The major media outlets have opted to omit completely the extensive backdrop of peaceful struggle and non-violent resistance by the Palestinian people. Meanwhile, they dramatise and magnify cases of violent acts especially if they are for some “inexplicable and accidental”, like Hamas’s horrible attacks. José R. Oro On […]
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Growing resistance and opposition to genocide
A civic consciousness It’s a Monday morning in England. The sun is absent, in its place thick grey clouds dropping constant rain. Streets are wet, umbrellas are up, and jackets are pulled tight to keep out the chill. But thank God you are alive. Sul Nowroz / Real Media* […]
The crisis of capitalism and social unrest
The neoliberal discourse proposed, among other things, to put an end to the cyclical crises of the capitalist system, giving way to a scenario of permanent progress for all humanity. Juan Diego García That is why one of its central measures was to reduce the role of the […]
What a difference a week makes
I arrived at the Palestine Museum of Natural History / Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability, housed in the buildings and grounds of an old convent, on Sunday 1st October, after a slightly more complicated and wearing journey than expected, due to a broken-down plane at Luton Airport. Johnnie Byrne […]
Inequality as a cause of hunger and famine
More than 42 million inhabitants of Latin America and the Caribbean suffer from hunger. This is around 6.5% of their population, totalling 662 million. Persistent inequalities deepen food insecurity for the population who are in a situation of poverty. Sergio Ferrari Today hunger is greater than during pre-Covid […]