By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UNITED NATIONS, Oct 4 2018 (IPS) – A dramatic shift in the way we eat and think about food is more urgent than ever to prevent further environmental degradation and an even larger health epidemic. A diverse group of experts from academia, civil society…
Sara Pereira de Oliveira / Scott Rappaport CINEECO 2018 -INTERNATIONAL FORUM OF ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL Sara Pereira de Oliveira October 13th to 15th, Seia, Serra da Estrela, Portugal With the participation of 36 festival directors from across the globe CineEco…
By John Bresnahan , Elana Schor and Burgess Everett – POLITICO But move could spur a backlash with undecided senators Led by President Donald Trump, Republicans supporting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are directly attacking Christine Blasey Ford, whose sexual abuse…
Matt Hern and Am Johal (*) – The Guardian In this historically precarious moment, we need something more fundamental than climate strategies built on shame and castigation There was a barely stifled schadenfreudian glee echoing across the liberal press through this burning hot…
Walt* – Foreign Policy The liberal world order never really existed. Great-power politics are here to stay. Lately, international relations hands such as Patrick Porter, Graham Allison, Thomas Wright, Robert Kagan, Rebecca Lissner, Mira Rapp-Hooper, yours truly, and a host of…
Editorial Since the death of Mao, religion has revived immensely in China. But who is to be the master of the growing churches?
Byron Wolf, CNN Washington (CNN) — NAFTA bad. The brand-new USMCA has one key attribute that’s sure to make President Donald Trump quite happy: It’s not called NAFTA.
By Jacob Waslander and Patricia Quijano Vallejos (*) WASHINGTON DC, Oct 1 2018 (IPS) – The Green Climate Fund’s mandate couldn’t be more crucial: accelerating climate action in developing countries by supporting transformational investments in adaptation and emissions reduction…
By Abe Radkin* NEW YORK, Sep 28 2018 (IPS) – With the rise of violent extremism worldwide has come the stereotyping of an entire religion. In many countries and across many borders, Muslims have been vilified for events they are just as outraged at. Yet instead of working…
By David Brennan – Newsweek Populist Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a stunning admission on Thursday, telling government executives the only “sin” he was guilty of was “extrajudicial killings.” This was the first time that Duterte, whose brutal and unrestrained war on…
