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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…

Envi Group to Election Candidates: Serve the People, Protect the Environment

11 February 2025 “Election season is here again, and soon we’ll be hearing politicians declare their commitment to the people and the nation. But a leader who is truly dedicated to public service must also stand for environmental protection.” This was…

EcoWaste Coalition to Midterm Election Candidates: Protect the Environment

10 February 2025, Intramuros, Manila. – The environmental watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition is one with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in advocating for an ecological campaign that will show respect and take care of our Mother Earth in words and…

Global Day of Action to #CloseBases

February 23, 2025 — at a military base near you! The thousands of military bases, both foreign and domestic, around the world are a critical piece of the war machine that must be dismantled. Closing bases is a necessary step…

Trump’s Pressure Campaign Against South Africa Is About More Than Just The Boers

The ANC’s long track record of political mistakes and policy failures is finally catching up to it precisely at the moment when the party finally started prioritizing South Africa’s participation in global processes, thus creating the pretext for the US…

The Art of the 21st Century Deal (The US is Finished, Unless…)

More of the Same, Despite All the Bluster Before Donald Trump was elected he gave indications that he had some understanding of the war in Ukraine and how it has exponentially accelerated the transformation of the global economic world order…

EcoWaste Coalition Flags 35 Perfume Products Containing Banned “Reprotoxic” Chemical

9 February 2025, Quezon City.  Ahead of Valentine’s Day gift giving, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition drew attention to the illegal sale of perfumes, a popular gift idea, containing a “reprotoxic” chemical forbidden in cosmetic products. To mark this…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Fires Back at U.S. Over Drug Cartel Criticism

Tensions between Mexico and the United States have escalated since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with the two nations clashing over strategies to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist-turned-politician who assumed office…

EcoWaste Coalition Marks 25 Years of Service to the People and the Environment

DENR Cites EcoWaste as a “Steadfast Ally and Partner” 7 February 2025, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition celebrated its historic 25th year of service to the Filipino people and Mother Earth by recognizing its indispensable partners from various sectors and affirming…

Saraswati Puja celebrated in Bangladeshi Hindus  

Guwahati: The dwindling Hindu population of Bangladesh celebrated Saraswati Puja peacefully to worship the deity of wisdom, knowledge, and arts on 3 February 2025 across the trouble-torn South Asian nation. As Saraswati Puja is a major religious festival of the Hindu…

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