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Russia Is Taking The Finnish Front Of The New Cold War Very Seriously
Medvedev’s article shows that Russia is prepared to tackle all Finnish-emanating threats from NATO. Former Russian President and incumbent Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev published a scathing article at TASS in early September about “The New Finnish Doctrine: Stupidity, Lies, Ingratitude” in which he excoriated Finland for its former alliance with the…
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Disobedience that repairs the world
Only international pressure can stop Israel, as it stopped apartheid in South Africa. And if governments are complicit, who will put pressure on them? You and I, we, the people, starting with young people like Ella and Iddo of Mesarvot, like Daniel of Tikkun—a decolonial Jewish diaspora, like our children who refuse to submit to…
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UK National Emergency Briefing Wakes Up World
An impressive display of world-class scientists recently (Nov. 27th) held a UK National Emergency Briefing, informing the world of impending climate change disaster scenarios that can no longer be ignored. A wartime footing is necessary. Ten of the UK’s leading experts briefed politicians, business leaders, faith leaders, sports, and the media in a marathon session.…
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South Asia’s Lost Wisdom in an Age of Manufactured Hostility
South Asia, a region that once illuminated the world with its philosophy of balance, humility, and coexistence, today stands clouded by hostility and suspicion. The birthplace of some of humanity’s deepest moral and spiritual teachings has become a battleground of narratives—crafted not by sages or scholars, but by political strategists, media empires, and military establishments…
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Myanmar: PEC Demands Release Of All Scribes Before Polls
Geneva, 7 December 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, urges the military regime of Myanmar to release all media professionals before the proposed multi-phase elections starting on 28 December. The forum also insisted on abolishing the new election interference law, which continues harassing scribes and social media users in…
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Politics Should Have Retirement, Like All Other Professions
By G M Forhadul Mozumder (Dhaka Bureau) The issue of age limits and retirement in politics is extremely important. In many countries around the world, there are age requirements for taking on political responsibility. This not only maintains the quality of leadership but also opens up opportunities for the new generation, paving the way for…
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Breaking News: Discrimination Is Still Alive and Well
It hasn’t vanished — it has simply evolved, adapted, and embedded itself into every corner of modern life. When former U.S. President Trump—the Discriminator-in-Chief—goes into a frenzy about Somali immigrants and calls them “garbage,” many treat it as a personal flaw, an individual eruption of bigotry. We comfort ourselves with the idea that society has…
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FOREST FIELD NOTES: Alive Because Someone Cared
by George Banez The five-course lunch typical of Chinese restaurant fare in Manila foreshadowed the meals I scraped by the next ten days. My sister treated me to a send-off lunch before dropping me off at the airport that day. I had to catch the only flight to Puerto Princesa, the capital city of Palawan Island…
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Top 10 Reasons to Pretend It’s Unusual for the U.S. Government to Blow People Up
Lately I’ve been on shows with other guests who’ve expressed outrage and amazement that the U.S. government would blow up people on boats, exclaiming that they never could have imagined such a thing until this moment. A U.S. senator has said he finds video of one particular missile-murder the most disturbing thing he’s ever seen.…
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“INSIDERS” and “OUTSIDERS”
In a conversation with Yannis Varoufakis in 2014, disgraced Jeffrey Epstein associate and former president of Harvard University Larry Summers described the political landscape as consisting of “insiders” and “outsiders.” He explained that outsiders prioritize their freedom to speak their version of the truth, but they are often ignored by insiders who make policy and…