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Sudan’s Civil War Ravages The Core Of Our Humanity
Sudan’s civil war erupted in April 2023, and so far, several rounds of peace talks have been of no avail in bringing an end to the horrific, ongoing conflict. Two generals who were aligned in bringing about the coup of 2021 are now the leaders of the opposing sides: General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan is the…
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Earth’s Greatest Enemy Shows Us We Have No Choice
In the opening scene of Abby Martin and Mike Prysner’s new documentary, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, an unhoused veteran sits and plays piano in an encampment in Brentwood, California. He lives in an encampment popularly known as “Veterans Row,” where tents are draped in U.S. flags and people walking by are reminded of how often the…
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How Was This Possible? – A short note by Partha Banerjee, Brooklyn, New York.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory is not just a historic victory for a new-generation immigrant youth. Not just a stunning victory for the son of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother who rose from nothing. Behind this victory is the huge role of America’s socialists who have been working for many years, which the New York…
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(Chile) Responsabilizarse del otro: El legado que los fundadores de Población La Victoria traspasan a las nuevas generaciones
“¡Vamos a la Toma!” “¡Juventud y gloria, La Victoria!”, corean una veintena de niños y niñas junto a sus apoderados y educadores de párvulos mientras desfilan por las calles de su barrio, durante la mañana del pasado 30 de octubre. Es la nueva generación descendiente – algunos son bisnietos- de las 1.200 familias que llegaron…
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Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Marks a New Political Generation in New York City
Zohran Mamdani’s recent win represents an important milestone in New York City’s political life — but this time, the significance goes well beyond a single campaign. What emerged in this election is the visible force of a new generation of activists: young organizers, tenants, workers, and artists who are finding their collective voice and reshaping…
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Bogotá mobilizes in support of mental health
In a somewhat unstable socio-political context, a few days before October 10, the date on which World Mental Health Day is celebrated each year, Bogotá was the epicenter of a silent revolution that promises to transform the way the world understands and treats mental health. Thanks to the tireless efforts of its promoter, Patricia Mena,…
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From FDR to Zohran Mamdani NYC: For the interests of the poor Why New Yorkers support Zohran Mamdani… ‘It feels like Revolution’!
A society cannot continue when the majority is left with mere crumbs. The outrageous accumulation of wealth in a few hands –a hallmark of capitalism– must somehow be curbed. Taxation is one way to achieve that. Mamdani’s rise is a sign/proof that capitalism is failing. And when capitalism fails, what happens? People move either right…
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GAIA Urges Global South Leadership for New Plastics Treaty Chair
Chair Luis Vayas Announces His Exit From Post, Bureau To Vote on New Chair New York, NY– Ambassador Luis Vayas Valdivieso of Ecuador has formally announced that he is stepping down as Chair of the plastics treaty negotiations, creating a leadership vacuum during a pivotal moment in the treaty process. GAIA has frequently critiqued the former…
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Defiant Sheikh Hasina refuses to apologize for her crimes
Ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina refused to apologize for the bloody crackdown on street protests that led to her downfall last year, and told international media outlets that she has no intention to leave India. Last week, Sheikh Hasina from her safe house – somewhere in Delhi, India gave written interviews to Reuters, The…
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Ghana’s Parliamentary Speaker Bagbin, new African Group to mediate Russia-Ukraine crisis
The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, currently serving as the President of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (COSPAL), has been unanimously elected as a member to the newly created African Group on Peace Initiative for Russia-Ukraine crisis. The Russia-Ukraine crisis began late February 2022, after the State Duma…