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Meeting of the council heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states in September 2022
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit
The politics analyzed
The business gesture of shaking hands is a universal sign of trusting the hired staff
The future of staffing
The unknown succession path
Freedom: the concept of a ‘free nation’ really meant a lawless freedom
Human freedom, free nations and the Earth Constitution
Why the concept of a 'free nation' is a contradiction in terms
Open your mind to peace
Minding the mind
Meta-positions for creating peace
The long-standing debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, two opposing political ideologies
The political dilemma
A polarising paradigm
Social media sites are overwhelming people with advertising
The high cost of advertising
We are paying them to manipulate us
The symbol of peace displayed in the traditional colors of Ukraine
In Ukraine, the aim must be winning peace and not the war
In search of securing a positive roadmap
Protestors in Washington state, USA, camp out on train tracks that service the oil refineries
Gordian knots, Faustian bargains, and oil
How the world is addicted to fossil fuels
An elderly couple having a discussion about the challenges they're facing in this stage of their life
Aging society challenges
The issues facing the elderly citizens
The river Indus navigating through the Kashmiri mountains
Kashmir
The call for freedom
Side-by-side comparison of the impact on the planet Earth
Ecological civilization
Why it is necessary and how we can create it
Turkish representative on the left and the EU counterpart on the right sit with fists closed to begin the discussion
Europe means principles
The Turkish patient
Image of The White House in The United States divided in blue for Democrat and red for Republican
The unspoken truth of the upcoming U.S. elections
Democractic and ideological values at stake
South Africans lining up waiting to be cleared of Covid-19 as they attempt to enter the governmental building
South Africa unending crisis?
Lockdown relations with socio-economic challenges
Humanity working together for the universe
The Universal State of the Earth (USE)
Understanding the necessity of USE, the principles and ideas
Protesters march for the basic income initiative
How basic is Basic Income?
On the semantic fog eroding an already bad idea
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiling even though he is at war with Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s war
How is that special military operation going for the Russian President?
At the click of a button, users can access the e-commerce portal and shop with ease
The immediate future of e-commerce
A virtual interpretation of live shopping
A tree in the middle of nowhere is seen from two perspectives, one is the sunny denial, and the other is the gloomy reality of climate change
Denial of climate change
The threat is real
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (left) having a laugh with former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1987
Mikhail Gorbachev: the final leader of the Soviet Union
Naïve idealist, epic bungler, or tragic hero
The United Nations General Assembly in the middle of a vote regarding the world
A message to the UN General Assembly
From the World Philosophical Forum
The evolution of the cosmos has brought change to humanity
Our spiritual ascent to the Earth Constitution
The necessity for united humanity and an Earth Federation
The beautiful and mountainous landscape of Hawraman Uramanat in Kurdistan which is designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (Photo by Firat News Agency)
The flower of transformation blooms in Kurdistan
Alternatives for justice and sustainability in a war-torn area
Citizen stakeholders protesting the misguided use of power politics from their organisation
Power politics and stakeholder management
The effects on the organisational DNA
The Earth Constitution is fully democratic
Moral foundations of the Earth Constitution
Beyond nihilism toward democratic dialogue and debate
Two diplomats shaking hands in the spirit of global and dynamic diplomacy for the sake of sustainable peace
The art of Dynamic Diplomacy
A new spin on an old tradition
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gives a speech to union workers at Praça Charles Muller, São Paulo, on International Workers' day, May 1, 2022. Luisa Dörr for TIME
Bringing Brazil back on track
Brazil has been oscillating between progressive and regressive regimes; it is time for structural change
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (1931-2022) was a Russian and Soviet politician who served as the last leader of the Soviet Union
Gorbachev, the last statesmen
Bidding a farewell to the last leader of the USSR
Save our planet one plant at a time, planting trees together
Why ethics matter
The importance of moving from an industrial to an ecological world
A man standing in a mountainous region wondering how to create a better world
What does it take to create a better world?
It may be easier than you think
Protestors of the war and supporters of Ukraine outside the White House
Ramifications of Russia-Ukraine war within America
Understanding the political actions of the Biden Administration
The US Supreme Court is in the background and suffering backlash from its recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade: perpetuation of white supremacy ideology
How does the anti-abortion movement fit into the white supremacy ideology?
Tunisian women in a demonstration to maintain the CSP: constituted by a series of progressive laws promulgated on August 13, 1956, it aims to establish equality between men and women in many areas
Leila Derouiche Rafrafi, the Soul of Henchir D’Heb
She is the fruit of the Tunisian Personal Status Code and the resulting laws in favor of gender equality
There's thought that the IGB pipeline could solve the energy crisis plaguing Europe
Will the IGB pipeline solve the European energy crisis?
