International issues
Chomsky and Prashad: Three Major Threats to Life on Earth That We Must Address in 2021
By Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments. That these governments in wealthy countries cynically set aside the basic scientific protocols released by the World… »
Consistency and efficiency: Aspirations and challenges of humanist parties
Today, Wednesday January 6th, marks the 83rd anniversary of the birth of the ideologue of the New Universalist Humanism, the Argentine philosopher Mario Rodríguez Cobos, better known by his pseudonym, Silo. At the beginning of the 1990s, in the midst of the rise of anti-humanist neoliberalism, Silo deepened inhis book… »
World: Positive news in the difficult year of the pandemic
Is there any positive news in this era that was accompanied by the outbreak of a pandemic? Here are some news and texts that, as human beings, fill us with pride. Because, they allow us to move forward, breaking down the walls… »
Western Sahara: A Rare Look Inside Africa’s Last Colony as U.S. Recognizes Moroccan Occupation
The United States has become the first nation in the world to recognize Morocco’s annexation of Western Sahara. The Trump administration announced the major policy shift on December 10 — International Human Rights Day — as part of a deal that saw Morocco become the fourth Arab nation to normalize… »
U.S. National Lawyers Guild Condemns U.S. Illegal Occupation of Hawaii
By James Albertini | Malu ‘Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action Queen Liliuokalani, last Monarch of Hawaii (bottom) – On 17 Jan 1893, Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown when a group of businessmen and sugar planters aided by US Marines forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate. On 28 Nov… »
It’s time for Africa: Assessing Russia’s relations with the continent
By Kester Kenn Klomegah A Moscow-based public policy advisor specializing in Russia, the Eurasian Union and Africa explains some of the aspects of current Russia-African relations, problems and challenges, as well as its future perspectives. While over the past two decades, Russia’s efforts to regain its Soviet-era influence in Africa… »
Experience a Parliament of Planetary Citizenship in 2021?
Several global networks in search of Multiconvergence met on 05.12.20 to discuss, under the coordination of Convivialism Transnational, the proposal to create a Parliament of Planetary Citizenship. Mobilized by the networks, about 60 people from different countries like Brazil (from many states), France (from several cities), Ecuador, Argentina, Russia, Israel,… »
‘Can Anybody Still Deny That We Are Facing a Dramatic Emergency?’ Asks UN Chief at Climate Summit
“If we don’t change course,” he warned, “we may be headed for a catastrophic temperature rise of more than 3 degrees this century.” By Jessica Corbett World leaders aren’t doing enough to address the human-caused climate crisis. That seemed to be the main message of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ … »
U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara in Latest Betrayal of Sahrawi People
We continue to examine the U.S.-brokered deal between Morocco and Israel to normalize relations. As part of the deal, the U.S. will become the first country in the world to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which Morocco has occupied since 1975 in defiance of the international community. We convene… »
For a moral global citizen Parliament
By Alain Caillé (The convivialists) Humanity is faced with a growing number of problems – health, environmental, economic, social, moral, etc. – and the need to address them is growing. – which appear increasingly difficult to analyze and solve. There are many reasons for this impotence, but it is possible… »