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(Chile) Taking Responsibility for Others: The Legacy Passed Down by the Founders of Población La Victoria to New Generations

by Maxine Lowy. Journalist, editor and translator.   “Let’s go to La Toma!” “Youth and glory, La Victoria!” Twenty children alongside their parents and preschool educators chant and sing as they parade through the streets of their neighborhood on the…

Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Marks a New Political Generation in New York City

Zohran Mamdani’s recent win represents an important milestone in New York City’s political life — but this time, the significance goes well beyond a single campaign. What emerged in this election is the visible force of a new generation of…

Bogotá mobilizes in support of mental health

In a somewhat unstable socio-political context, a few days before October 10, the date on which World Mental Health Day is celebrated each year, Bogotá was the epicenter of a silent revolution that promises to transform the way the world…

From FDR to Zohran Mamdani NYC: For the interests of the poor Why New Yorkers support Zohran Mamdani… ‘It feels like Revolution’!

A society cannot continue when the majority is left with mere crumbs. The outrageous accumulation of wealth in a few hands –a hallmark of capitalism– must somehow be curbed. Taxation is one way to achieve that. Mamdani’s rise is a…

GAIA Urges Global South Leadership for New Plastics Treaty Chair

Chair Luis Vayas Announces His Exit From Post, Bureau To Vote on New Chair  New York, NY– Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador has formally announced that he is stepping down as Chair of the plastics treaty negotiations, creating a leadership…

Defiant Sheikh Hasina refuses to apologize for her crimes

Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina refused to apologize for the bloody crackdown on street protests that led to her downfall last year, and told international media outlets that she has no intention to leave India. Last week, Sheikh Hasina…

Ghana’s Parliamentary Speaker Bagbin, new African Group to mediate Russia-Ukraine crisis

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, currently serving as the President of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (COSPAL), has been unanimously elected as a member to the newly created African Group on Peace…

Rome’s Fall Is America’s Warning: Civic Neglect Can Topple Even the Mightiest Republics

History shows that even the strongest republics crumble when leaders and citizens neglect their duties. Invading armies can topple a state, but republics are often undone from within—by the neglect of those sworn to their care. Rome, with its Senate,…

Litfest to Relive the Legacy of Pragjyotishpur

The Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival, with a series of fascinating deliberations, will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artists, and translators with other literature enthusiasts to rediscover the legacy of far eastern Bharat. Organized by…

Warning Out on Newly-Discovered Lead-Containing Spray Paints

1 November 2025, Quezon City.  The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition has discovered a new spray paint brand sold online with lead content that would make it illegal to import, distribute, and sell in the Philippines. Based on the X-Ray…

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