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Beyond the Prompt: from use to governance of AI

How the Claudia-Lumus Protocols Forge a Radical Craft in the Posthuman Era Much has been said about the future of professions in the age of artificial intelligence. Some fear their disappearance. Others, their trivialization. But few have paid attention to…

When Aid Kills: BRICS Confront the Lethal ‘Humanitarian Assistance’ Model in Gaza

The Ethical Bar Shifts: BRICS as an International Turning Point It was no ordinary summit. The BRICS’ statement in Rio de Janeiro on July 7, 2025, was not only forceful—it was unprecedented. For the first time, a bloc of major…

Reimagining the Global Financial Architecture: UN NGO Committee Side Event Sparks Urgent Call for Inclusive Reform

At the 4th United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD) in Sevilla, Spain, July 2, 2025, the NGO Committee on FfD hosted a pivotal side event titled “Reimagining the Global Financial Architecture”, gathering high-level representatives and grassroots leaders…

The UN at 80: Still humanity’s most important organisation, but member states deliberately destroy it

Please criticize its members and their terrible UN-destroying actions before you declare the UN itself “outdated” or “inefficient” or “corrupt” or whatever! The UN has been extremely important over the last 80 years in terms of, for instance, global dialogue,…

Black Alliance for Peace Launches Petition Drive Calling on the U.S. and Israel to be Excluded from All International Sporting Events for Crimes Against Humanity and Domestic Repression

June 30, 2025 – The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) calls for the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to withdraw the invitations for the United States to host the World Cup in 2026…

BRICS Changes Language to Embrace United States

During July BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit held in Rio de Janeiro, United States President Donald Trump threatened to impose trade tariffs, and that position changed the anti-Western and anti-United States language of participating leaders and…

Almost One Million Cigarette Butts Collected on Global ‘No Butts Day’

Utrecht, July 6th, 2025  On July 5th thousands of volunteers around the world collected 964,000 cigarette butts from their streets and nature. No Butts Day is an annual event that mobilises people from every continent. They call on governments to…

The World Humanist Forum invites you to participate in its Third Open Assembly

The Third Open Assembly of the World Humanist Forum will take place virtually on Saturday, July 19, 2025, starting at 10 a.m. Argentina/Brazil (1 p.m. GMT, 7 a.m. Mexico/Central America, 9 a.m. Chile/U.S. East Coast; 1:00 p.m. Ivory Coast, 2:00…

Analyzing Xi’s Absence From The Latest BRICS Summit

This could stimulate US-Brazilian ties, comparatively reduce China’s role in Brazil’s balancing act if India’s role therein soon becomes more significant, and fuel Western media speculation about China’s commitment to the group. Chinese President Xi Jinping declined to travel to…

What July 5th taught me that July 4th never did

Growing up in Venezuela and now living in the United States, I’ve always felt caught between two independence days: July 4th and July 5th. Two celebrations. Two flags. Two very different ideas of what it means to be free. By…

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