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Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS March 7, 2024

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Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS February 8, 2024

The Roots of Israel's Purge and Purify Strategy Religion tied to state power can breed a murderous ideological impulse Lawrence Davidson Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange Exposed US crimes Assange's Very Life at Stake Mary Kostakidis The Unthinkable Looms:...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS January 24, 2024

Will the U.S. Again Look the Other Way When the World Court Rules?  Stephen Zunes Cuba Proposes Non-Aligned Movement Support Urgent Dispatch of Protection Mission to the Gaza Strip Granma, Resumen English WE ARE ALL PALESTINIAN Mistahi  new music video On Zionist...

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Brazilian Amazon Deforestation Increased by 100%

Brazilian Amazon Deforestation Increased by 100%

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since record-keeping began in 2015, according to preliminary government data published on Friday. Destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest totaled 563 square km (217.38 square miles) in November, 103% more than in the same month last year, according to the country’s space research agency . . .

Doha Forum + 75th UN anniversary

A World Federalist's PerspectiveEtienne BowieAs world federalists, we must ask ourselves should the world be left to the control of the Chinese or, I would say the United States but the reality is that the neoliberal economic philosophy has led the western world to be...
Pope Puts Forth Ecological Sin

Pope Puts Forth Ecological Sin

Pope Francis on Friday issued a warning against the rise of fascist forces worldwide that remind him of the Nazis of the 20th Century as he also railed against corporate crimes and announced consideration of adding “sins against ecology” to the church’s official teachings. During a speech at the Vatican before the 20th World Congress of the International Association of Penal Law, a network of justice system and . . .

Iran Nuclear Accord: The Third Act is Now Starting

The first act of the Iran Nuclear Accord took eight years. The backdrop kept changing from Geneva to Vienna but the actors were nearly all the same. Except for the representative of the European Union it was an all male, middle-age cast with little comic relief, at least on stage. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to give the play its formal name was signed in 2015 with polite applause and some anticipation of what the next acts might hold…

UN 2020: Two Steps Forward…

Despite the polarization and stasis that characterizes so much of the present politics at the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres is betting that the 75th anniversary of the organization in 2020 will provide an opportunity for the international community to begin to address the “crisis in multilateralism,” and shape a more robust and effective organization…

Sex Trafficking: A Form of Modern-Day Slavery

All forms of modern-day slavery affect an estimated 40 million or more people worldwide – mostly women and young girls, ongoing in scores of countries, including America and other Western nations. Human trafficking and forced labor in the US exists mainly in the following forms: prostitution, pornography, and related sex services, domestic indentured servitude, agricultural slavery, industrial sweatshops…

The Anti-Mafia Seminar: A Success and a Starting Point

we had the participation of the President of the Republic, the President of the Supreme Court, the ministers of Justice and Human Rights, of Security and of Foreign affairs, the director of the Anticorruption Office and uncountable procurators, MPs, senators and Executive power officials. On the international side, the director and general prosecutor of the famous Direzione Nazionale Antimafia and four of its main prosecutors, one ICC judge (Aitala), four Italian senators and the former minister of Security of Brazil…

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Grim History

Historically, we can make fundamental social/political changes! For forty historic centuries we have mainly had kings, nobility, slaves and thousands of wars . . .

To Quote a Kid – Part II

DWFED board member Bob Neumann shares his thoughts, through poetry, on young climate activist, Greta Thunberg. He looks at the words that she delivered to the United Nations, and tell us how it is important in understanding the current situation with global policy and international law. Check it out . . .

The “Skinny” on World Gov-ee-ment

A World Federalist's PerspectiveEtienne BowieAs world federalists, we find it important to focus on the effects and factors of political officials foreign policy doctrine because as a world power (or empire) the United States' role in global political affairs leaves a...

Another Climate Woe

Gee, I thought the solutions for climate change may be about to happen! We are really becoming aware of the problem world-wide. The climate scientists and climate freaks are finally being heard and many politicians are ready to take action. It has only taken forty or fifty years of talk and pleading by experts . . .

The “Real”

Another beautiful poem by one of the Democratic World Federalists long-time members, Robert “Bob” Neumann. Man of few words, who learned to listen rather than talk. “The ‘Real'” is his critique of an ever-changing world while the human mind seems not to change too much with the times. We still get caught in the same arguments that we had in the past. When will we ever learn something new? Check it out!

A Future War Toy

A poem by Robert (Bob) Neumann, the secretary of the Democratic World Federalists organization. If you have been paying attention you will notice that we have been publishing his works. Why? Because we find it important to promote the ideas of world federalism beyond political, economic, and philosophical analysis. DWFED believes deeply in sharing our ideas in a number of ways…

“Oh Daniel, oh Daniel, it’s not alright,” the world is not “alright”

Every time I say goodbye to Daniel, our 2-year-old grandson, he says to me, “Alright now Grandpa. See you next time.” And, I return to my office and think, ‘Oh Daniel, oh Daniel, it’s not “alright” the world is not “alright” it is not well-arranged. For example, 122 nations want to eliminate all nuclear weapons, but the UN’s Permanent 5 – and its residue insist on keeping theirs…

Foreign Affairs

The Two-Headed Hydra of Racism and Imperialism

Black Lives Matter (BLM) has raised mass consciousness against the institution of police violence and the brutality it inflicts on Black communities around the country. The movement has placed the question of police brutality at the top of the political and juridical reform agenda . . .

