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STOP this Cold War on China !

Humanity faces huge challenges to its survival – climate change, development of a sustainable post-capitalism development, militarism and nuclear weapons abolition, poverty eradication, democratising democracy etc. By Jan Oberg – PhD, director & co-founder Therefore, the world must protest now…

If We Don’t Protect 30% of the Natural World by 2030, Earth May Be Unfit for Life

We are to blame for the biggest extinction event in human history. But there is a solution if we take urgent action now. By Reynard Loki The natural world is in a state of crisis, and we are to blame.…

Why Colombia’s unrest will not stop soon

The demonstrations in Colombia were triggered by the proposal for a new tax reform that sought to raise money for the economic recovery generated as a result of the pandemic. A reform that, among other things, planned to tax the…

The Roots of Violence – episode 2 – Iran 1952 to 2001

Welcome to the second in our series of interviews in which we look at the Middle East region and try to understand better what is going on there. The view from the West is that it is a very violent…

Launching of the book “Walls that Speak: A graphic memory of the social awakening” at the Museum of Chilean Social Uprising

This Friday May 14, the International News Agency Pressenza held the launch of the book “Muros que hablan: memoria gráfica del despertar social en Santiago de Chile. October 2019-March 2020” at the Museum of Social Uprising, located in the Bellavista…

The Tragedy of Palestine is the Fate of the Human Race

When President Biden recently announced the world’s news that “Israel has a right to defend itself”, it was like a stab in the heart of every true lover of freedom and democracy in the world who desires the very best…

“Basic Income would allow us to gain a social base that is essential to defeat fascism”. Interview with Daniel Raventós

Laure Vega conducted this interview for Catarsi magazine. We begin, as always, with a brief explanation of what Basic Income is and its defence from a republican perspective: Basic Income is a public, monetary, unconditional and universal allocation. It is…

Jerusalem: the politics behind the latest explosion of violence in the Holy City

The recent violence at the al-Aqsa mosque/Temple Mount area and in the Old City of Jerusalem has spiralled into something bigger and more dangerous. Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian protesters at the weekend have left hundreds injured. Tensions…

How Chileans went from jumping subway turnstiles to rewriting the Constitution

While most Chileans want deep systemic change, the vote to create a new constitution is a historic moment in the struggle to undo the legacy of Pinochet’s dictatorship. Jordan Flaherty By Jordan Flaherty Mass protests that began in 2019 in…

Latvia’s Saeima notes Ottoman genocide against Armenians

On Thursday, May 6, the Latvian Saeima adopted a  declaration  on the Armenian genocide carried out during the time of the Ottoman Empire, honoring the memory of all the victims of the Armenian genocide and paying tribute to the survivors.…

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