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Remembering Maya Angelou: Fiery Poet of Peace
In Angelou's poem “A Brave and Startling Truth,” we can sense the poet's yearning for a more peaceful and loving future.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Largest Food Companies Are Big Polluters, and More
In this week's On the News Segment: The largest food companies are big polluters, and more.
Economists Slam Draconian Drug Laws
A report released Tuesday by the London School of Economics depicts drug prohibition as a massive failure, a financial drain on economies and a violation of the basic human …
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Gaza’s Ark Attacked
Gaza's Ark was badly damaged and partially sunk by a large explosion at about 3:45 AM Gaza time on April 29th.
A Major Battle at the Human Rights Council Results in a Qualified Victory
UN civil society representatives won a significant victory in obtaining an international commission of inquiry into the genocide of the Tamils in Sri Lanka
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Paying for the Climate Change Pivot
If humanity fails to cut back dramatically on carbon emissions by 2050, according to an alarming new UN report, our planet may warm past the point of our ability …
The Transformative Potential of the Right to Food
Stepping away from Big Agriculture will alleviate world hunger and poverty and reduce carbon emissions simultaneously, according to a new UN report.
The Iranian Nuclear Weapons Programme That Wasn’t
When US Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen M. Ortiz unsealed the indictment of a Chinese citizen in the UK for violating the embargo against Iran, she made what appeared to …
South Sudan Facing Famine Crisis
Three million seven hundred thousand people in this nation of 11 million are at severe risk of starvation in South Suddan.
Keeping the Peace in Frightening New Arena: The UN’s Cyber Options
It's essential that the United Nations take serious steps to regulate the cyber domain and reduce cyberwarfare with frameworks that could help address this grey area and avoid dangerous …