Putin, Trump and Netanyahu unveil the terrifying perils of strongman rule
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By Thom Hartmann —
The most amazing thing about Donald Trump’s current criminal trial is that it is happening at all. He...
Free Palestine Non-Violently — Vantage Point Vignette by Dr. Ron Daniels
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Vantage Point VignettesComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
A determined new multiracial, multireligious generation of college and university students, including a...
CPJ recognizes vital role of free press on democracy ahead of White House Correspondents’...
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New York, April 24, 2024 — Ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association’s (WHCA) annual dinner on Saturday, April...
UN migration agency assists survivors of deadly shipwreck off Djibouti
The migrants were on a boat carrying at least 77 people from Ras al-Ara off Yemen’s coast which capsized off the coast of Djibouti,...
The stunning rebirth of the American labor movement
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The pendulum is swinging toward countervailing power.
By Robert Reich —
On Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the...
The leader of Papua New Guinea criticizes Biden’s ‘Cannibals’ comment.
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Twice last week, President Biden suggested without evidence that his uncle had been eaten by cannibals there after his plane went...
Stupid is as Stupid Does. C’mon people! — By Jim Clingman
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By Jim Clingman —
In March of 2018, after 25 years of doing so, I submitted my final Blackonomics column to the...
UNRWA committed to implement independent review recommendations
Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini briefed journalists in New York a day after the independent review panel published its findings. Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna spearheaded...
Desperate Afghan returnees from Pakistan face uncertain future: IOM
According to IOM, in the past two months alone, nearly 375,000 Afghans left Pakistan, primarily utilizing the Torkham and Spin Boldak border crossings, near...
‘I couldn’t remain silent’: Son fights for Uyghur journalist’s release from Chinese prison
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The last time Bahram Sintash saw his journalist father was in 2017. Qurban Mamut, an influential Uyghur editor had...
World News in Brief: South Sudan tax impositions, Somalia flash floods, Ukraine attacks
“Until they are released, we will not be able to conduct many of our activities in support of the communities in need across the...
Belarus takes more than 20 ‘extremist’ news websites offline
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New York, April 23, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Belarusian authorities’ decision to cancel the domain names...
Reclaiming “Tree Hugger” — By Ben Jealous
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Most people think of “tree hugger” as a casual insult for a certain kind of environmentalist. The term actually has a...
World News in Brief: Nigeria airstrikes condemned, supporting Venezuelan migrants and refugees, weapons in...
OHCHR issued a statement deploring the latest strike – the fourth since 2017 – which took place in Kaduna state in the north on...
Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
Presenting her annual report, Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, noted that weapons continue to flow into the hands...
Global Refugee Forum opens amid ‘crisis of humanity’
The world’s largest gathering dedicated to refugee issues, the Forum is co-hosted by UNHCR and Switzerland and convened by Colombia, France, Japan, Jordan and...
Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 per cent of...
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GENEVA (ILO News) – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 per cent of the global workforce, are...
Australian journalist Avani Dias leaves India over visa delay, censorship
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New Delhi, April 23, 2024—Indian authorities should safeguard press freedom and stop using visa regulations to prevent foreign journalists...
Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced
Speaking at the closing of the Global Refugee Forum, the Secretary-General said that protection and help for these most vulnerable of people, was “an...
CPJ, others oppose prosecution of Italian investigative journalists in leaks probe
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The Committee to Protect Journalists and more than 70 other signatories, including Italian and international press freedom groups and...
The State of the 2024 Presidential Race. Can MAGAISM Be Defeated?
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April 22, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr....
Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
The development follows the recovery of hundreds of bodies “buried deep in the ground and covered with waste” over the weekend at Nasser Hospital...
UN’s Grandi welcomes EU deal overhauling regional migration system
Agreement in Brussels on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum reportedly followed three years of intense negotiations, and it should start taking effect...
First Person: Christmas under rocket fire in Ukraine
In Ukraine, there was no respite from war over the holiday period, neither for the country’s citizens, nor the UN workers attempting to deliver...
