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Ode To My Father and My Mother

To Father This morning, As the clouds move soundlessly across the sky I stand up to honor your constancy Ground of my existence. In my belly, father lives Through him, the patriarchs speak. They utter, wordlessly of the constancy Engraved…

Chile’s solar revolution: more sun and less coal

Chile has become a leader in Latin America in using renewable energies, especially solar energy. Its privileged natural resources put the country in an enviable position to transform its energy matrix. But the boom in solar projects is outpacing the…

One year into the AI boom: What are the challenges for education?

There is an urgent need to move from an instrumental use of AI to new didactics that problematize the context, accompanied by a focus on building learning communities. It was in November 2022 that the new version of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5…

The ultimate weapons against the Kingdom of the Absurd

It took thousands of years for humans to understand that the Earth was not flat, even when people stood facing the moon. We have created and have been living in the Kingdom of the Absurd for a very long time.…

Invitation: Beyond war and violence as a way to resolve conflict in the territories of Israel and Palestine

Israeli peace activist calls for the creation of a new forum to explore nonviolent solutions to the ongoing horrific violence in Israeli and Palestinian territory. The session will take place on Tuesday 9th April, 2024, at 19:00 Israel/Palestine, 18:00 Central…

I Collect, I Collect

A black canopy drizzled with stars A blanket warm and cozy, over me I collect all of me, into my heart Gather stars, red flowers Ferns and round pebbles I build a garden inside of me There where I live…

Carbon Emissions Reduction Rate in U.S. Has Doubled Since Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Report Finds

The rate of carbon emissions cuts in the United States has doubled since the passage of President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to a new report by Clean Investment Monitor. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Since the IRA was passed in 2022, more than…

Oppenheimer, Einstein, and Resistance to Nuclear Destruction — the Full Story

A Discussion with historians Lawrence Wittner & Blanche Wiesen Cook Thursday, April 11, 2024 @ 7:00 PM Online Event (ZOOM) Join us for an online discussion on the past and future of resistance to nuclear weapons! REGISTER NOW Leading the…

Emmanuel Macron, a flight-forward devotee

Donald Trump said that he would not protect a European country that does not pay its share within NATO. This was all that it took for Emmanuel Macron to feel invested in a new mission to replace the possible end…

The Campaign of the Poor: a national call for a moral renaissance

This April 4 marks 56 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King, an immortal icon of the nonviolent struggle against discrimination and for equal rights and opportunities. The night before, King told a group of striking sanitation workers in…

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