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In an era defined by polarized politics and performative leadership, few figures embody the philosophical concept of “bad faith” as completely as  President Donald Trump. The term, famously explored by Jean-Paul Sartre in his 1943 work “Being and Nothingness”, describes…

Zero waste advocacy group reiterates “kalakip ng debosyon ang malinis na Traslacion” 10 January 2026, Quezon City.  Traditional littering has again defiled public spaces in the City of Manila, particularly in Luneta and Quiapo, as huge crowds gathered yesterday to…

Residents of Manila City, the Philippines’ capital, assailed Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso for implementing anti-poor waste policies, increasing garbage collection fees, and supporting waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration in the city. The Manila Anti-Incinerator Alliance said these waste policies are illegal…

The post–Cold War dream of a stable unipolar world, dominated first by the United States, is coming to an uneasy end. The global order now resembles a multi-polar chessboard in which old superpowers are losing coherence, medium powers are seeking…

William Hartung — senior researcher at The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft — reads from his new book “The Trillion Dollar War Machine” and talks about The Big Five — the U.S. military industrial complex using American tax dollars to arm the world and make…

(Moscow Bureau) – Under a signed bilateral agreement, China has completed and will hand over, in February 2026, the new headquarters (building) located in Abuja, Nigeria, to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It is a significant part…

As the Senate voted to advance a War Powers Resolution on Venezuela on January 8th, Republican Senator Susan Collins declared that she did not agree with “a sustained engagement “running” Venezuela.” By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies The world…

In a world where the immune system can be both hero and villain, three scientists have illuminated the path to taming its excesses. On October 6, 2025, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute announced that Mary E. Brunkow, PhD;…

This war on Venezuela has been two decades in the making By Nuvpreet Kalra On January 3rd, the United States invaded and bombed Venezuela and abducted President Maduro and First Lady Flores. This violent act of imperialist aggression by the…

2026 January 08 –  As the world welcomes the New Year, 1,000 Civil Society Organizations and Grassroots community groups in over 90 countries are also gearing up for the annual celebration of International Zero Waste Month, amplifying the call for more…