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Mariano Barbacid: when science advances generously and in silence while noise occupies the world

There are news stories that do not arrive wrapped in epic narratives, nor in strident promises, nor in headlines designed to excite hope. They arrive in silence, as important things usually do. While the public space becomes saturated with shouting,…

The genocide in Gaza has not stopped: pain advances at times drop by drop and at others like an unstoppable tsunami

There are days when death in Gaza seems to advance in silence, one life today, another tomorrow, as if horror were administered in small doses so as not to disturb the world’s conscience too much. And there are other days…

Toxic Black Eyeliner Powder Banned in Germany, Sold in PH

30 January 2026, Quezon City.  An eyeliner powder containing toxic lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, and antimony, which has been recalled from end users and subsequently destroyed in Germany, is on sale in Quiapo, Manila, for P250 per unit. The toxics…

The Silence of Liberty: When Power Forgets Its Limits

The contemporary international system appears to be drifting toward a dangerous paradox: unprecedented technological sophistication alongside growing political irrationality. Economic instability, political polarization, and cultural confusion are no longer isolated phenomena; they have merged into a single global condition of…

The Asian Cultural Council Global Alumni Network & Amiel Gerald A. Roldan

Amiel Gerald Roldan’s connection to the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) serves as a defining pillar of his professional journey, most recently celebrated through the launch of the ACC Global Alumni Network. ​As a 2003 Starr Foundation Grantee, Roldan participated in…

Filipino-American Chantal Anicoche Remains Detained after the Recent Philippine Military Bombing in Occidental Mindoro

 Loved Ones and Advocates in the U.S. Demand Her Immediate Release Chantal Anicoche—a U.S. citizen and Filipino-American community leader from Maryland—remains detained by the Philippine military more than two weeks after her surfacing, despite no charges being filed against her.…

Declaration of January 12: Let Us Create a Movement of World Citizens to Bring the World “Back From the Brink”

The following call was issued on Jan. 25, 2026 by panelists who addressed the Jan. 12, 2026 EIR Emergency Roundtable, “It’s Worse Than You Think: The Strategic Implications of the Attack on Venezuela and How to Bring the World Back…

Today’s Geopolitics Influencing Africa’s Food Sovereignty

(Moscow Bureau) – While adapting to the rapidly geopolitical changes, Africa has to review its relations with external partners over food security from diverse perspectives. In the current economic context, Africa can demonstrate concern by analyzing distinctive challenges its agricultural…

Ignoring China’s Poverty Alleviation Success Is Costing Us All

Over the past month, Chinese social media platforms like Xiaohongshu and Bilibili have begun dismantling the myth of the “American dream,” replacing glossy imagery with firsthand accounts showing that life in the so-called “land of the free” is far from…

Power, greed and psychopathy

“It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to wield power are those who have never sought it. Those who are forced to assume leadership, accept it because they must, and discover, to their own…

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