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By Maria Mejia and David Andersson On December 20, the organization Kivunim, founded by Peter Geffen, celebrated its 10th Anniversary at the Synagogue on 88th Street in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. At the event, the inaugural presentation of the Reverend M.…

Human Wrongs Watch By John Scales Avery* 29 December 2015 Cultural and educational activities have a small ecological footprint, and therefore are more sustainable than pollution-producing, fossil-fuel-using jobs in industry. Furthermore, since culture and knowledge are shared among all nations,…

A few days before  the 10th anniversary celebration of Kivunim, Peter Geffen, founder of the program, visited us on Face 2 Face. Peter talked about an incredible event happening this weekend in New York. Taking place at a time of…

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has offered Christmas felicitations to heads of state across the globe, expressing hope that the world will see peace and security. “On the eve of the New Year, I hope that we would see, through efforts…

‘We have got a 50-50 chance of salvaging the most important antibiotics but we need to stop agriculture from ruining it again,’ says UK health expert. by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer for Common Dreams Following the discovery in the UK…

By Guy Taylor for Global Justice Now. One of the more infamous examples of corporations suing governments was resolved, at least in the short term, last week. The Australian government has successfully defended itself against an Investor State Dispute Settlement…

Who Stole Christmas? T’was the Unitarians First posted on December 21, 2015 by First Unitarian Society By Julie Brock, Ministerial Intern Before Christmas became about peace, love and department stores it was the at the crux of a culture war.…

The year 2015 will be remembered sadly for the many ways in which war and armed violence devastated the lives of millions of people around the world—armed conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East, and Africa; a global refugee crisis spawned…

A newly released Cold War-era list of nuclear targets shows the US planned to inflict “systematic destruction” on enemy cities and target the “population” of those areas. It is the most comprehensive Cold War nuclear target list to become declassified.…

Celebrating Yalda Night MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2015 Compiled By: Firouzeh Mirrazavi Deputy Editor of Iran Review Iranians around the world celebrate Yalda, which is one of the most ancient Persian festivals. The festival dates back to the time when a…