Looking Beyond the COVID-19 ‘Pandemic of Fear’

Viewpoint by Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Perspective and proportion are everything in this Pandemic of Fear that now consumes our attention and our daily lives. With very rare exceptions the media ignores this. As I write there have been world-wide 436,005 deaths from Coronavirus. But a remarkable, barely noticed, 4,137,712 have recovered.

Time to Act on Dr King’s Call to Tackle Evils of Racism, Economic Exploitation, and War

Viewpoint by Alice Slater The writer serves on the Board of ‘World Beyond War’, and represents the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation at the United Nations. NEW YORK (IDN) –The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) just issued its 2020 Yearbook, reporting on developments in armaments, disarmament, and international security. In light of the drumbeat of […]

US Abating the Slow Growth of Much-Needed World Law

Viewpoint by René Wadlow, President, Association of World Citizens GENEVA (IDN) — “For nearly a half a century — almost as long as the United Nations has been in existence — the General Assembly has recognized the need to establish such a court to prosecute and punish persons responsible for crimes such as genocide. Many […]

Global Governance From The Perspective Of US President Trump

Viewpoint by Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. and Ritesh Tandon* Manish Uprety F.R.A.S. is an ex-diplomat, and Ritesh Tandon is the Republican Party Candidate for the U.S. Congress from 17th Dist. California. CALIFORNIA (IDN) – Pursuit of Peace and Development has been cherished both by nations and the international community. The U.S. under the Trump administration, in […]

African Women Respond to Covid-19 Hunger Emergency

Viewpoint by Linda Eckerbom Cole The writer is Director/Founder, African Women Rising, shuttles between Santa Barbara, California and Gulu, Uganda. SANTA BARBARA, California (IDN) – African Women Rising (AWR) has created a campaign to build 2,000 new Permagardens, which will help feed 15,000 at-risk people who are experiencing food scarcity due to COVID-19. Permagardens empower […]

Crisis Means Danger and Opportunity

Viewpoint by John Scales Avery* COPENHAGEN (IDN) – In written Chinese, the word “crisis” is represented by two characters. One of these, taken alone, means “danger”. The other, by itself, means “opportunity”. A crisis nearly always leads to great change. There is a danger that this will be a change for the worse. But there […]

Walk Miles and Miles to Halt Global Warming

Viewpoint by Jonathan Power Long before the Coronavirus and global warming, the great philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote: “Unhappy men would increase their happiness more by walking 6 miles every day than by any conceivable change in philosophy.” LUND, Sweden (IDN) – Shouldn’t we be Panglossian when it comes to the progress now being made to […]

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