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“La casa del frente”, Sparks of Humanity in Dark Times

By Maxine Lowy Only six meters separated the two curbs of Dioszegi Street near downtown Miskolc, a city in northeastern Hungary. But in April 1944, one month after the German invasion of that country, it was a nearly insurmountable distance…

The End of the UN

by Irshad Ahmad Mughal Observe the rhetoric, the beautiful words, the confidence, and the glamour of the UN Assembly with world leaders. They deliver impressive speeches filled with manipulated words and logic. Everyone knows there are conflicts, violence, escalating wars,…

Victor Piccinini: Love, kindness and compassion, necessary elements in the art of accompaniment at the end of life

Accompanying people who are going through critical moments due to illness or approaching the end of their lives is a noble deed full of meaning and sense. It is an action that does not require particular personal skills, but it…

To O

  We are stronger than we think. We are deeper than we feel. We are wider than our gaze. We are endless, like the sky.   We are forever, as the stars. We are eternal, luminous suns. We are everything,…

True Peace Demands the End of War: Unmasking the Illusions of Power and Profit

 OPEN LETTER AGAINST WAR Ladies and Gentlemen, representatives of citizens and peoples Stop the horror, the inadmissibility. Why are you leaving open the absurd possibility of resorting to nuclear weapons when the war in Ukraine has reached a total stalemate?…

In Belgrade, Art Meets Faith: The Premiere of People of Christ. Our Time with Kusturica and Global Voices

On September 18 in Belgrade I received two invitations, one for a solemn evening at the Embassy of the largest country in the world, and the second, which I could not avoid attending: the press premiere of the film “People…

Book review: Redeeming Africa through Philanthrocapitalism

Aaron Eddens (2024). Seeding Empire: American Philanthrocapital and the Roots of the Green Revolution in Africa. University of California Press, Oakland, California. by Mesay Berhanu Gemechu In his 2024 book, Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens, a scholar in American Studies and…

BCU Doctoral Students Visit The Baguio Mansion House Presidential Museum SDG #4, SDG #11

by Josefa Dampilag and Genevieve Balance Kupang   On September 14, 2024, the doctoral students of Baguio Central University’s (BCU) ‘Current Trends, Problems, Innovations in Graduate Education’ class embarked on an educational trip to The Baguio Mansion House-Presidential Museum (TBMH-PM).…

The causes of the electoral success of the far right in Germany. Interview with Reto Thumiger

In Thuringia and Saxony, where elections were held on Sunday, September 1, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party obtained more than 30% of the vote with a turnout of 73.5%, while the government coalition parties (Social Democrats, Greens and…

The Third World March for Peace and Nonviolence will depart from San Jose, Costa Rica.

On October 2, 2024, the International Day of Nonviolence, the Third World March for Peace and Nonviolence will depart from San Jose, Costa Rica, where it will return, after circling the planet, on January 5, 2025. As the date approaches,…

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