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Japan’s ‘Chapel of the Thunder Gods’
Titled, “Somber reflections on the last days of the Pacific War at the ‘Chapel of the Thunder Gods’”, Hong Kong-based journalist Steven Knipp was published in Time on this day marking the 70-year anniversary of Japan’s surrender. (Extracts follow, for…
NATO wars to blame for refugee crisis in Europe: it’s time to dissolve this anachronism
Yesterday morning in Budapest I was at a sports club where I often go, moving my body to combat the effects of time, and as I came out I heard the sound of a police motorbike coming towards me with…
Philippines: three journalists murdered in two weeks
“The murder of three journalists in two weeks shows how the lack of progress in ending impunity has emboldened those bent on silencing the press in the Philippines.” Will their killers be brought to justice? – asks Andrew Emett of…
Long-term climate change adaptation strategies in Asia
Eight countries to sharpen long-term climate change adaptation strategies FAO and UNDP join forces under German-funded initiative to raise profile of agriculture in climate change planning A farmer in Viet Nam clearing overgrowth surrounding a small tree in an effort…
Greek crisis: countries compete to remove any kind of obstacle to capital accumulation
Antonis Broumas, from Greece, is an investigative lawyer and activist who works mainly on building bridges between law, technology and society. He participates in social organisations in Greece which promote autonomy and the commons. Broumas was in Quito between the…
WTO Ruling Against India’s Solar Push Threatens Climate, Clean Energy
“The U.S. should be applauding India’s efforts to scale up solar energy—not turning to the WTO to strike the program down.” by Nadia Prupis, staff writer for Common Dreams The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday ruled against India over…
The Street – Japan: I come here today so very angry
Despite opposition from a majority of the Japanese people, the government is forcing this through, without a doubt, the work of a dictatorship. But, this sight before me right now really fills me with hope. Whether this country will permit…
Anteos Chrisostomidis: the Greek intellectual of our age
“Literature, even the heavy, serious kind is addressed to a wider audience,” always stressed Anteos Chrisostomidis*. “Literature is a human creation and concerns everyone,” he insisted. I think however, that few people had the opportunity to talk with such important…
Jeremy Corbyn – reformer or revolutionary?
Not quite the ‘new boy on the block’ Labourite Jeremy Corbyn has decided to seek for party leadership and has stated to the media as to why he wants to be Labour’s leader, because, “Britain is not working well for…
Leave fossil fuels in the ground, ending climate crimes
Climate Change and Nuclear Power: You Don’t Cure the Plague by Spreading Cholera. Nuclear Radiation is not the Solution to Global Warming By Jean-Marie Matagne Global Research, August 29, 2015 In the lead-up to COP21, a hundred French and international…
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