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Nihilism is the word enemy of nonviolence

As we celebrate the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr., particularly his role in advancing civil rights through nonviolent activism, we are reminded of the ongoing struggle for racial equality and justice. Many people use this day to reflect on…

Risks of Ecosystem Crash-Landings

Biomes as well as individual ecosystems throughout the globe are experiencing considerable stress. As a researcher/writer since 2010 of more than 400 scientific-based articles, I am aware of what science says about the status of the planet’s ecosystems. Since reading…

Discover Treasures at the Nguyen’s Royal Museum and the Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic Groups Jewelry Museum

“Excursions enable us to learn more, enrich our lives, experience diverse cultures, and understand the histories of different peoples.”  – Genevieve B. Kupang, 2024 Delegates from Baguio Central University (BCU), attending the 6th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference at the Bach Viet…

Can the Internet Wage Peace? Amidst a Push for War, Chinese and American Citizens Connect Online

With the Tiktok ban just days away, American youth have started flooding the Chinese social media app RedNote, pushing it into #1 position on the app store. Labeled “Tiktok refugees” by Chinese netizens, the newcomers have been welcomed by app…

Warning Out on Seaweed-Containing “Extra Whitening” Cream from Thailand with High Mercury Content

19 January 2025, Quezon City.  As the Zero Waste Month gets underway, the toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition continues to find dangerous levels of mercury in unauthorized skin-lightening products from abroad that are being offered for sale to Filipino consumers…

Healthcare Waste Project Drives Zero Waste Practices in Hospitals and Facilities

January 17, 2025. The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) held a forum in celebration of International Zero Waste Month, highlighting the need to promote Zero Waste practices and principles in the healthcare sector, foster collaboration, and…

Nearly One-Third of U.S. Residents Exposed to Dangerous, Unregulated Contaminants in Drinking Water, Analysis Finds

More than 97 million United States residents have been exposed to contaminants in their drinking water that are unregulated and could affect their health, a new analysis by Silent Spring Institute has found. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Hispanic and Black communities have a higher likelihood…

A man of the future John F. Kennedy and the Strategy for Peace June 10, 1963

According to film producer Oliver Stone, a nuclear confrontation is possible if things do not change very quickly in terms of geopolitical tensions. Oliver Stone explained last week in an interview he gave on the Tucker Carlson Network how Americans…

America is Ignorant but it’s Not Stupid

Peering Outside the Disney Media Bubble Over the course of the last three years I’ve been doing a kind of study. Since January of 2022, I’ve been looking not only at Western news from the left, right and center, I’ve…

Tribal Leaders in Support of Clemency for Leonard Peltier

In a show of broad support from Indian Country, on January 13 2025, over 120 tribal leaders sent a letter calling for President Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier. At 80 years old, Peltier is in his 49th year…

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