Political Climate Change
In his Moscow Times op-ed, Vladimir Ryzhkov, State Duma deputy from 1993-2007, notes the Kremlin’s waning interest in seeking accommodation with the Council of Europe. Having weathered a flood of…
Read moreIsraeli Blood Diamond News
As a luxury item, foregoing the purchase of diamonds is a painless gesture, especially when many are brutally produced by forced labor in horrific conditions. But blood diamonds, as these…
Read moreDecriminalizing Consciousness
In light of the colossal failure of the world war on drugs, one might think the United Nations would step forward to end the human rights abuses and official violence…
Read moreOceans of Toxins
The oceans that feed and nurture life the world over are increasingly poisoned by human activity with the result that the oceans are “experiencing severe declines in many species to…
Read moreCWIS Food Security, FAO and the UNNWP
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization authorized the establishment of the Committee on World Food Security which in turn asked it High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and…
Read moreFacade of Understanding
As noted in this article at Indian Country Today, the Obama Administration’s endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples comprises a facade of understanding, while largely…
Read moreDreams of Humanity
The success of the rule of law depends on who is making the law, or breaking it. The failure of the rule of law occurs when those people are one…
Read moreWillful Ignorance
Steven T. Newcomb recalls a conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia.
Read moreEvery Last Drop
Scott Thill examines the privatization of the United Nations.
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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