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In contemporary Europe and the world, challenges threatening democracy, human rights, and social justice are intensifying. Among them are the rise of nationalism, restrictions on minority rights, and religious freedoms. These trends undermine the principles of inclusivity and equality essential…

As if the moral bankrupty of the EU and the UK in relation to their direct involvement in NATO’s proxi war in Ukraine is not enough the EU is now openly driving its regime change plans in Serbia, Hungary and…

Nature is under relentless assault worldwide. Underground nuclear experiments, deforestation, mountain blasting for minerals, and even artificial cloud bursting disrupt natural ecosystems. Behind these destructive activities lies not the pursuit of human betterment but sheer greed and profit. This unchecked…

In Chile, the right wing is not a single mass. It is a jungle with hierarchies. At the very top sits Tarzan, the export elite that moves copper, pulp, wine, and forests. In the middle leap the monkeys, those of Renovación Nacional (RN): shopkeepers, hardware…

Perhaps the most amazing thing is that media, commentators and many others seem to believe that peace might appear from such a bread and circus show… By Jan Oberg Here is CNN’s take-away from the “Pursuing Peace” Summit in Anchorage yesterday. “Peacemaking”…

“Let me guess, you are 20.”  The Dane who opened the door said.  The slight, dark-blonde boy who said he was 17 then carried my luggage to the room on the second floor. This new home for me, just outside…

Guwahati: Commending the Assam government for deciding to name the under-construction Dighalipukhuri–Noonmati flyover in the city after legendary Kamrup ruler Prithu Maharaj, a forum of nationalist citizens appeals to the State chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, for erecting a life-size…

It is not fatigue: it is erosion. Reality, when it touches you daily with the coldness of a war report and the smell of a morgue, wears you down from the inside until it makes invisible the edges that once…

Global Warming (“GW”) is winning, and it is gaining. Obstacles to hotter temperatures are falling to the wayside, allowing GW to go for more intense heatwaves along with much, much higher sea levels. Alas, the greenest of green countries are…

Pakistan recently celebrated its 78th Independence Day, marking nearly eight decades since its inception. This period is comparable to the lifespan of an average human being—enough time to experience birth, growth, maturity, and decline. Similarly, Pakistan’s history has been a…