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Embodied Freedom and Mutual Recognition: A Fichtean Foundation for Healthcare Ethics

Beauchamp and Childress’ principlist framework has shaped biomedical ethics for more than four decades, providing clinicians and policymakers with a vocabulary centered on autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice. Its influence is undeniable: the four principles have become the default language of ethics committees, medical school curricula, and institutional policy. By Sam Ben-Meir Yet principlism’s strength—its…
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Michigan, Six Weeks On: Coalition-Building Enters the Testing Phase

Six weeks after Michigan’s Democratic primary, the central question is no longer simply whether Abdul El-Sayed can broaden the coalition that carried him to the nomination. The question is becoming more precise. Can he still broaden that coalition while, at the same time, pressures that could divide it are growing? Five weeks after the primary,…
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Kenya: After Decades of Uncertainty, Orwa Ranch Elders Get Temporary Relief

By James Gitaka For years, Rhoda Kitamba says uncertainty over Orwa Group Ranch has made it difficult to invest in her home and livelihood. Since 2019, she has operated a small posho mill in the ranch area. She says repeated eviction warnings from people she did not know left her unable to complete improvements on…
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Combating new bioweapon risks: A Q&A with Dr Miranda Smith on the European Biotech Act
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Israel Rips Judaism Apart

«Il est bien plus difficile de se juger soi-même que de juger autrui. Si tu réussis à bien te juger, c’est que tu es un véritable sage. » — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Le Petit Prince, Ch. 10. (“It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly,…
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Algeria-UAE: Behind the Breakdown in Relations

Behind the diplomatic crisis between Algiers and Abu Dhabi lies a broader struggle over influence, money, and alliances across North Africa, the Sahel, and the Arab world. From regional rivalries and Western Sahara to Libya, Sudan, and investment strategies, the two countries now appear to be pursuing increasingly difficult-to-reconcile visions. The rupture between Algeria and…
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Historic Milestone for Peace: With Over 50,000 Signatures, Italy’s Bill on Nonviolent Defence Will Go Before Parliament

Translation notice: This is an English translation of the original article published by the Italian Peace and Disarmament Network. Italian citizens who are eligible to vote can support this citizens’ initiative by signing it online through the official Ministry of Justice portal using SPID or an Electronic Identity Card (CIE). Find out how to sign.…
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Technical Note: Brazil and Proposals for Nuclear Armament in the 2026 Elections
This technical note is published by Dhesarme — Brazilian Action for Humanitarian Disarmament. In this Technical Note Introduction 1. Brazil and Its Historical Commitment to Nuclear Non-Proliferation 2. The 2026 Elections and Proposals to Develop and Arm the Brazilian State with Nuclear Weapons 3. Nuclear Weapons: Humanitarian Impacts, Military Expenditures and Brazil Conclusion Introduction In…
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(Peru) 4MM: “Violence must be overcome from within the human being”

As part of the 4th World March, last Thursday, September 10, members of World Without Wars and Without Violence (MsG) joined a vigil alongside the relatives of the victims of the La Cantuta case, who remembered their loved ones and demanded justice for the tragic disappearance of nine students and a professor from the Enrique…
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