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UK Lords defeat the Government on onslaught of the poorest in society

In spite of trying to make sure that all the millionaires sitting in the House of Lords were there to ratify the Conservative bill that would have cut the incomes of some of the poorest 3m people by an average…

Gathering for a Livable Nuclear-Free World: Final Declaration

We, anti-nuclear activists gathered from all over France, meeting on 23-25 October on the initiative of ACDN (Action des Citoyens pour le Désarmement Nucléaire) wish to address with the activists and organisations that are anti-nuclear, environmentalist and humanitarian, and to…

Apostolis Fotiadis: Europe speculates on the refugee crisis

Apostolis Fotiadis is a freelance journalist. He has reported on politics since 2005 with an emphasis on European immigration policy and ethnic conflicts in the Balkans. He is an analyst in Greek and foreign media. In early 2015, he published…

Putin shows how a Real President sings it

Surely Obama can do better than this, but he has to sing in Russian. http://language101.com/blog/putin-sings-blueberry-hill/ Maybe a singing contest with a background of bombs falling on Syria and Iraq and Afghanistan, and Yemen, just to add further elements of contradiction…

Nepal’s Madhesi’s resentment against the Constitution – why?

It is a momentous time in the history of our nation Nepal in the process of promulgating a new constitution 2015. The constitution of Nepal finally delivered on the promises of federalism. Not to spoil the party though, however, it…

Israel-Palestine: building trust immediate need

Karen Feuer: a Jewish Woman engaged in Interfaith Dialogue in Israel by Milena Rampoldi, ProMosaik e.V. – Even if we know that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a religious one, we are convinced that interreligious dialogue and empathy, interpersonal peace-building…

32 years ago a man took a decision that saved the world and no one knows

By Alesia Miguens, for Informador público Sometimes in history it is more important what almost happened than what really took place. And perhaps the most astonishing thing about these incredible stories of heroes, so far removed from the glamour of comic…

The world beyond global disorder

The global nation-state based system is in deep crisis. The West’s relative decline is obvious, except to the West itself. This multi-dimensional crisis will, of course, give way to something new – but what? Lack of vision – sometimes even of…

Nuclear disarmament humanitarian incantations

As the UN General Assembly debates continue, Reaching Critical Will produces a weekly publication, First Committee Monitor, which deals with the issues raised in the First Committee, responsible for disarmament issues.  Pressenza is publishing this week’s editorial article by Ray…

Tony Blair is sorry, a little

While George W. Bush is apparently proud of everything he’s ever done, Tony Blair came dangerously close to facing reality this weekend when he admitted there were “elements of truth” in the view that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was…

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