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The phenomenon of disinformation “is a threat to democracy”: Camila Vallejo

The government spokesperson said that “it is a very sensitive issue in our century, particularly because we are facing a debate that is global” and once again called for the commission formed to study the issue and propose measures to…

NYC: Vigil to Abolish Nuclear Weapons on the 3rd Anniversary of the TPNW

January 22nd, 2024 A vigil outside the U.S. UN Mission across from the United Nations with members of Peace Action NY, Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World, Pax Christi NY, The Catholic Worker, Veterans For Peace, PSR, and ICAN…

EcoWaste Coalition Calls Out Quezon City Stores Selling Toxic Cosmetics with Mercury

21 January 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition criticized some beauty product stores in Quezon City for their flagrant violation of the ban on skin-lightening products containing mercury, a health-damaging chemical. Despite the citywide ban adopted in…

Peso Pluma or the hypocrisy and conservatism of elites

The opinion column by Chilean Alberto Mayol entitled “Sometimes you have to listen to the voice of the narco”, a political analyst associated with the left, in which he argues that the invitation to Peso Pluma to participate in the…

Conference in Paris on the pilot plan for universal basic income in Catalonia: What impact will its implementation have on mental health?

Mental health is the foundation of individual wellbeing and the basis of a well-functioning society. This state evolves according to both personal and external factors, the socio-economic context and even climate change. The quality of urban (and rural) life therefore…

US: Murders, poverty and discrimination

The 2024 World Report of the international organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW), which analyses the human rights situation in more than 100 countries, went somewhat unnoticed in the mainstream media in Latin America. In my opinion, the mainstream media tend…

They Didn’t Just Call for Peace: They Demonstrated It

Historic Assembly of Proven Peace-Creating Technologies of Consciousness Hyderabad, India (15 January 2024): In the largest assembly ever held of experts in consciousness-based technologies for world peace, more than 10,000 meditators gathered for the first two weeks of 2024 at Kanha…

U.S. Candidates 4 Assange 2024

Kelley Lane, Editor, and co-producer: assangecountdowntofreedom.com, coordinate an online discussion of candidates who are running for office and are ready to join the current elected officials who have stood up for Freedom of the Press and who have demanded the…

PMPI joins Church and CSOs in Samar, calls for a Stop of Mining in all Samar Islands

A Stop to Mining call reverberated in Guiuan, Eastern Samar on January 20, 2024, with thousands of people from different parts of Samar and Leyte converging at the Immaculate Concepcion Church in Guiuan to express their sentiments against the destructive…

Filipinos are Good at Being “Resilient”: Lifting the Philippines out of Poverty with Sam Tamayo’s non-profit Project SMILE

Sabrina (Sam) Tamayo founded her non-profit, Project SMILE, in the Philippines in 2018. Her organization helps people of various ages and professions rise out of poverty and follows an inspiring mantra of starting small and building a reliable impact. In…

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