Archive for the Opinions Category
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Future of democracy in Chile. Interview with Tomas Hirsch
Article Published in www.eastwest-review.com Tomás René Hirsch Goldschmidt (born July 19, 1956) is a leftist Chilean politician and businessman. He was the Together We Can Do More pact candidate for the 2005 Chilean presidential election. - The
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Words for the Candlelight Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence in Gaza
By Chris Wells, North American Spokesperson for New Humanism – Held in front of U.S. Mission to the UN, January 13, 2009, New York City - Slideshow For years, we have looked on with sorrow at the violence and suffering in the Middle East. It se
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Wall Street Bonuses: Economic Violence Casts its Shadow
By Chris Wells, North American Spokesperson for New Humanism (Tuesday, December 30, 2008, New York) It's bonus season on Wall Street. This time two years ago, with record profits and bonuses to match, BMW set up an office in the financial district
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Letter to Obama from the five regional Humanist Spokespersons
Dear President-elect ObamaFirst, please accept our warm congratulations on your election, which has inspired people all over the world; and for the conduct of your campaign, which was carried out with integrity, inspiration and consummate skill.The r
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Financial World Crisis: A New Episode of Genocidal Economic Violence
By Fernando García, October 2008“The collapse of this global system will follow the logic of the structural dynamics of all closed systems, in which disorder necessarily tends to increase.” Silo 8 – Violence, the State, and the Concentration
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Chomsky: Latin American Unity
Here’s a very good article about developments in LA, with some great analysis of the current goings-on in Wall Street and DC.VII Social Summit for the Latin American and Caribbean UnityBy Noam Chomsky http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle
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Georgia, the Logic of Death
By Luis Ammann (Buenos Aires, 13.08.08) Georgia, an independent state since the disintegration of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and current ally of the United States of America launched its military forces against the Autonomous R
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Statement of support from Noam Chomsky
I would like to express my strong support, and great admiration, for the two brave Czech humanists, Jan Tamas and Jan Bednar, who have initiated a hunger strike in protest against the plans to extend the US "missile defense" system to the Czech Repub
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The 10 Commandments to save the planet
By Evo Morales, Bolovian's PresidentConsume only what is necessary, avoid extravagance, waste, luxury and the desire to get rich.President Evo Morales told the United Nations that in order to save the planet, we must eradicate the capitalist model, a
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5th Anniversary of the Iraq War, Speech by Chris Wells
March 19, 2008, 5th Anniversary of the Iraq WarLiving Sign of Non-Violence, Bowling Green, New York CityA little over five years ago millions of people around the world came out to protest the impending invasion of Iraq, expressing our outrage at wha
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