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Black Labor, Baltimore Protests link the struggles against wars at home and abroad. An important part of the changing face of the antiwar and social justice  movements is labor, which has stepped forward dramatically.  At the UNAC conference this year…

Switzerland, New Zealand, Sweden and Global Zero lead global initiative to stand down nuclear forces. Basel Peace Office Director Alyn Ware runs 1800 Prague Steps to draw attention to nuclear weapons risks. As world leaders descended on the United Nations…

The ‘Aid Industry’ – a few home truths – rebuffs to an Open Letter ‘to The Media re Aid Industry’ BigDog says (April 27, 2015) – A wonderful shot across the media bow sir. Now, from a lad who’s worked 18…

There were municipal elections in Dhaka, Bangladesh, this past Tuesday and sadly the way the elections were carried out reflected the unfortunate state the nation is in with its locked-horns political situation that has been the status quo for far…

The world’s leading countries are busy with ongoing conflicts and wars in areas of strategic importance to them. Organisations that work with humanitarian issues and post-war healing have exhausted their capacities long ago. It’s repair work but it must be…

Dr. Phil. Milena Rampoldi opposes islamophobia in Europe, and in saying NO to religious, ethnic, and cultural discrimination of all kinds, writes on the topic and now has a second publication. “The present report Monitor Muslim Discrimination is my second…

Just as Karl Marx claimed that History had chosen the proletariat, neoconservatives claim that History has chosen America. Just as the Nazis proclaimed “Deutschland uber alles,” neoconservatives proclaim “America uber alles.” In September 2013 President Obama actually stood before the…

Coverage by Pressenza correspondent Shilpa Thaku.  

According to Iran Review commentary the recent trip by Afghanistan’s President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to Iran should be considered something beyond ordinary meetings between the officials from the two neighbouring countries.During this recent visit by Ghani, he was accompanied by high-ranking Afghan…

The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal climbed above 2,430 today Sunday (latest figure, Al Jazeera) and is continuing to rise. The Himalayan country was shaken by a magnitude 7.8 quake that brought down houses and centuries-old temples and…