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The Persistence of Memory in Negationist Times. 50 years after a pilot terror plan in Tucumán, Argentina

(This is the first in a series of articles planned for this year that will explore possible links between Chile and Operativo Independencia.) By Maxine Lowy Fifty years after the introduction of the first systematic plan of extermination in Argentina,…

Mexican president spells out opposition to new U.S. tariffs in letter to Trump

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday reiterated her opposition to new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, saying she wrote a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on the “unnecessary” measure. The letter is to be sent to the…

Humanity’s Future Is Electric

The world is rapidly transitioning toward a future where electricity will be the primary energy source for nearly every aspect of human life, from transportation and heating to power generation. With the rise of clean and sustainable energy sources like…

USAID and NGOs for Narrative Control and War

President Trump’s decision to cut funding to USAID revealed the extent to which the US government has been financing media, protests and other means to hijack civil society around the world. In Ukraine, USAID had a key role in toppling…

Green Groups to Philippine Poll Bets: Spare the Trees from Campaign Materials

12 February 2025, Quezon City/Davao City.  As the official campaign for the midterm Philippine elections gained steam, environmental health and justice organizations wasted no time reminding all candidates for national and local posts to respect the trees and spare them…

Manipuri Scribe Abducted, Released after Voices Raised by Many including PEC

Geneva: Expressing serious concern over the abduction of a senior journalist in Manipur of northeast India by some militants early morning of 11 February 2025, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) demanded his unconditional release. The global media safety and rights body…

Bangladesh- India: Diplomatic Turmoil Turns into Chronic Upheaval on Bilateral Relations

Ironically, the so-called Honeymoon period of Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi hegemony collapsed by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in July 2024 which drastically affected two trusted neighbors unprecedentedly that had never been seen before in the history of Bangladesh and…

Growing Pressure on Dr. Yunus for Early Elections

When Sheikh Hasina came to power, the new generation (Gen Z) had not seen free, fair, and inclusive elections since 2008. Election observers described the parliament elections under her 15-year autocratic regime as fraud, and the poll results were cropped.…

Trump’s Confrontational Foreign Policy Defies His “America First” Agenda

Millions of Americans expected Trump to go rogue once he reassumed the presidency, but much fewer expected him to issue scores of reckless and damaging executive orders so swiftly. Pulling the US out of several United Nations agencies is one…

The Demise of USAID: Few Regrets in Latin America

“Take your money with you,” said Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro, when told about Trump’s plans to cut aid to Latin America, “it’s poison.” By John Perry and Roger D. Harris USAID (US Agency for International Development) spends around $2 billion…

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