New alliances on the European energy horizon
The value of money is only visible if there's growth in a stable global economy as represented by these coins and their sprouting green plant equivalent
Where does value come from?
Mariana Mazzucato's The Value of Everything: Making and Taking in the Global Economy
Migrants on the streets of Rabat (Morocco) compete with locals for casual labour jobs
The new Moroccan migration policy
Based on a humanistic, coherent, and global approach
The masses on a mission
The currency of power
On the quest to feminism, we lost our femininity
Hollister Fire in Santa Barbara County: wildfires and heatwaves are becoming more common
Our planet is burning
Human survival is on the line: how to literally save our world
There's no culture of peace more established and practiced than those of the Buddhist monks
Cultivating a culture of peace
Ready to flourish
Francis X. Suarez, the Republican Miami Mayor, has overseen the Miami Forever Bond to combat rising sea levels and support affordable housing
Republicans are re-thinking their climate policy
10 reasons why politicians are reconsidering their stance
Money drains from local economies as a consequence of lack of regulations in the virtual world
Digital economy: where is the money going?
Funds are being drained out of local economies to huge global financial corporations
Johnny Harris' YouTube video 'Putin will lose, here's why'
Johnny Harris: Putin will lose
Russia-Ukraine information warfare and social media
Will there be youthful eyes to step in and prevent the destruction of the climate from occurring?
In America, another step back on climate action
The course of inaction is threatening the globe
Deforestation and fires in the Amazon Rainforest are devastating not only indigenous people and their culture, but also destroying biomes and contributing to worldwide climate change
The future of native people is our future
Indigenous Brazilians and the Amazon Rainforest: why should you care?
The world is in our hands which makes us responsible for it and all that are a part of it
Reflections on the fate of the world
Humanity on the brink of vanishing
The U.S. Constitution: if we could start with a new constitution to get things right, what would that mean?
A constitutional foundation for an ecological civilization
The time has come for new a political and legal foundation that supports our environment
Mula Mutha river, Pune - most of India's rivers are badly polluted © Ashish Kothari
At 75, is India behaving like a responsible elder?
Its ecological record does not indicate it is…
Guns and children: severe penalties should be imposed on parents whose children have access to firearms
Guns are taking over the U.S.
The consequences of gun violence in America
The basement of the specialized medical center for minors in Lviv, Western Ukraine
International health and war
The case of the Crimea
Record temperature extremes in Las Vegas
Sacrificing the Earth on the altar of economics
Climate change is an extreme emergency
Tunisian women protest against the new Constitution, Tunisia
Where is Tunisia's new Constitution of 2022 headed?
Tunisian women will not fail to oppose the Islamist project
A child facing extreme poverty in Zimbabwe, Africa
Postmodernism or neoliberalism?
On the multi-dimensionality of poverty and inequality
Being professional and respectful to consumers no matter where they are from
Respect and be clear with your consumer
Tell them what they can get
President Harry Truman, a Democrat, holds up the Republican-leaning Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper which falsely stated that Truman lost the US presidential election to Dewey
Is our reality really real?
The wheels of disinformation and the engine of propaganda
Ukrainian tank. A series of events have all worked to provoke Russia into easily predictable military interventions, first in Georgia in 2008 and then now in Ukraine from 2014 to 2022
The Russian-Ukrainian conflict
Beyond the pre-World War I and pre-World War II analogies
Mayaky-Udobne border point: Ukrainian citizens making their way to Moldova in February 2022
We are all Ukrainians
Safe passage for Ukrainians is safe passage for humanity
Russian President Vladamir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine
Order: sanctions against Russia, weapons to Ukraine
A different perspective on the Russia-Ukraine war
Democracy's functioning is in crisis
Addressing our global crisis in democracy
Transforming our world system from domination to freedom
Woman protesting, on her face the writing: "Women’s rights". What is a woman?
Women and children last
Women’s rights are human rights
Gun laws: mass shootings in Canada, Australia, and the UK have prompted those governments to pass tighter laws
Guns, violence and males
Is the masculine 'warrior' role driving gun crimes in the US?
Thinking of where to begin in terms of the education system
5 reasons the UK education system needs a complete overhaul
Revamping the antiquated model
Going hungry in Brazil: a moderate reduction in inequality would be enough to ensure that people live well
Brazil: hunger is back
Why is one of the world's major food producers suffering from large scale hunger?
