Hoffman* – The Conversation One of the great challenges of tackling climate change is making it real for people without a scientific background. That’s because the threat it poses can be so hard to see or feel.
By Laura Carlsen* – The Nation “Central America just couldn’t take it anymore” “Central America couldn’t take it anymore.” That’s how Ruben Figueroa describes the October exodus of thousands of people from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala fleeing north. “After decades of US…
By Pier Francesco Zarcone* Sorry to say so, but the future of the Palestinians is darker and more bleak than ever, because the Sunni Arab countries have become disinterested in them and they have no powerful friends in the world. Today their loneliness is stronger and more…
By Yascha Mounk* – Foreign Affairs With the Right Rising, Germany Needs to Do More Than Stay the Course As the head of the country’s biggest political party for eighteen years, and its chancellor for twelve, Angela Merkel has done more to shape contemporary Germany than any…
Merran Smith and Dan Woynillowicz (*) – The Globe and Mail Imagine you’re buying a car. The first dealership you check out has a number of them.
By Asoka Bandarage* – Asia Times The Parliament of World Religions is considered the “oldest, largest, most diverse and inclusive global interfaith event.” It has convened six times since its illustrious inaugural session in Chicago in 1893. The seventh Parliament is convening…
Boutros Boutros-Ghali and Maurice Strong Two books[1], just published show how the UN has gained global influence through the leadership of exceptional individuals. They are fascinating both for the insights they offer and for the sharp contrasts in the personalities and…
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Nov 1 2018 (IPS) – Globally, the people working to defend our human rights are increasingly under attack, reaching a “crisis point.” More than 150 human rights defenders (HRDs) from around the world gathered in Paris this week to set out…
By Silvio Marcacci* – Forbes –10 policies applied to the 20 largest-emitting nations, can meet the 2°C target –nearly 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions are generated by just 20 countries The world’s scientists estimate we have a decade to reduce global greenhouse gas…
TIME The Austrian government said Wednesday that it won’t sign a global compact to promote safe and orderly migration, citing concerns about national sovereignty as it joined neighboring Hungary in shunning the agreement. Conservative Chancellor Sebastian Kurz took office last…
