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Four U.S. policies that have most offended the Russians
Very important to understand what’s going on today with Russia and the US!, says Alice Slater, as she shared a translation done by Sharon Tennison of the talk given by Prof. Stephen Cohen (contributing editor to thenation.com) at the San Francisco Commonwealth Club November 18, 2015 which details Mr Cohen’s… »
I don’t like logical contradictions; I chose nonviolence
I don’t like logical contradictions. I chose nonviolence – An interview with David Swanson By Milena Rampoldi, ProMosaik e.V. – An interview with David Swanson about the importance of deciding to become a pacifist, because war is a logical contradiction, and all kind of violence is a logical contradiction. This… »
The Climate-Nuclear Nexus
Taking advantage of the COPS Climate change conference in Paris, the World Future Council published an important new resource “The Climate-Nuclear Nexus” (PDF format). Jurgen Sheffran, is the report’s lead author along with John Burroughs, Anna Leidreiter, Rob Van Riet and Alyn Ware. After describing the existential threats that… »
Global Climate March in NYC
The march was initiated by People’s Climate Movement NY, a coalition organization of climate, environmental, labor, faith and social and racial justice organizations in NYC and in coordination with other actions around the world initiated by 350.org. In NYC more than 1,000 gathered at City Hall and more… »
Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art and the Birth of American Television
by Stuart A. Goldman The NSU Museum Ft. Lauderdale, claims to be the first exhibition exploring avant-garde art influence on the look and content of early network television. Actually, part of the exhibit was on display earlier this year at the Jewish Museum in Manhattan, focused on CBS-TV’s pioneering… »
Defeating Terrorism – Theirs and Ours
Defeating Terrorism – Theirs and Ours By NicolasDavies – WarIsACrime.org From: http://warisacrime.org/content/defeating-terrorism-theirs-and-ours “…at the very moment the number one nation has perfected the science of killing, it has become an impractical instrument of political domination.” – Richard Barnet, Roots of War, 1972 France and Russia’s… »
Paris, refugees, wars: contradictions in the whirlwind
Contradictions in the Whirlwind: The Refugees Crisis, Paris Attacks, Wars without End By Gary Corseri “Humankind cannot bear very much reality.” – T. S. Elliot Whitman wrote in “Leaves of Grass”: “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself! I am large; I contain multitudes.” Contradictions have,… »
This Thanksgiving, no place for refugees at the American table
By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan In the wake of the horrific attacks in Paris on Nov. 13, there has been a crushing backlash against refugees from the wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. A cartoon has been circulating on social media showing a Native American man greeting a Pilgrim,… »
Michael Moore at DOC NYC 2015
Oscar winning filmmaker Michael Moore presented his new film, “Where to Invade Next” (trailer) on Thursday, November 12th at DOC NYC 2015 Film Festival. Where to Invade Next is a provocative and inspiring documentary that explores how the U.S. government maintains a state of “infinite war”. Moore plays… »
Run This Way: students run 4,000 km for refugee protection
Canada will take 25,000 Syrian refugees In recent months, International Humanist Network members were shocked by the scale of the refugee crisis and by the slow answer of governments to provide assistance to refugees. According to the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) the number of refugees worldwide exceeded 55 million during… »