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When science lifts us: an intimate and planetary look at the CREW-11 launch

The sky opened not only over Florida. It opened over my chest. I saw it live, on the screen, but with the intensity of someone witnessing more than a launch: a reaffirmation of what we are still capable of doing…

Gaza: The urgent need to address the process of dehumanization of the human being

You will make your conflicts disappear when you understand them in their roots, not when you want to resolve them. (Principle of wise action, Silo Teachings) According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report, the “worst-case famine scenario…

US–EU–China: A New Global Equation

Are we seeing the situation clearly? In recent days, the United States, the European Union, and China have signed a series of agreements and imposed new tariffs. As analysts scramble to determine who the winners and losers are, we risk…

Von Der Leyen Just Subordinated The EU As The US’ Largest-Ever Vassal State

This outcome places the US on the path of restoring its unipolar hegemony via sequential lopsided trade deals as it likely sets its sights on the Americans next before finally taking on Asia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen…

After the War: Strategic Distrust and the Collapse of Western Legitimacy

In June 2025, while indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States were still underway, Israel  followed soon by the U.S.  launched a military attack on Iranian territory. The attack, met with a 12-day Iranian response of surprising scale and…

Trump Targets Latino Migrants – Ideology over Humanity

By escalating deportations, ending humanitarian protections, and cutting remittances, Trump’s immigration policy threatens to destabilize Latin American economies and exacerbate humanitarian crises. Ironically, this might trigger a new wave of migration. By John Perry and Roger D. Harris The importance…

Algeria’s Forgotten Truth: The Power of Amazigh Identity to Heal the World’s Divides

For too long, Algeria has concealed the most powerful aspect of its identity, the Amazigh (Berber) roots that stretch back thousands of years, long before the arrival of Islam or the colonial powers that sought to shape its destiny. This…

IF Machines Think, Do We Cease to Exist? Revisiting Descartes in the Age of AI

When Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am,” he placed human consciousness at the center of existence. His assertion implies that without awareness, the world loses its meaning—a sentiment echoed by a Brazilian community member who responded to an educator,…

Joie de Vivre: Reclaiming a Positive Vision in Troubled Times

Not recognizing the magic of the present moment may just be a crime against our humanity. In my recent article, From Personal Development to Human Development, I explored the imbalance between our inner growth and society’s relentless focus on external…

Digital Savagery: The Mask of Civilization in the Age of AI

We humans wear the mask of civilization, pretending to be gentle, good, and refined—but peel it away, and what remains is a beast far more brutal than anything in the wild. A lion kills only to eat; once its hunger…

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