Robert Hunziker
Sometime in the near future it is highly probable that the Arctic
will no longer have sea ice, meaning zero ice for the first time in
eons, aka: the Blue Ocean Event.
Surely, the world is not...
by Roy Eidelson
When hijacked planes hit their targets on the morning of September 11, 2001, the American Psychological Association (APA) sprang into action. Within hours, through its disaster response network the APA mobilized expert practitioners and worked with the...
The glimpse of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle against the law. Indecency against courage. Six policemen manhandled a sick journalist, his eyes wincing against...
Amnesty International
Amnesty International recorded at least 690 executions in 20 countries in 2018, a decrease of 31% compared to 2017 (at least 993). This figure represents the lowest number of executions that Amnesty International has recorded in the past...
Forensic investigation yields credible evidence 14 civilians were killed in just five strikesMore than 100 strikes by US drones and manned aircraft since early 2017Strikes in Somalia tripled under Trump, outpacing Yemen and Libya combined
The US government must carry...
“Reading literature with a focus on gender helps to challenge the traditional notion of the canon by offering different ways of evaluating literary worth and thereby prompting us to choose new texts for inclusion in an alternative canon,” according...
The
volume of international transfers of major arms in 2014–18 was 7.8 per
cent higher than in 2009–13 and 23 per cent higher than in 2004–2008,
according to new data on arms transfers published today by the Stockholm
International Peace Research...
The ambitious Belt and Road Initiative seeks to pull over 120 countries connected to China into a unified market using investment and lessons from its own economic ascent.
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An interview with Francesca O'Hanlon, founder of Blue Tap
This year’s World Water Day on 22 March celebrates water for all.
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James Petras
The mass murder and wounding of 97 Muslim worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand (NZ) which took place on Friday, March 15, 2019, has profound political, ideological and psychological roots.
First and most important, Western countries led by the Anglo-American...
