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Vietnam celebrates another anniversary of the end of the war and its reunification

On 30 April, Vietnam will celebrate the forty-ninth anniversary of the end of the war and the achievement of national reunification. The capital Hanoi and the more populous Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) were draped in red flags and…

Silo and the coming revolutions

On 4 May 1969, Silo – the literary pseudonym of the humanist thinker Mario Luis Rodríguez Cobos – gave his first public speech. The dictatorial regime of Juan Carlos Onganía had removed him from the large urban conglomerates and the…

12 and 15 May live: let’s all tune in to the Joint Ceremonies of reconciliation of the Combatants for Peace

While the world is following with bated breath the difficult negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza and in dozens of universities protests spread over the illegality of the occupations that have never stopped in the West Bank, we receive and…

Let a Global Movement for Nonviolent Social and Personal Transformation emerge from this nightmare

For over 200 days since October 7th, the brutal oppression of Palestinians in their homelands has been brought into the awareness of a previously unaware western population Western governments’ desperate attempts to support Israel’s genocidal leaders reveal their own authoritarian…

The end of the Cold War or the birth of today’s world

From the common house to the new iron curtain By Gilberto Lopes It is December 2014 and a year ago the Maidan protests forced a change of government in Ukraine. Mikhail Gorbachev, the then 83-year-old president of the Soviet Union…

Why shy away from political reform?

To give priority to other legal initiatives, President Boric has refused, for the time being, to undertake the political reforms necessary for the consolidation of democracy. However, this postponement will certainly lead to municipal and legislative elections that will perpetuate…

Australia/ Demonstrations seek end to violence against women

Social protests and demonstrations were held in several Australian cities with thousands of people clamoring for an end to the violence against women that has recently shaken the country. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, addressing the crowds, described the situation…

Bernie Sanders on the devastation in Palestine

We publish here the video (from X, formerly Twitter) in which US Senator Bernie Sanders addresses the Prime Minister of Israel on the Palestinian issue: Bernie Sanders: “No, Mr. Netanyahu, you are not anti-Semitic or pro-Hamas point out that in…

May Day 2024 in Ghent (Belgium): Remembering the Roots, Embracing the Future

Historical context of May Day As the calendar turned to 1st of May 2024, the internationally recognized workers day or May Day, many protests were organized worldwide. Celebrating, and reminding us the struggle of the brave generations before us that…

Big Tech seeks to consolidate its hold on journalism

“Can Journalism Survive AI?” was the provocative title of one of the key presentations at the recent Perugia International Journalism Festival (#ijf24, April 17-21).  Young activists from the Perugia Social Center “Turba” say no, it cannot. The topic of AI…

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