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Prof Yunus Appointed as Head of Interim Government in Bangladesh

Guwahati: Now it’s official- Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of interim government by Bangladesh President Muhammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday midnight, following a series of discussions with the top military personnel,  agitating student…

Veterans to Vice President Harris: Push Now to End the Siege of Gaza

    Call for a Permanent Ceasefire and Emergency Food and Medical Aid By Gerry Condon The national organization Veterans For Peace has written an Open Letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, asking her to push for an immediate end to…

First Steps To A New Peace Paradigm

This Friday, August 9, the International Peace Coalition in memory of those killed by the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic blasts, is inviting everyone to join an emergency assembly. The recent assassinations in Lebanon and Iran, carried out by the…

Rise of youth and women in Baloch politics: A new era of resistance and hope.

In the barren, conflict-ridden landscape of Balochistan, a new political force is emerging, with the enthusiastic involvement of youth and the prominent presence of young women at the forefront. This change represents not only a change in leadership but also…

Cinema as a “Nuclear Weapon”

Unflinching Voice of Resistance to White Power Structure Echoing from the Era of L.A. Rebellions by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu Film has remained a battleground for very long, where contending ideologies, traditions, and identities came to find expressions at the expense…

Blood on the Leaves, Blood at the Root: Einstein’s NIghtmare

Amok Time 66% of Israel’s population wants Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu out of office.(1) Meanwhile, close to 90% of the same population is in agreement with the amount of force Netanyahu and the IDF are using in Gaza against its’…

79 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a grim reminder of nuclear annihilation

The 79th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which took place on 6 and 9 August 1945, remains a grim reminder of the destructive consequences of nuclear weapons. By Thalif Deen The bombings are estimated to have…

The most northern human symbol of peace in history was created in the Arctic

Translated to Norwegian by Cpt. Harald Olsen (below the English text and photos) On July 31, 2024, in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard Islands, in the middle of the Arctic Circle, the most “northern” human symbol of peace in history was created. Thirty…

Venezuela in perspective: more elections to come

Re-elected President Nicolás Maduro, after winning the election on Sunday, July 28, announced that he will call for new general elections to elect 335 municipal governments and 23 regional governments on August 25. By Ollantay Itzamna In this way, despite…

The massive appropriation of labor from the Global South allows for high consumption in rich countries

Press release from the AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA. Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), July 29, 2024 The high levels of consumption enjoyed by the rich countries of the global North are only possible thanks to the massive appropriation of labor from…

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