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Militarism: A Leading Cause of Environmental and Climate Crises

Militarism: A Leading Cause of Environmental and Climate Crises

By Manabendra Nath Bera. Synopsis - The climate and environmental impacts of war and military operations are often neglected in global climate negotiations. This article highlights how war, being the most profitable and lucrative business for imperialist nations, adversely impacts the environment and climate, such as deforestation, pollution, the destruction

Webinar on Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning

Webinar on Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning

After Gaza, where Jewish texts, history, and language have been deployed to justify mass slaughter and starvation, Peter Beinart argues, Jews must tell a new story. After this war, whose story will echo for generations, they must do nothing less than offer a new answer to the question: What does

Against Militarization: Scientists Unite in Opposition to EU Rearmament

Against Militarization: Scientists Unite in Opposition to EU Rearmament

Scientists are uniting to voice against the recent proposal to rearm the European Union. They have released "Scientists against rearmament - A manifesto" and are calling on scientists, engineers, medical professionals, mathematicians, scholars, and the broader science community to support their stance. Here is the link to the

Global Violence and Childhood Trauma: Implications for Research and Action

Global Violence and Childhood Trauma: Implications for Research and Action

by Danielle E. Dalechek Systemic violence is on the rise globally, forcing generations of children into dysfunctional patterns of development. What happens to a child that grows up in an environment of violence, chaos, and a lack of safety? Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are defined as traumatic events that occur

Your Voice: A Call for Contributors

Your Voice: A Call for Contributors

Humanity stands at a precipice. From nuclear escalation to AI-driven warfare, climate collapse to weaponized quantum technology, the stakes have never been higher. The International Union of Scientists (IUS) invites scientists to contribute to a global dialogue on how scientists can help solve humanity’s most critical challenges. Submit proposals

Demand that Emory University Reinstate Umaymah Mohammad

Demand that Emory University Reinstate Umaymah Mohammad

Umaymah Mohammad, an MD/PhD student at Emory University School of Medicine (SOM), has been suspended for a year following her courageous activism opposing the genocide in Palestine. In an April 2024 interview on Democracy Now!, Umaymah highlighted the hypocrisy of Emory SOM, contrasting the treatment of a Palestinian faculty

Adbul Minty at a podium at the International Atomic Energy Agency.

How Nuclear-Armed Apartheid was Defeated: An Interview with Abdul Minty

We spoke with Dr. Abdul Samad Minty, a key figure in the international campaign against apartheid who helped expose apartheid South Africa's nuclear programs. His reflections offer valuable insights for today's movements. In the interview, Dr. Minty emphasizes that defeating racist regimes like apartheid South Africa