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Silo: His wisdom remains very much alive

Three years after Silo’s death, we recall the history of the man that gave origin to the Humanist Movement, a spiritual movement that spread to every continent and is now the philosophical basis of the Humanist Party . Silo, whose…

Hungary: Constitutional Change Falls Short

Recent changes to the Hungarian constitution do little to address concerns set out by the Council of Europe and the European Parliament, Human Rights Watch said today. The changes leave in place provisions that undermine the rule of law and…

A Tale of Two Cities and Immigrant New York

[clear] Arturo-Ignacio Sánchez Originally published in QueensLatino.com The electoral phenomenon is a perfect storm. De Blasio’s neo-populist campaign message, of a tale of two cities, resonated with New Yorkers. Massive and growing economic inequalities – which are fracturing New York’s social…

Ex-UN arms inspector: Get rid of Assad’s arsenal

Deutsche Welle, Press Release Ex-UN arms inspector: Get rid of Assad’s arsenal Former UN arms inspector Rolf Ekéus tells DW why it’s unlikely that the expected UN report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria will include a smoking…

Declare a humanitarian ceasefire in Zamboanga City now!

Regarding the ongoing stand-off between forces of the Philippine government and elements associated with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) faction since last Monday, September 9. As of this writing, calls for dialogue and humanitarian ceasefire remain unheeded. Already the…

Operation Condor’s lasting impact on Latin America’s media

Op-ed published on 11 September on Bío Bío Nacional’s website Forty years after the Chilean military coup of 11 September 1973, Latin America’s conscience is still haunted by memories of the dust clouds from the attack on La Moneda, the…

Irrational forces at work in the Middle East conflict

Nobody would be crazy enough to press the nuclear button, right? We would like to think that we’re living in modern times and factions in conflict are rational and reasonable people incapable of unleashing a nuclear war, but the scenario…

Kerry, Kissinger and the Other Sept. 11

As President Barack Obama’s attack on Syria appears to have been delayed for the moment, it is remarkable that Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting, on Sept. 11, with one of his predecessors, Henry Kissinger, reportedly to discuss strategy…

The basic instinct and the abyss

What does it mean, all these demonstrations, protests, and manifestations that are now happening around the world this past two years? By Godi Gutierrez, resident Brazil People watching on the sidelines, or on their television sets at home are asking: what…

Putin lectures Obama from home ground!

Vladimir V. Putin, the president of Russia, lectured the USA government and people in an open letter –  billed as an Contributor’s Op. Ed. – to the New York Times September 11, 2013. Titled: A Plea for Caution From Russia,…

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