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Gen Z and the bankruptcy of “Company-Store Democracy”*: From nitrate tokens to a generational verdict

Across the arid pampas of Tarapacá and Antofagasta, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Chilean nitrate mining camps erected a system of total domination that went far beyond ordinary labor exploitation. Thousands of workers—Chileans, Bolivians, Peruvians, Croatians, Italians—lived…

The Assault on UNRWA: A Dagger to the Heart of the United Nations

In the shadowed streets of Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, Israeli police stormed the UNRWA headquarters on December 8, 2025, lowered the blue United Nations flag, and hoisted the Israeli one—seizing property and cutting off communications. This was no mere raid:…

54 Years after Independence, Birangonas of ’71 are Struggling in Brothels

By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau): Many Birangonas (female war heroes/victims) who were subjected to brutal torture by the Pakistani occupying forces and their collaborators (Razakars) during the Great Liberation War could not return to their families. Due to negative societal…

NATO Bases and the Armed Forces, Except When Serving as UN Blue Helmets, Endanger Our Security

The Casalecchio di Reno Massacre Exactly 35 years ago, on 6 December 1990, an out-of-control Italian Air Force Aermacchi MB-326 crashed into the Salvemini Institute in Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), killing 12 young people and injuring 88 others, including students…

Generation Z: “To rise up against corruption, in alliance with all peoples”

David versus Goliath. At a press conference, the Peruvian Alliance Against Corruption, made up of various self-organized groups and spokespeople for Generation Z, announced the massive National March to be held this Saturday, June 6th, and Sunday, June 7th, demanding…

Disobedience that repairs the world

Only international pressure can stop Israel, as it stopped apartheid in South Africa. And if governments are complicit, who will put pressure on them? You and I, we, the people, starting with young people like Ella and Iddo of Mesarvot,…

South Asia’s Lost Wisdom in an Age of Manufactured Hostility

South Asia, a region that once illuminated the world with its philosophy of balance, humility, and coexistence, today stands clouded by hostility and suspicion. The birthplace of some of humanity’s deepest moral and spiritual teachings has become a battleground of…

Politics Should Have Retirement, Like All Other Professions

By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) The issue of age limits and retirement in politics is extremely important. In many countries around the world, there are age requirements for taking on political responsibility. This not only maintains the quality…

REstART: Harnessing Art to Foster Restorative Justice and Reconciliation

During the first week of December in Belgium, the festival « REstART – The Art of Justice, Dialogue and Repair », organised by the network European Forum for Restorative Justice, stands out as a powerful, participatory international event where art…

Breaking News: Discrimination Is Still Alive and Well

It hasn’t vanished — it has simply evolved, adapted, and embedded itself into every corner of modern life. When former U.S. President Trump—the Discriminator-in-Chief—goes into a frenzy about Somali immigrants and calls them “garbage,” many treat it as a personal…

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