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Empire in the Mirror: Why the Drumbeat on Iran Sounds Familiar

Speculation about a possible U.S. military attack on Iran has once again captured global attention. Warships repositioned, air power signaled, and rhetoric sharpened—these are familiar scenes in international politics. Yet history urges caution against taking such signals at face value.…

National Arts Month 2026 Opens with a Grand Concert in Luneta

The National Arts Month (NAM) 2026 celebration officially opened with a grand concert, “Ani ng Sining: Konsiyerto ng Katotohanan at Giting,” held on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium in Luneta Park. The opening concert set the…

Watwat as a Symbol of Unity and Tradition in Igorot Culture

by Janice Chalutag Naweywey I thought a million times about what the topic would be for my concept paper. While reading the given example of Ma’am Sheryl Langwas about the “Tikim”*,  “Watwat” came to mind. “Watwat is a common word…

Alberta: When separatism becomes a weapon, Do trump’s tentacles operate in Western Canada?

For decades, Canada was presented as a calm antidote to U.S. political radicalization: stable federalism, formal recognition of Indigenous peoples, and a sober institutional culture. That image has now cracked in Alberta, where an apparently provincial political crisis is beginning…

How to Explore Nature for Optimum Health

(Moscow Bureau) – A popular health science book titled “Traditional African Medicine” represents the latest direction in interdisciplinary studies of African culture. This book, authored by Dr. Lyuba Ivanova, Senior Researcher at the Institute of World History, Russian Academy of…

Yurii Sheliazhenko, conscientious objector to military service in immediate danger

The undersigned organizations express grave concern about the ongoing persecution of Ukrainian human rights defender Yurii Sheliazhenko, a conscientious objector to military service. He is currently at serious risk of being arrested and forcibly conscripted under Ukraine’s universal military registration…

Peace Walk on the way to Santiago de Compostela: photos

The first group of walkers on the Peace Walk to Jerusalem continued the journey they began yesterday in Finisterre, heading from Cee to Oliveiroa towards Santiago de Compostela. Despite the wind, cold, rain, and hail, they walked 20 km, comforted…

Grammys 2026: Billie Eilish and music stars attack ICE and Trump’s mass deportation

“Fuck ICE. No one is illegal on stolen land”. With these words, Billie Eilish opened fire upon receiving the Grammy for Song of the Year for “Wildflower” at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, held last night at the Crypto.com Arena…

Michelle Bachelet and the defense of international civility in times of global order demolition

Chile, junto a Brasil y México, impulsa la candidatura de Michelle Bachelet a la Secretaría General de Naciones Unidas en uno de los momentos más críticos del multilateralismo desde la posguerra. No es solo una postulación política: es una apuesta…

Ocean Heat Goes Ballistic

Climate science, over the past few decades, especially since the turn of the new century, has increasingly identified trouble spots with ecosystems that support life on Earth. These crucial ecosystems are stressed. But not many of the scientific reports of…

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