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A new study by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has concluded that Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more likely to increase jobs than destroy them by automating some tasks rather than taking them over entirely. Generative AI is a type…

Finally, after more than 10 years since its last incorporation (South Africa), the BRICS group has agreed on the entry of six new members as of 1 January 2024: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Iran and Argentina. In…

At its recent XV Summit in Johannesburg, the economic bloc made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced the invitation to join as full members to six new countries: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia…

We can’t keep being the human beings who live to destroy. By Frida Berrigan Too hot. Too dry. Too many weapons. This world needs changing. But that’s too vague. After all, this world is already changing, just not in ways…

Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park is home to one of the most biodiverse concentrations of plant and animal life on Earth. In an historic vote of nearly 60 percent in favor, Ecuadorian citizens chose to stop the development of new oil wells in the park,…

Niscemi, Sicily – 46 enormous antenna masts, spread out over a vast stretch of Sicilian countryside, protected by tall fences and hedges of razor-sharp concertina wire. Further away, hidden from view, three enormous satellite dishes receive and transmit communications that…

The 2023 War Abolisher Awards have been announced. See the announcements and acceptance videos, and those from past years too, at https://worldbeyondwar.org/war-abolisher-awards The 2023 Individual War Abolisher Award goes to Sultana Khaya. The 2023 Organizational War Abolisher Award goes to…

The free and shared goods economy is creating community resilience and alternatives to trash culture for millions of people. By April M. Short Humans have a serious stuff problem. We keep making and buying new things when most of the…

Why don’t we dare to say it? Better one migrant dead at sea than one more who disembarks. Period. But not having the courage to say this simple truth, they make some word games, even propeller games. Four or five…

Many people are already investing themselves in the local peace economy as they divest from the economy of war. By April M. Short War is not innate to humanity; it is learned culturally, and intentional systems of peace can prevent…