin Lightening Products on Shelves
Toxic watchdog group BAN Toxics raises the alarm on the continuous selling of banned/prohibited Skin Lightening Products (SLPs) despite the public health warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration since 2017. In a recent market monitoring activity conducted...
Highlights of the 2023 World Council for Curriculum and Instruction: Philippine Chapter National Convention, Part 1
“Education saves and transforms lives, it is the bedrock of sustainability. We must work together across all development areas to make it a universal right.” – UNESCO Dir. Gen. Irina Bokova After three years of social distancing and online forums, the World Council...