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“Idiotes” in Ancient Greece and today. The Colombia debacle

Idiotes was the word used in Athenian democracy to describe those only preoccupied with their own, selfish interests, concerned almost exclusively with private, as opposed to public, affairs. They declined to take part in public life, such as democratic government…

Colombia: We need to learn peace

On the 2nd of October, the International day of Nonviolence, the people of Colombia went to the polling stations.  After the agreement signed between the government of Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC on the 26th of September after four…

UN Security Council Bans Nuke Tests But Not Bombs

Analysis by Ramesh Jaura NEW YORK (IDN) – One day ahead of the twentieth anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), the United Nations Security Council adopted a Resolution on reinforcing the de facto global…

Is there legality upon injustice?

By QuatroV–4V The Apartheid was “legal”. Slavery was “legal”. Colonialism was “legal”. The Nazism was “legal”. Legality it is a power issue, not a Justice one.

France: Outdated principles and exclusionary politics, time for a rethink?

By Beatrice Quintana Often absent from the fear-driven media frenzy surrounding the Islamic State and France’s recent terror attacks in Nice and Paris the less acknowledged reasons may be found behind the augmenting violence in France and the rest of…

North Dakota vs. Amy Goodman: Journalism is not a crime

September 15, 2016 By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Last Thursday, an arrest warrant was issued under the header “North Dakota versus Amy Goodman.” The charge was for criminal trespass. The actual crime? Journalism. We went to the Standing Rock…

Kuwait Urged to Redouble Efforts to Stop Trafficking, Exploiting Domestic Workers

By Baher Hamal  Human Wrongs Watch . While welcoming Kuwait’s commitment to fight trafficking in persons, a United Nations human rights expert on 14 September 2016 urged the Government to further strengthen its assistance and support measures for trafficked and exploited…

Daniel Latorre on Face 2 Face

On this show we discussed with Daniel Latorre, specialist on urban design and digital engagement using technology. Daniel underline the importance of being critical when considering design interventions for public places and urban development. More of his works at Wise…

Two white elephants trampling over a Health Service and other British delights, but also hope

The overpriced, uncertain, risky and technologically obsolete by the time it’s finished Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station and the useless, unaffordable, immoral and probably illegal Trident Nuclear Weapons System about to be renewed will take out of the British…

‘Hell is truth seen too late’

By AlonBen-Meir, Sep 15, 2016 Senator Bernie Sanders’ call during the primaries for a new approach to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was on-point and necessary. However, his plea for the US to adopt a policy of even-handedness in dealing with…

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