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The Collapse of the War System Is Not Outpacing the Collapse of the Earth’s Climate and Ecosystems

The Collapse of the War System: Developments in the Philosophy of Peace in the Twentieth Century by John Jacob English, published in 2007, describes the collapse, or the beginning of the collapse, in Western culture, of the inevitability of war. In…

History in the Making: David Cay Johnston on Why Trump’s Arraignment May Renew American Democracy

On the day of Donald Trump’s historic arraignment in New York, making him the first former president ever to be criminally charged, we speak with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who has covered Trump for decades. Trump is…

Humanity and Hope: Vandana Shiva

Following the interview with Noam Chomsky, we continue our series of short inspirational videos on the theme of “Humanity and Hope” with an excerpt from an interview with Vandana Shiva conducted on March 8, 2021, by Pressenza’s Juana Perez, the…

Malaysia, Bangladesh ‘banana diplomacy’

After wheat, rice and corn, banana is the most produced fruit in the world. That is, number 4. Asia-Pacific is the main center of banana production. Basically, India occupies a large part of the world art market. Banana market is…

U.S. Senate Leaves 2001 AUMF For Secret Wars In Force, Rejects Paul and Hawley Proposals.

The Vatican, in Same Spirit, Rescinds “Doctrine of Discovery.” John V. Walsh On March 29, the Senate voted to repeal two Authorizations for the Use of Military Force, (AUMF’s), one passed in 1991 and another in 2002.  The repeal now…

Ecuador: water is not for sale and the páramo is defending itself

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) presented the National Assembly with the “Draft Organic Intercultural Law for Integral Water Management”. At the event held in Quito on Tuesday 28 March 2023, Leonidas Iza, president of CONAIE Ecuador, was…

Climate emergency: request for advisory opinion to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) adopted

On March 29th, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution formally requesting the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an advisory opinion on the obligations of states with regard to the effects of climate change. The adoption of…

Literal: Road traffic noise raises blood pressure levels

A study confirms the connection between the noise of engines, sirens, and horns in traffic and an increased risk of hypertension (blood pressure). Scientists from several countries analysed thousands of data from the UK Biobank and found that people who…

The radicality of nonviolence

In struggles, the radicality of violence is often contrasted with the softness of nonviolence. So how is nonviolence radical? Transcript of the video In reality, violence is not radical because it does not act on the causes of the conflict.…

From the Manhattan Project to the Bronx Project: The toxic legacy of the nuclear age

Recent alarming reports state that the UK is prepared to supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition in the ongoing slaughter in Ukraine. These lethally toxic carcinogens are known to cause illness and death, not only for the victims of war…

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