Things are getting rather bizarre at the US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Its increasingly prominent commanding chief, one General Glen VanHerck, has abandoned any initial sense of frankness in discussing the destruction...
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There is a dead man in Zelensky’s message at Sanremo: peace
Dear President Zelensky. We reply to your letter, which we were able to read late, because we refused to follow the last evening of the festival live. We boycotted this evening because although we also love music, we love peace more. That peace that you, dear...
New Logics for new generations’ by M. Angélica Soler Carreras, a tool for thinking and building another future
The application of the triple vision implied by the Dynamic Structural Method “resolves very profound questions, very deep questions and it is worth investigating”. According to Soler Carreras, it is a method that can help to understand the complex present in which we...
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in Portugal against inflation and teachers’ salaries
More than 150,000 demonstrators took to the streets in Portugal, especially public-school teachers and many supportive citizens, to march through the centre of the capital city of Lisbon on Saturday to protest against skyrocketing inflation and the low salaries that...
Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of Madrid in defence of public health care again
Hundreds of thousands of people are demanding a different health policy from the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The massive demonstration for public health is the second important warning that the citizens of Madrid have launched in three...
Chile, the country where denialism surpasses reality
The installation of negationism in our culture For some time now it seems that a denialist attitude has been installed in our country. A series of social realities, including studies and figures, and relevant historical or natural facts are denied or questioned by...
US Should Stop Scapegoating Migrants
Biden’s Misguided Praise for Abusive Policies Disregards Lives Lost By Ari Sawyer US President Joe Biden and members of the House of Representatives repeatedly scapegoated migrants during both this week’s presidential State of the Union address and during a hearing on...
Oromia: Ethiopia’s War in the Shadows
In November 2020, a civil war broke out in northern Ethiopia. Much of the world is aware of the extreme toll of that conflict on civilians in the affected regions, including the atrocities perpetrated by all parties to the conflict and the de facto blockade on...
Harnessing the enormous untapped power of celebrity to help social movements
Building on the long legacy of activist entertainers, here are five ways movements for justice and famous supporters can partner to promote change. By Paul Engler Today there exist significant numbers of celebrities with progressive politics and a desire to support...
Myanmar, Bangladesh needs to pursue ‘Rohingya diplomacy’
Along with the much-needed support from the international organization, the Bangladesh government has been managing the large Rohingya influx but has yet to repatriate them to Myanmar, due to the reluctance and non-cooperation of Myanmar counterpart. In this matter,...
Escazú Agreement – the Legislative Assembly’s shelving of a landmark regional treaty adopted in Costa Rica in 2018 under its leadership
On 1st February last, the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly decided not to keep the file on the Escazu Agreement, which had been submitted to it in February 2019 (see, among many news cables, this cable from the EFE news agency replicated in Swissinfo and this very...
Despite its many shortcomings, Bangladesh sets an excellent humanitarian example by providing aid to Turkey-Syria
The death toll in Turkey’s worst earthquake in recorded history has exceeded 24,500. And in neighboring Syria, more than 3,500 people died. With this, the death toll in Monday’s earthquake has increased to over 28,000. By Sufian Siddique The first earthquake of...