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Central Shaheed Minar Reverberated with the Chanting of Slogans to Protest Killings and Mass Arrests
by Mohammad Nazrul Islam The area reverberated with the chanting of slogans before any speeches were made. When someone came on the megaphone to shout a slogan, the rest of the crowd harmonized. Saturday, hundreds of thousands of students, parents,…
What Does Arming Israel Cost Us?
To end U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, cold, hard calculations about war spending versus domestic programs could have greater resonance in an election year. By Sonali Kolhatkar What will it take to end Israel’s genocide in Gaza? That’s…
When financial values make no sense, expressing nothing, the absurd.
The financialization of the economy in the age of AI Here’s a staggering piece of news that appeared yesterday on the website of Kotaku, a news/com company specialising in the games sector: ” Nvidia has just grown by $329 billion…
The US’ Calculated Sacrifice of the Ukrainian Population
A Tipping Point Has Been Reached In Ukraine Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its “Special Military Operation”, has reached a tipping point. It is now being acknowledged, even by many Western mainstream news outlets, that Ukraine is in a dire and…
Warning Out on Lipgloss with Banned Colorant in Cosmetics
4 August 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group urged the public not to buy and apply a lipgloss product following a public health warning issued by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). In an advisory posted on its website…
Methane Emissions “Fastest in Decades”
A new study shows methane (CH4) emissions behaving like a sprinter on speed, setting decadal records. This is bad news. It’s 80 times more powerful than CO2 at trapping heat. “Global emissions of methane, a powerful planet-heating gas, are ‘rising…
BAN Toxics Lauds New EU Mercury Regulation; Calls for Stronger Regional & Global Cooperation
“The new regulation for mercury by the European Union (EU) is a significant development in the global effort to reduce and eliminate mercury pollution. It highlights the importance of international and regional cooperation in addressing the human health and environmental…
In ‘Historic Shift,’ Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels to Provide 30% of EU Electricity
As renewable energy soars worldwide, solar and wind have overtaken fossil fuels, generating 30 percent of electricity in the European Union during the first half of 2024, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes During the first half of this year, the…
21 states and DC have stepped up to the plate to organize 63 local or virtual Hiroshima – Nagasaki events
In 2024, disarmament-minded people like you in 21 states and DC have stepped up to the plate to organize 63 local or virtual Hiroshima – Nagasaki events that are still ahead of us at this point. You may want to…
Pressure Builds on UN to Uphold Court Rulings on Gaza
Almost 200,000 emails have been sent to the UN missions of a couple of dozen nations reading “I urge your country to move to convene an emergency session of the UN General Assembly and use Uniting For Peace (Resolution 377) to impose…
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