By Robert Reich* – Newsweek We may never know for sure whether Donald Trump colluded with Vladimir Putin to obtain Russia’s help in the 2016 election, in return for, say, Trump’s help in weakening NATO and not interfering against Russian aggression in Ukraine. Trump and his…
Burrowes* Despite enormous ongoing effort over more than a thousand years, during and since the formation and shaping of the modern world, and as the number of issues being contested has steadily increased, activists of many types have made insufficient progress on key issues…
Human Wrongs Watch (1) – By Human Rights Watch (2) Yangon – The Myanmar and Chinese governments have failed to stem the trafficking of ethnic Kachin women and girls as “brides” to families in China, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on 21 March 2019. The 112-page…
By Maïa de La Baume and Lili Bayer – Politico Opponents see suspension by conservatives as ‘political trick.’ Europe’s most powerful political family imposed a timeout on its troublesome son but stopped short of kicking him out. The European People’s Party (EPP), the…
Suzanne Moore – The Guardian The New Zealand prime minister has reacted to the Christchurch shootings with steel, compassion and absolute clarity. And she has given us a vision of a better world Out of the horror inflicted by those who cannot accept the world as it is, comes a…
By Roberto Savio* Rome, March 2019 – If we ever needed a proof, to see how the political system has become self referent, and unable to update itself, the last student march, in more than 1.000 towns, is a very good example. Of course, politicians referred to it in declarations…
By Jen Kirby* – VOX Media The Brazilian president made the case for his nickname “Trump of the Tropics” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and US President Donald Trump stood side by side in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday, promoting the partnership between Brazil and…
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Mar 19 2019 (IPS) – Modern slavery and human trafficking is one of the fastest growing criminal industries and one of the biggest human rights crises today, United Nations and government officials said. During an event as part of the…
By Roberto Savio* March 2019, Rome – There is a huge debate on anti-Semitism. I think we need to make a systematic analysis that makes the problem simple and clear.
Intellectuals- to take the lead in social mobilization and ensure that all required changes are implemented before it is too late. Agreement Proposal for Academic, Scientific, Artistic and Literary Communities -in short, for “Each unique human being capable of creating, there…
