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What they say and what they don’t say about war and violence: the humanist position

Before beginning the exposition of our proposals on the present problematic war situation, we consider it appropriate to make explicit some of our principles and beliefs, which come into play when considering the current situation, especially with regard to war…

How to Fix Our Food System

No food should be worth the amount of suffering experienced by sentient animals trapped in our food system. By Reynard Loki The facts are clear and they are shocking: Factory farming is unhealthy for consumers, dangerous for workers, and devastating…

Al Gore vs. Oil-Rich Dubai, Host of COP28

Al Gore, former US VP, recently held a TED talk in anticipation of COP28, the upcoming Conference of the Parties, aka UNFCCC or 2023 United Nations Climate Conference, November 30th – December 12th, 2023, to be held at Expo City, Dubai.…

Dealing with the climate

The “full agreement” between Giorgia Meloni and Joe Biden is not surprising: unconditional support for the war in Ukraine leaves no room for differences of any kind. In addition, Giorgia has also signed up for the war – for now…

Ecuador: between criminal violence and popular consultation

With only two weeks to go before the Popular Consultation and the early national elections, last week Ecuador experienced a new escalation of criminal violence, led by gangs linked to drug trafficking and extortion, at a time when the credibility…

Kingdom of Spain: A first reflection on the 23 J elections

What seemed like a catastrophe foretold for the left after the municipal and regional elections of 28 May has ended up turning into a bitter defeat for the extreme right-wing PP and Vox on 23 July, preventing them from governing.…

Navigating the Polycrisis Life in Turbulent Times

How can we explain the explosive emergence of global awareness of the polycrisis over the past year, 2022-2023? Three years ago, almost no one had heard of the polycrisis. By Michael Lerner What happened? What Is the Polycrisis? First, let’s…

Social Movements and Indigenous Peoples Oppose the UN Food Systems Summit and Call for True Food Systems Change

Ahead of next week’s United Nations Food Systems Summit stocktaking event, the largest global food justice movements, small-scale food producer organizations, and Indigenous Peoples, representing millions of people across the world, have released a new statement denouncing the United Nations’ controversial approach…

Carbon farming: agriculture that helps the environment (and humans)

The global agricultural sector is grappling with the first, but already devastating, effects of the climate crisis. Recent events affecting Italian agriculture represent a perfect as well as tragic example of this. Prolonged periods of drought followed by destructive floods,…

“Democracia Viva”: The fault lies with the pig and those who give it the bran

The organisers of “Democracia Viva”, members of Revolución Democrática (RD) committed a grave sin in their attempt to take advantage of state funds for political or personal gain. This is corruption and is unacceptable for those who ethically and politically…