Humanitarianism
Will the UN Pillory Francesca Albanese? By RICHARD FALK
[Prefatory Note: The post below is based on my responses to Murat Sofuoglu, a journalist working for TRT World in Turkey devoted to the Reappointment of Francesca Albanese, published on…
Art & Peace
Enviromment and Climate
How Tourism Could Actually Help African Wildlife in One of Kenya’s Important National Reserves
The Serengeti ecosystem is regarded as one of our planet’s greatest natural treasures, where one can witness“the largest remaining unaltered animal migration in the world,” according to UNESCO. Kenya’s share of the…
Analysis
NATO Was Founded to Crush Communist, Socialist, and Anti-colonial Movements Worldwide
NATO was never a good idea gone wrong. It was founded to crush communist, socialist, and anti-colonial movements in Europe and around the world. Medea Benjamin and David Swanson explain…
Will the UN Pillory Francesca Albanese? By RICHARD FALK
[Prefatory Note: The post below is based on my responses to Murat Sofuoglu, a journalist working for TRT World in Turkey devoted to the Reappointment of Francesca Albanese, published on…
Eastern Congo: The war continues, and so does the suffering of the civilian population
Neighbouring states now fear regional expansion by Peter Küpfer cc. Singaporean scholar and diplomat Kishore Mahbubani has once again pointed out that Africa’s problems are also Europe’s problems (foreignpolicy.com, 18…
Trump’s Address to Congress Highlights the Absence of Opposition
During his address to Congress on March 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump faced brief heckling from Democratic Representative AI Green and scattered jeers from his colleagues. But the overwhelming response was…
The Banana Road From South America to China
In November, Álvaro Noboa, the father of Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa, had a heart attack. He was hastily taken to a clinic in Guayaquil, his hometown, and then after he was stabilized, flown to a hospital in New York. Álvaro Noboa unsuccessfully ran for president five times (1998, 2002, 2006, 2009, and 2013), but it was his son who prevailed in 2023 at the age of 35.
How the World Hides Liability for Climate Deaths
Nearly half the world’s children “live in countries where risks to their health and safety due to the effects of climate change are extremely high,” according to UNICEF. By 2050, almost all…