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Towards a European basic income

Basic income (BI) is one of the most revolutionary and innovative proposals currently available to end poverty, redistribute wealth and build a fairer and more equitable society. It has been much talked about in recent years, especially since the Covid-19…

Appeal to municipalities. The universal right to water adrift: denied, forgotten and abandoned

In memory of Alvaro Arzivu, environmentalist and water defender, assassinated on 13 June 2023 in Tlamanalco, Mexico. No surprises On 28 July 2023, there will be no surprises. No representative, no institution from the dominant Western world will refer to…

EcoWaste Coalition Pushes for Strengthened Global Action on Chemical Hazards

26 July 2023, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an environmental organization advocating for a zero waste and toxics-free society, is urging the Government of the Philippines to support the adoption of a strong and funded global policy instrument to protect…

Israel Is On The Brink Of A Disaster. Will History Repeat Itself?

The battle over Israel’s democracy, if not its very soul, has been raging since the current Netanyahu government came to power seven months ago. The passage of the first round of ‘reforms’ has made an indelible crack in Israel’s democracy;…

Conservative forces on the rise in Latin America: Between the “anarcho-capitalist” far-right and Cacareco

The triumph of the far-right José Antonio Kast in the Chilean constituent elections is a symptom of the reconfiguration of the opposition to progressive governments that began in Brazil and extends to countries such as Colombia and Argentina with the…

August 6: Lights and colours against the atomic threat

We are preoccupied. Every day we hear news about the concrete possibility of a nuclear escalation. It is not only the frequent threats to use nuclear bombs, but also the fact that there are more and more nuclear power plants…

The Movie and the Moment: An Oppenheimer Review Through the Lens of an Anti-War Activist

The ground-breaking movie Oppenheimer, despite its unsympathetic protagonist, packs a powerful anti-nuclear punch that makes it hard, if not impossible, to sleep after watching the film. For this reason alone, the movie should be shown on the floor of Congress…

July Could Be Earth’s Hottest Month on Record, Climate Expert Warns

After the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed that last month was the hottest June on record, a climate expert at NASA is now predicting that July could be Earth’s hottest month on record. By Paige Bennett Gavin Schmidt, director of…

Indigenous art decolonises galleries, theatre and literature in Brazil

Untitled artwork by Ibã and Bane Huni Kuin, both from the Huni Kuin Artists’ Movement, on show at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo from 24 March to 4 June. (Image by Eduardo Ortega / Masp) By Mario Osava…

Communion of human beings

A few days ago, the Festa Major began in Blanes, a beautiful town on the Catalan Costa Brava, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. As has become a tradition, every night of the festival, fireworks are set off in…

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