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An unusual counting game is underway as the NPT undergoes its periodic review at the United Nations in New York. Five nuclear-armed states – China, France, Russia, the UK and USA – are doing their best to dominate the NPT and uphold the nuclear status quo that enables them to modernize their nuclear arsenals, while …
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Meet Vladimir and Estragon. The two Google Home units (named after the “Waiting for Guffman” characters) are engaged in a bizarre, sometimes profound and occasionally very-human discussion that is being streamed on Twitch.tv to the delight of many. In a “conversation” that is more often boring and nonsensical, the two voice-activated AI devices have managed …
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The Pentagon, 1980's. Wikicommons/ "DoD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, U.S. Air Force.". Public domain. On 06/17/11, I wrote the first instalment of National intelligence and national defense, published at the Campaign for Liberty, suggesting that we could both cut the secret intelligence budget by three quarters, and radically increase the amount of open …
The water protectors and their allies, those who have been peacefully protesting to protect the Missouri river and their water supply from the Dakota Access Pipeline, are sending out an invitation to all living beings around the world. They invite all to stand with them on the front lines of the protest over the Thanksgiving …
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Muslim and Christian texts. Demotix/ Lynda Bowyer. All rights reserved.The threat of violent extremism by young, radicalized Muslims has left European leaders fumbling for a solution. But it would be a grave mistake to maintain the policy of the last decade and a half that addresses radicalization by communicating with British Muslims as Muslims rather …
President Donald Trump recently signed a new executive order targeted squarely at sanctuary cities in the United States. “Sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States willfully violate Federal law in an attempt to shield aliens from removal from the United States. These jurisdictions have caused immeasurable harm to the American people and to the very fabric …
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the UN Security Council at the UN headquarters. Sept., 2015. Kevin Hagen / Press Association. All right reserved.In the past two years governments have negotiated a new international structure for sustainable development that seeks to integrate social, economic, and environmental matters in a new fashion. The process resulted in …
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Keep Calm and Don't bomb Syria. London protest, November 28, 2015. Demotix/ Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.The United States and Russia have decided long ago that Isis should be fought through air strikes. The United Kingdom has followed, and France, especially after the Paris carnage, is also going along. But bombing from the air is …
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The PAH in action: anti-eviction protest in Barcelona, 2013.Demotix/Paco Serinelli. All rights reservedRosemary Bechler (RB): I have been enjoying reading your book – Hope is a Promise: From the indignados to the rise of Podemos in Spain. Of course you were deeply involved throughout, but what was your particular interest in the rise of Podemos…? …