An Indian police officer standing by a train vandalised during Agniveer protests in Bihar
Politics of protest in India post-2014
A recap of all who raised the banner and how they were put down
Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana; 'Agbogbloshie 375' photography by Willy Castellanos
The people of Agbogbloshie
An epilogue for a place that no longer exists
A caged canary about to sacrifice his existence for the sake of Americans
Americanaries
Observing canaries from their nest in the west
The super-rich burning money that's causing more pollution than they realize
To solve the climate crisis we must remove the super-rich
Easy to say, but impossible to do
Clean up: collection of cigarette butts from a beach
Ecological ethics
A new golden rule for an ecological civilization
Pakistan's people still hope for a just, tolerant and liberal Islamic Pakistan
Pakistan’s path to a modern Islamic republic
Pakistan needs a change of direction: is reform on the agenda?
Arms industry: the world spent 2.113 trillion US dollars on armaments in 2021
Selling weapons, selling death
A vast river of money
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, with US President Joe Biden
The contraction of the West
With more non-aligned countries emerging, what does the future hold?
Covid-19 vaccines: we must apply criteria of effective solidarity when distributing surpluses of vaccines
Covid-19 vaccines for Costa Rica
Effective solidarity: protecting our citizens and visitors through development and diplomacy
Gone: the Forum, with its greatly eroded international council, is as dead as a doornail
Future of the World Social Forum
Living corpses of ‘civil society’: can they be resurrected?
Tunisia: It is up to women and men of this country to rebuild the bridges that capitalism, patriarchy and corruption have destroyed
Authentic daily challenges with Hend Ben Haj Ali
Tunisia will rise from its ashes because it has never been subjugated over the centuries
The stresses of coping with the uncertainties and ambiguities of this time are palpable and life threatening
Manage in times of uncertainty and ambiguity
Stopping and thinking about what's of value
The Duchy of Bardo (Mondovì): the Duke, Piercarlo Bormida
Duke Piercarlo Bormida speaks
The Duchy of Bardo: land of dreams and art
Russia-Ukraine war: will the present conflict remains “limited” to Ukraine?
Karl Marx and NATO
Now they have their long-awaited war against Russia: what next?
Primary headquarters of the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland
The Global South in the WTO
Time to move from the defensive to the offensive
Goods and services, in this new technological age, are being moved by the platforms of corporate giants
Platform economics
Corporate power and economic democracy in a largely unregulated market
The right to bear arms and its constitutional standing
The American Conundrum
Democracy in decline
Ukraine grain farming: global grain supply is heavily impacted by the war
Global consequences of war in Ukraine
We are on the verge of an ecological and food crisis, and the clock is ticking
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Germany stops appeasing Russia
What a difference a war makes
The war in Ukraine has caused food prices to increase drastically in every part of the world
The threat of a large-scale famine
Disasters threaten human civilization
A handshake deal to promote equality in the workplace
What to do when you feel discriminated against at work?
A guide to combat the unfairness
Peace: reflections on how to achieve peace are missing from official European statements
For peace in Ukraine
Europe must finally find its own voice
Pakistan is facing an economic crisis because of massive corruption, bad planning and political instability
Pakistan’s governance crisis
With many internal challenges to overcome, what is their focus?
Yasmin Corrales: women in Venezuela ratify commitment against inequality and injustice
Yasmin Corrales
Southern women insurgents: with real daily challenges
War: the way forward should not be about winners and losers, but sustainable and lasting peace
Lessons from the war in Ukraine
Defining a new agenda for internationalism
The brittle fabric of the EU
Regional cohesion in the EU
Part of sustainable development
The Vitruvian Man in today's world
The 'new man' limitation
Funeral pace towards a world of dignity
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Why the son of a hated dictator won the Philippine elections
The fallout from the results
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Washington and Kyiv versus Moscow
Toward a war of attrition? Or major power war?
Competition is not an end in itself, but an instrument in different areas
Competition in healthcare
Supporting new ideas, new products and new procedures
Ukrainian citizens leave by train to safer areas
Voices from the Ukrainian heartland
Looking in horrified: an interview with Valentin M. Yakushik
Children living in poverty have only hazardous throw-aways to play with © Ashish Kothari
Sustainability without equality is impossible
The world’s rich are hideously unsustainable
Money game: economists have brought to our attention the huge power of the asset management industry, who are key deciders on where the money goes
The corporate blind money-making
Despite the inspiring discourse and ESG claims, the corporate world is not up to its responsibilities
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