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Bombings in Venezuela: Another Nail in the Coffin of International Law

The early hours of January 3, 2026, are marking a dangerous turning point in the International Order. Explosions in Caracas and other regions of Venezuela, accompanied by aircraft overflights and attacks against military and strategic installations, have been denounced by…

New set of demonstrations in Iran

New set of demonstrations are happening in Iran. It started with the merchants of Tehran and some big cities closed their shops as a protest movement to the unaffordability of life in Iran and the horrible unstable economy in the…

The Unequivocal Failure of Neoliberalism and the Imperative Need to Humanize the Earth (Parts 1 and 2)

Introduction I consider this article, which is actually a six-page essay that I’ve divided here into two parts, to be one of the very best pieces of socio-political writing that I’ve penned to date. In fact, I’m confident that if…

The Reactionary Backwash: Year 2025 in Review for Latin America and the Caribbean

2025 saw progressive governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) delegitimized and displaced. Right-wing forces have seized on drug-related crises to attack the so-called Pink Tide governments, driving a reactionary backwash and putting new, neoliberal administrations in power. The…

Final Farewell to Khaleda Zia Amid Unprecedented Respect and Love

The people of Bangladesh have bid a final farewell to former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia with unprecedented respect and love. She was laid to rest with full state honors beside the grave of…

Tensions Escalate Over Military Presence at the Border: Crisis Deepens Around ‘Chicken’s Neck’

The India-Bangladesh border has emerged as the most volatile geopolitical flashpoint in South Asia. Unprecedented activity by the Indian Army in the Siliguri Corridor- popularly known as the ‘Chicken’s Neck’- and Dhaka’s subsequent diplomatic maneuvers signal a complex turning point…

EcoWaste Coalition Appeals to Black Nazarene Devotees to Prevent and Reduce Trash in 2026 Traslacion

1 January 2026, Manila City/Quezon City. As the Zero Waste Month is observed this January and as the preparations for the January 9 Feast of Black Nazarene go full blast, a waste and pollution watchdog group exhorted the Roman Catholic…

An imprisoned doctor, a wounded humanity: an urgent call for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

More than a year after his detention without charges, without trial, and without minimum guarantees of due process, the Palestinian pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya remains imprisoned by Israel under conditions denounced as inhuman by international human rights organizations. Director…

Bangladesh Overwhelmed with Grief at the Death of Khaleda Zia

The entire nation of Bangladesh is overwhelmed with grief following the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, the country’s first female Prime Minister and a figure renowned in political history as the ‘Uncompromising Leader.‘ On the morning of December 30, the…

The Witness to the Abuse of Women: A Pakistani Two-Anna Coin

Muradabad is a village in Islampur, Jamalpur. During the Liberation War of 1971, the Pakistani occupation forces established a camp at the local police station, just three kilometers from this village. The invaders would abduct innocent women from the village,…

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