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Nuclear Weapons Ban is Entering into Force!

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has been signed by 50 nations. 3  nations (Guyana, Holy See, Thailand) have already ratified it. Once 50 nations have ratified or acceded to it, it will enter into force. Here is the list…

Trump’s UN Address a Failure of Nuclear Leadership

Statement from Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball Since 1945, U.S. presidents have sought to rally global support and action toward practical solutions curbing the spread of nuclear weapons and reducing the dangerous likelihood of their use. Sadly, President Donald J. Trump, in…

Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty open for signature by world leaders

Heads of state and Foreign Ministers will sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons tomorrow, 20 September 2017, as the General Assembly of the United Nations opens in New York. With tensions continuing to grow between the US…

Ban treaty is a “significant forward step” toward elimination of nuclear weapons

The following joint statement has been released by International Physicias for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the World Medical Association, the International Council of Nurses, and the World Federation of Public Health Associations. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear…

Meaning and happiness

An interesting exercise about what constitutes happiness consists of first remembering a bad moment, and see how was the communication with others, how we saw the future and how much faith we had in ourselves and others and then remembering…

The West – Where Are You Heading?

By Johan Galtung A world map shows the West is big, from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans, from the Arctic Ocean to the Mediterranean-Black Sea-Russian border; but not that big.  However, that is only Europe. Add Anglo-America, USA-Canada, from…

I.S. changes its strategy and bombs London tube using recycling carrier bags

Yes, it’s happened again! Another terrorist attack in London. This time in the tube and guess who did it? I.S. of course. “According to a translation by a Middle East observer Hassan Hassan, a message on the Isis’s propaganda page,…

The climate catastrophe we’re all ignoring

As fossil fuel-based economies continue, millions are suffering around the world. by Jeremy Lent for Common Dreams Imagine you’re driving your shiny new car too fast along a wet, curvy road. You turn a corner and realize you’re heading straight…

Global crises accelerate as Tax Havens hide trillions for world’s greedy few

While new research suggests 10 percent of world GDP held in offshore shelters, UN human rights expert says poorest paying enormous price by Jessica Corbett, staff writer for Common Dreams While the world’s richest stash trillions away for themselves, outlandish…

A nuclear bomb on New York can kill 6 million people in one go. Time to sign the Ban Treaty

Last week I had the great pleasure to interview Beatrice Fihn from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, and towards the end of that interview Beatrice said quite matter-of-factly that no one would ever consider building bridges to Nazism…

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