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New York’s Fault Line: Mamdani’s Rise Through Fear, Exclusion, and Coalition

Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent campaign tests whether grassroots momentum can withstand establishment media, elite politics, and a manufactured climate of fear—with major unions and progressive surrogates providing the counterweight. In a city long captive to establishment mechanics, Zohran Mamdani’s historic primary…

The SCO summit and the quest for economic justice in a multipolar world

The recent summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Beijing, often portrayed in headlines through images of missiles and military parades, carries a deeper and more enduring significance. Beyond the choreography of power lies an attempt to question the…

The hidden water cost of green hydrogen

Energy that is hailed as clean demands a vital resource that is missing: water. The world applauds green hydrogen as the clean energy that will save the planet. It is sold as the invisible gold of the twenty-first century. But…

The Future of Global Governance 

We are witnessing not only the collapse of neoliberal models but also the exhaustion of their so-called humanitarian counterpart. Crises demand our attention, yet deeper transformations are already underway. Humanitarians respond to immediate emergencies—such as Gaza and the Flotilla—but Humanists…

Sayonara Bites: Saying ‘Thank You for Your Hard Work,’ the Japanese Way

I ran the words through my mind as I taught the class.  The polite Japanese translation of  “today is my last day, I quit” scrolled across my forehead like a TV news ticker.   The words streamed as fast as…

Anseong City Appoints Global Supporters for October’s Namsadang Baudeogi Festival

As Autumn officially begins in September, South Korea is filled with festivals, events, and celebration schedules that bring festivity, joy, and unity across the country. On 30 August 2025, diverse foreign nationals set foot in Anseong city as global supporters…

Warrior-Turned-Peace-Activist Delivers Message to Veterans Via Kayak

His Veterans for Peace flag flying, 90-year-old veteran and peace activist Bill McNulty joined the final stretch of a 22-mile cross-Long Island Sound kayak event that drew attention to the fact that 22 military veterans commit suicide every day. Sponsored…

The SCO & BRICS Play Complementary Roles In Gradually Transforming Global Governance

The processes that are unfolding will take a lot of time to complete, perhaps even a generation or longer, so expectations of a swift transition to full-blown multipolarity should be tempered. The recent SCO Leaders’ Summit in Tianjin drew renewed…

China Is Unlikely To Play A Major Role In The Ukrainian Endgame

The most that China is expected to do is deploy peacekeepers together with other countries per a potentially forthcoming UNSC Resolution that would likely see these forces jointly patrol whatever the “Line of Contact” may be and monitor each side’s…

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions,…

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