by George Banez “Keep your passport with you — in your pocket — all the time.” My eldest brother reminded me to be alert as I finally said goodbye after checking in. He must have seen me drop my passport near the counter, and someone had to help me retrieve it from...
Chile carries a wound that has never healed. The disappearance of people under State custody does not belong solely to the dictatorial past: it persists as a covert practice in democracy, tolerated by legal loopholes and by the continuity of a police force still...
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,...
Over the past year, several studies about highly dangerous signals of Antarctica on the edge of major abrupt change have appeared in scholarly publications. These studies in premier publications expose rapid changes, e.g. (1) discovery of the western Antarctic...
A fine, misty rain pattered against the windowpane, a soft, relentless rhythm that did nothing to soothe the gloom settling in my chest. Each distant rumble of thunder felt like an echo of the dread tightening in my stomach. My phone, a cold, hard rectangle in my...
The last 48 hours in Gaza City have been marked by a series of relentless bombings that have destroyed the last habitable neighborhoods in the city. After declaring the city a “dangerous combat zone,” the Israeli army has launched a wave of air and artillery strikes...
Crack the EQAO Test 2025 with confidence! Discover proven study hacks, expert preparation insights, and effective tips to boost your performance and succeed on exam day. By Jessica Miller Why EQAO Preparation Matters Preparation for EQAO exams is not about memorizing...
The International Day against Nuclear Tests Is the Time to Stop the Bomb Ray Acheson In 1945, the United States built and detonated the first nuclear weapon in the deserts of New Mexico. The fallout from that explosion spread to 46 US states, Canada, and Mexico. Three...
Water is governed by a fundamental and unyielding principle: it flows downward. From its origins in the melting ice of glaciers, it follows the relentless pull of gravity, carving its way through continents until it merges with the sea. This journey is an immutable...
Europe’s rampant turbo-militarization is fueled in part by an assumption that it is time to question. This assumption is widespread, both in military circles and in popular culture at large, as well as among many activist circles. The assumption is that violence is an...
The contest for New York City’s mayoralty has always been more than a horse race—it is a referendum on values. With recent endorsements of Zohran Mamdani by prominent Jewish leaders such as Ruth Messinger, Jerry Nadler, and even the once-unlikely Chuck Schumer, the...
In 1945, when the bombs were still smoking over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the nations of the world swore “never again.” Never again world wars, never again genocides, never again indifference in the face of barbarism. The promise was solemn. The United Nations was born...