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Universal Basic Income: Let the Robots Do the Work

This article is part of a series of articles that will try to briefly explain the different aspects of the Unconditional Universal Basic Income proposal. To read the entire series of publications on this same topic, click here. The debate…

Dignidad in La Pampa Daily Life in Northern Chile in Times of Pandemia

By Maxine Lowy* The aroma of firewood envelops La Pampa, as it has, on occasions, a thousand years. After ascending with harvests from the sea to barter with inland peoples, the Changos lit fires to smoke fish and dry sea…

Tarja Cronberg: Things that were impossible just two weeks ago are suddenly more possible

On the 23rd of May, 2020, the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons held its Annual General Meeting online for the first time due to the coronavirus pandemic.  A large part of the meeting was dedicated to reflecting…

Face 2 Face with Alicia Sanders Zakre from ICAN

In this show we speak with Alicia Sanders-Zakre, Policy and Research Coordinator with International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) about the recent reports of White House discussions to resume nuclear weapons testing. www.icanw.org

Eritrean Refugees Sue EU for Abetting Forced Labour Back Home

A Dutch Foundation of Eritrean refugees, Foundation Human Rights for Eritreans, has filed a lawsuit in the Amsterdam court against the European Union (EU) for its role in financing a road building project in Eritrea that uses forced labour. The Netherlands is host…

ICAN condemns U.S. consideration of resuming nuclear testing

Beatrice Fihn, Executive Director of the Nobel Peace Prize winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, released the following statement condemning reported U.S. consideration of resuming nuclear testing: “A Trump nuclear test would cross a line no nation thought the…

Absolutely Unacceptable: Resumed Nuclear Explosive Testing

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons on May 23 unanimously adopted a statement [scroll down for full text] condemning recent reports of White House discussions to resume nuclear weapons testing.  As…

Coronavirus: German doctors warn of second wave ahead of holiday season

Lockdown restrictions are continuing to ease as the European summer vacation season approaches. But as people gather on beaches and in bars, experts warn that large crowds could spark a fresh wave of infections. As European countries prepare to reopen…

UN welcomes three-day ceasefire announcement by Afghan government and Taliban during Eid al-Fitr

The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the announcement by the Afghan Government and the Taliban of a ceasefire to mark the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims around the world. Hours before the three-day festival of Eid al-Fitr was…

The Wet-Bulb Peril Has Arrived… Way Too Early

The human body has limits. If “temperature plus humidity” is high enough, even a healthy person seated in the shade with plentiful water to drink will suffer severely or likely die. It’s the Wet-Bulb Temperature WBT effect. There is an…

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