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TTIP, a taste of things to come. E.g., Tobacco

Those working to establish a Free Trade Agreement between US and the EU, aka TTIP, are planning a system of Courts to deal with disputes between prívate corporations and governments that clearly benefit the former and reduces the capacity of…

East-West Dialogues

The international meeting “East-West Dialogues – Siloism, Universalist Humanism and New Spirituality in the worldwide social context” took place in Varkala, India on February 16th – 22nd 2015. The meeting was attended by humanists from: Asia: Nepal, Bangladesh, India (Tamil…

Letter from UK citizens to the Argentine Embassy in London

London, 21 February- The Argentina Embassy in London has received from a wide range of personalities from various sectors in the UK – journalists, politicians, intellectuals and union leaders, as well as local activists – a statement regarding solidarity with…

Japan: In Support of freedom of expression – standing up against political violence

Japanese version A group of journalists, writers, academics, musicians and artists, whose work is about expression of thoughts and ideas, came together in support of freedom of expression. They held a press conference on February 9 and asked the public…

Pablo Iglesias of Podemos in conversation with Amy Goodman

Introduced by Amy Goodman (Democracy Now), Podemos’ General Secretary Pablo Iglesias  occupied the CUNY Graduate Center leaving hundred outside and overload the streaming. You can watch the recording online now.

East Ukraine ceasefire to start February 15: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin says a ceasefire between warring Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine will take effect within the next few days. Speaking to reporters on Thursday following marathon talks in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, the…

Ukraine – no to weapons against “rebel attacks”

Lately the talking points for sending unlimited military aid to Ukraine, sorry for sending “defensive weapons” to Ukraine (what are defensive weapons, rockets and tanks that only point in one direction?), has been because they are needed to “protect Ukraine…

Showing solidarity -Vigil for Japanese victims of ISIS in cities across Japan

By Yoko Narita (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese version Vigil for the victims of the recent ISIS hostage crisis, Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, took place simultaneously in eight different cities (Sapporo, Sendai, Chiba, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, and Fukuoka) in Japan at…

Banking Giant HSBC Sheltered Murky Cash Linked to Dictators and Arms Dealers

According to a Report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism ‘Secret documents reveal that global banking giant HSBC profited from doing business with arms dealers who channeled mortar bombs to child soldiers in Africa, bag men for Third World…

Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz at CELAC Summit

The following speech was given by Cuban President Raul Castro at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, held in Costa Rica, on Jan. 28, 2015. It deals with pressing issues facing Cuba and Latin America. Esteemed…

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