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A Nation at a Crossroads; Gabriel Boric Unmasks the Diverse Faces of Chile

by Maxine Lowy Winds of change, fueled as much by politics as by the pandemic, framed the rise, campaign and inauguration of Gabriel Boric, 36, who took office March 11 as the youngest president in Chile’s history. It is a…

We Do Not Want a Divided Planet; We Want a World Without Walls

By Vijay Prashad for Tricontinental Img: reinterpretation of “El Guernica” by Raquel P. While the United States began its illegal war against Iraq in 2003, Cuba’s President Fidel Castro spoke in Buenos Aires, Argentina. ‘Our country does not drop bombs…

Yemen: ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’ as first nationwide truce in six years continues

A UN brokered two-month renewable truce between the warring parties in Yemen is holding, Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday, providing “light at the end of the tunnel”, and the possibility of a lasting peace.  The first…

Article 1 of the new Chilean Constitution

(Graphic) State COM 2 > CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES, DEMOCRACY, NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP ARTICLE 1 – Chile is a social and democratic State governed by the rule of law. It is plurinational, intercultural and ecological. It is constituted as a Republic based…

In an impressive display of active nonviolence, Sri Lankan people demand presidential resignation

“Probably the most decent, peaceful demonstration I have ever seen. No garbage drops. Cleanly kept. Well behaved. No drunks, lunatics, thieves or even smokers. Plenty of free food and drinks given by kind people. Even the camps are orderly erected.…

Ukrainian teens’ voices from the middle of war: ‘You begin to appreciate what was common and boring for you

Editorial Note: Teaching in high school for the 18 years prior to initial rumblings of this exhausting decade, I recall emphasis from school districts encouraging accreditation for classroom teachers to transition to administrative hierarchies. I also remember the words of…

The West laid bare: the Third War had already begun (and we didn’t see it)

Whoever starts armed aggression is never sympathetic, but we have Putin to thank for the fact that the West has dropped its mask. For decades, Russia has been complaining about NATO aggression by extending its borders to make Ukraine its…

Why wars?

On Russia’s invasion of Ukraine By Juan Jaramillo Antillón Abraham Lincoln, having been elected president of the United States, but during his term of office a civil war broke out between the northern and southern (slave) states, he said: We…

Bridgestone and Huawei: the power of workers

On 11 February this year, the 1550 workers of the Japanese multinational Bridgestone in Argentina received the first half of last year’s “profit sharing” bonus. They will receive about $6,000 each when they receive the second payment on 11 May.…

Face 2 Face with Mary T. Yelenick

LIVE SHOW on Thursday, April 14 at 5 PM In this show, we speak with Mary Yelenick, Main Representative of Pax Christi International to the United Nations. She advocates for nuclear disarmament, anti-racism, active nonviolence, and social and economic justice,…

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