By Javier Tolcachier After 18 days of mobilisations throughout Ecuador, which had their final epicentre in Quito, the indigenous organisations signed an agreement with the national government, bringing to an end what they called the “first stage” of the strike. A period of 90 days is now open in which compliance with the agreement…
Conflict
Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster
By Other News The war in Ukraine is the culmination of a 30-year project of the American neoconservative movement. The Biden Administration is packed with the same neocons who championed the US wars of choice in Serbia (1999), Afghanistan (2001), Iraq (2003), Syria (2011), Libya (2011), and who did so much to provoke Russia’s…
Testing the Resolve of Our Troops and the Strength of Our Nation
Our fighters are more than combat veterans. They are our heroes!
Our fighters are more than combat veterans. They are our heroes!
Excluded From Indonesian Society, Refugees Are Vulnerable to Homelessness, Suicides
In March, a young refugee fleeing war-torn Afghanistan hanged himself in Medan, Indonesia.
In March, a young refugee fleeing war-torn Afghanistan hanged himself in Medan, Indonesia.
How To Respond to a Personal Injury
Should you contact a personal injury attorney? Should you work with an insurance company? How soon should you take action? Let’s explore the possibilities.
Should you contact a personal injury attorney? Should you work with an insurance company? How soon should you take action? Let’s explore the possibilities.
The Breech
Sean Davis gives a haunting first-person account of the inhumanity (and the humanity) of war.
The Eye Test
"I could see it in his eyes!"
“I could see it in his eyes!”
A Black Man’s Inquisition into America
Why am I not labeled “Made in America"?
Why am I not labeled “Made in America”?
Gratitude In the Midst of Turmoil
Navigating through conflict in relationships.
Navigating through conflict in relationships.
When Being Yourself Makes Others Feel Unsafe
Is it our responsibility to put others at ease?
Those whose have a physicality, skin colour or gender that doesn’t match another’s safe and trusted blueprint, often tread a fine line. They have a choice to make. They can either adjust themselves to make another feel safe, or be themselves and deal with someone else’s fear stories about them. It could be something as…
A Liberal and a Gun Nut Walk Into a Blog
The debate over gun control and 2nd Amendment rights is stuck in an us vs them mentality
Angel Vasquez Might Kill Somebody, Someday
As Dennis Danziger watches his students graduate, he wonders what will happen next.
A Window Without Panes or a Relationship Undiscovered
Are we seeking light to enhance our psychological and physical visions or are we seeking to minimize our psychological and physical pains?
Are we seeking light to enhance our psychological and physical visions or are we seeking to minimize our psychological and physical pains?
My Son, in Prison
What do you do when your son ends up in jail, 1000 miles away?
Into the Abyss
For the last 20 minutes the inmate, naked and on the edge of hysteria, has been threatening to cut himself if he doesn’t get a phone call.
Committing to Being Dead
Matt Thompson had given up any possibility of coming home from Iraq—but he returned safely. Now, over a year later, he still can’t shake the urge to go back.