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Warfare Over Healthcare: It’s Necropolitics All the Way Down
Next year, an estimated five million people will be priced out of health insurance in the United States. I am one of them. When I went to renew my family’s policy, I was shocked to discover my premium had gone up to $2,600 per month, a price my household of four simply cannot afford. For…
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Anjali Mehta: Conquering the 7 Summits & Gender-Based Violence. Pt 2
Anjali Mehta is a 31 year-old mountain climber challenging the “seven summits” to support international agencies fighting gender-based violence and to bring attention to the rights of transgender girl athletes. In the first part of this two-part BCR program, we asked Anjali about her mountain climbing experiences. See BCR #265. This program is the second part…
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Climate Collateral (2025 update): Why the military’s impact on climate change can no longer be ignored
The Core Conflict: Military Spending vs. Climate Action The global arms race is overshadowing the urgent struggle for climate justice, even as temperatures hit record highs. In 2024, global military expenditure surpassed $2.7 trillion, a sum that fuels significant greenhouse gas emissions, drains essential resources from climate initiatives, and escalates the geopolitical tensions that hinder…
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COP30: Environmental groups denounce the summit’s failure
What began with high hopes and promises ended without concrete roadmaps to end forest destruction and fossil fuel use, while geopolitical divisions once again highlighted the disconnect between those calling for climate action at COP30 and those defending economic interests, particularly those of the fossil fuel industry. The first COP in the Amazon rainforest was…
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Coalition Condemns ADB’s “Dangerous Reversal” on Nuclear Energy, Warns of Debt and Disaster
MANILA, Philippines – As the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board meets today to deliberate its 2025 Energy Policy Review, a coalition of civil society groups led by the Nuclear Free Bataan Movement (NFBM) held a protest at the bank’s headquarters, condemning a proposed policy shift to finance nuclear power as a “dangerous reversal” that threatens developing…
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India’s New Labour Codes: Pros and Cons
After a thumping win in the Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP-led central government started to implement its hidden agendas, which it kept pending for more than five years. On Friday, November 21, 2025, it notified the four labour codes, which were waiting for implementation since 2019 and 2020. The government claims that India’s Labour Codes…
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Japan Might Challenge China Sooner Than Expected
The emerging result is a “return to history” in the sense of former regional leaders restoring their lost spheres of influence with US support and all that entails for worsening tensions with the Sino-Russo Entente. It was recently assessed that “Japan Will Play A Much Greater Role In Advancing The American Agenda In Asia”, which…
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The Role of Digital Media in Shaping Nepal’s GenZ Movement
For what may be the first time in world history, a government collapsed in just 30–32 hours because of a youth-led movement. In a country like Nepal, still in the early phase of digital development, it is natural to ask how GenZ suddenly became so aware, so united, and so brave. This question itself has…
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Kabylia: The Quest for Identity and Recognition in Algeria
Kabylia, the cultural and historical heart of Algeria, possesses a distinct identity shaped by its language, traditions, and pivotal role in the nation’s history. Hegel emphasized that the spirit of a people flourishes when its culture and institutions can develop freely, without necessarily breaking away from the larger country. Similarly, John Stuart Mill argued that…
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US Peace Prize to Be Awarded Today in San Francisco at “No War on Venezuela” Rally
November 23, 2025 — The annual US Peace Prize, one of the nation’s most respected honors for antiwar leadership, will be awarded today during the No War on Venezuela rally in San Francisco. The ceremony, open to the public, highlights a tradition now in its 17th year: recognizing Americans who have dared to confront the…