By Radwan Jakeem NEW YORK (IDN) — The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), issued by the U.S.-based international organization Veterans For Peace, warns that the danger of nuclear war is greater than ever and that nuclear disarmament must be vigorously pursued. NPR also calls for measures that would reduce the risk of nuclear war, such as […]
Biden Has Doubled Down on Trump’s Dangerous and Destabilizing Policies
Viewpoint by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies* NEW YORK (IDN) — U.S. President Biden and the Democrats were highly critical of President Trump’s foreign policy, so it was reasonable to expect that Biden would quickly remedy its worst impacts. As a senior member of the Obama administration, Biden surely needed no schooling on […]
Over 100 Millionaires Call for Wealth Taxes on The Richest
By Rodney Reynolds NEW YORK (IDN) — A group of over 100 millionaires and billionaires from nine countries published an open letter January 19 to government and business leaders, calling for permanent annual wealth taxes on the very richest to help reduce extreme inequality and raise revenue for sustained, long-term increases in public services like […]
The New State of Chile Needs a New Army
Viewpoint by Alejandro Kirk* This article was issued by Other News and is being republished with their permission. SANTIAGO, Chile (IDN) — The myth that in Chile the military is basically disciplined, professional, non-deliberative and respectful of the democratic decisions of the people seems to be floating again in the country, in relation to the […]
No (Nuclear) War Over Ukraine, Please
Viewpoint by Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden (IDN) — War over Ukraine? It mustn’t be. Some of us believed that at the end of the Cold War in 1991 American and Soviet nuclear rockets would be left to rust and rot in their silos. Indeed, we actually saw Ukraine, where the Soviets made most of their […]
Mali’s Ex-President Keita Dies as International Sanctions Bite
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Former President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, removed from power by military officers, has died in his home in the capital, Bamako, at the age of 76. His death was confirmed on Twitter by Abdoulaye Diop, a former minister of foreign affairs, and by the […]
Nkrumah’s Prison Cap Left an Indelible Memory With ‘MLK’
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in anguish over the extreme violence displayed at the aftermath of the legendary Montgomery bus boycott, found solace in Ghana which he visited with his wife Coretta Scott King at the invitation of the newly installed Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah. […]
Growing Calls for Investigation into Bronx Fire That Took Over a Dozen African Lives
By Lisa Vives, Global Information Network NEW YORK (IDN) — A smoky building fire that raced through a 19-story building on an early Sunday this month took 17 lives—adults and children, many from the African nation of The Gambia—is raising questions about the building’s reported insufficient heat and automatic doors that should have been shut […]
The Need to Create a New Social Order
Viewpoint by Simone Galimberti Simone Galimberti is the Co-Founder of ENGAGE, an NGO partnering with youths living with disabilities. Opinions expressed are personal. KATHMANDU (IDN) — Amid a constellation of special commemorative days highlighting issues of global concerns, there are three, though officially unrelated to each other, share a common thread.
Tikkun Olam: Preserving the Planet through Cultural Celebrations
By Ikbale Bouziane* MARRAKECH (IDN) — It is common that each religion has its own new year celebrations that mark events or simply cherish the divine orders of days and months. These festivities usually mark the end or beginnings of new cycles of prosperity and being thankful for God’s blessings. However, the Jewish culture celebrates […]