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by Maria Veronica “Vernie” G. Caparas [N.B. This is Part I of a 3-part article on Babáng Luksâ. Part I narrates the memorial masses and the community dinner in remembrance of the eleven lives lost in the 2025 LapuLapu Day…

“The oil may belong to a country.” “But power begins where that oil can be authorized, validated, and converted into system.” Venezuela is not an isolated case nor a regional anomaly, but a point of convergence where the United States…

Over the past few days, I took part in a number of antiwar events with the wonderful antiwar community of New York City. One event, pictured above, was a performance of a play by Jack Gilroy and zool Zulkowitz, performed…

In the run-up to the 2024 election, Donald Trump promised, “We will close the border. We will stop the invasion of illegals into our country.” A year later, it was a promise he claimed to have kept. But exactly who…

On April 28, King Charles III and Queen Camilla were welcomed at the White House with a full state arrival ceremony—military flyover, cannon salute, and all the symbols of power and continuity. It was only the second time a British monarch has addressed Congress. And yet,…

Nuclear abolition activists are coming to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations. Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 9 AM to 10 AM EDT A gathering in front of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations…

On Friday night, CODEPINK and the local University of Michigan community gathered to hold a vigil in honor of UM researcher Dr. Danhao Wan on the one-month anniversary of his death. According to reports, Dr. Wang died after jumping from…

Initiatives Pour Le Désarmement Nucléaire (IDN) will be presented this plan in New York at the side event on ” Reducing the risks of nuclear war: a multi-faceted approach”  to be held on Monday 27 April at 3:00 pm at the…

In recent years, jurisdictions such as New York City have expanded policies permitting the involuntary psychiatric evaluation—and in some cases detention—of individuals deemed to pose a potential risk to themselves or others, even in the absence of any criminal act.…

The large-scale US airstrike on Venezuela was unprecedented in modern history. The surprise attack forcibly kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores, from Fort Tiuna on the outskirts of Caracas. The US killed over 100 people…