Global Citizenship

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has taken a lead in Education for Global Citizenship, starting in 2013 with the UNESCO Forum of Global Citizenship Education. Global Citizenship refers to a sense of belonging to the broader community of . . .

The New World Disorder

Many will find in this pandemic an opportunity to close themselves off to the international community. India must defy such impulses. If anything, Indian leadership in these times — and a new resolve for global governance — may be just the vaccine that the international community needs to navigate a new decade . . .

What is COVID-19 Trying to Teach Us?

Some people see the world as an infinite number of prize fights, each with one winner and one loser. For them life is an unending series of these zero-sum games. Unfortunately, one of these people is the President of the United States. One example of something that is not a zero-sum game is a global pandemic. Someone else’s sickness is for me not a gain but a threat . . .

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Economics and Finance

A Universal Basic Income is Essential and Will Work

According to an April 6 article on CNBC.com, Spain is slated to become the first country in Europe to introduce a universal basic income (UBI) on a long-term basis. Spain’s Minister for Economic Affairs has announced plans to roll out a UBI “as soon as possible,” with the goal of providing a nationwide basic wage that supports citizens “forever.” . . .

Only a Green New Deal can douse the fires of Eco-Fascism

ORGANIZERS ARE EXPECTING huge numbers to turn out for the Global Climate Strike, beginning on September 20 and continuing through September 27. It builds on the first global climate strike, which took place on March 15 and attracted an estimated 1.6 million young people, who walked out of class at schools on every continent. But this week’s strike will be different. This time, young organizers have . . .

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Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Awful, But There’s a Better Alternative than the Establishment’s Version

Since the advent of the Trump administration, American progressives have been aghast at its narrow, nationalist approach to world affairs. But many of them should also be uneasy at the American establishment’s defense of its more traditional foreign policy…

Get the Point: Nuremberg and Media

Who knew? I certainly didn’t know that journalists were among those prosecuted for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity during the Nuremberg Trials post-WWII. It intrigued me even further to read that my namesake, Fritzsche (nickname, Fritz) that is, Hans Fritzsche was one of those defendants. The Nuremberg prosecution argued: “By virtue of . . .

Exploding Nuclear Budget

This process will likely take most of the year, and in some years a stalemate has resulted in a “continuing resolution” to fund the government. Expeditiously passing a budget during an election year – particularly one in which the President has been impeached – may prove difficult. This also means that the budget request can be altered substantially by Congress before it goes to the President to sign it into law . . .

Ukraine, Russia, and the USA

As a result of the collapse of the USSR in 1991, 15 independent states were formed. Having freed itself from communism, with powerful industrial and agricultural sectors of the economy, a favorable climate and fertile land, Ukraine could become one of the most prosperous European countries. However, this did not happen, and the state slipped into an economic crisis and for six years now . . .

Dangerous Charges in Brazil Threaten Journalists

Federal prosecutors in Brazil on Tuesday charged the American journalist Glenn Greenwald with cybercrimes for his role in bringing to light cellphone messages that have embarrassed prosecutors and tarnished the image of an anti-corruption task force. In a criminal complaint made public on Tuesday, prosecutors in the capital, Brasília, accused Mr. Greenwald of being part of a “criminal organization” that hacked into . . .

“Bloody Nose” Operation

America’s hegemonic military agenda in the Middle East has reached a dangerous threshold. The assassination of IRGC General Soleimani ordered by the President of the United States on January 3, 2020, is tantamount to an Act of War against Iran. President Donald Trump accused Soleimani of “plotting imminent and sinister attacks”: “We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war…. we caught him in the act and terminated him” . . .

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Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS December 14, 2023

Does the Bible Tell Netanyahu to "Utterly Destroy" All Gazans? NYT Amplifies Outrage Over Imaginary Calls for Genocide Ari Paul Will "Christian" Zionism suffer a loss of following after genocide news spreads around the world? Don Hank UN Honor, US Shame in Gaza...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS July 20, 2023

ICC afraid to prosecute leaders from the West responsible for world crimes  From ICC to ‘Sportswashing’: West’s Self-Serving Narratives Must Be Combated Ramzy Baroud UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Israel Has Turned All of Palestine Into 'An...

Secretary-General’s appeal for global ceasefire

23 March 2020 – Transcript of the Secretary-General’s virtual press encounter on the appeal for a global ceasefire. However, it seems that the global ceasefire may be off the table if the UN Security Council cannot get the P-5 nations and nations in conflicts onboard . . .

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS October 12, 2023

From UN Charter Review to the Earth Constitution Federating the world to tackle global existential threats EuropeTodayMagazine THE EUROPEAN THINK TANK They're Repeating the Word 'Unprovoked' Again this Time in Defense of Israel Caitlin Johnstone Israeli Zionists Defy...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS September 28, 2023

At UN General Assembly Session, Global South Leaders Call for Urgent Reforms People's Dispatch Latin America's Progressive Bloc Lines up at the UN against Washington Sanctions Ociel Alí López Should World Federalists Reexamine the Use of R2P? Responsibility to Protect...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS September 14, 2023

UN’s failure opens door to dynamic alternatives  Grassroots effort to create a world parliament and abolish war Ukraine neutrality a key to a peace deal   Avoiding Nuclear War Edward Lozansky NATO Chief Admits Russia Invaded Ukraine Because of NATO Expansion Caitlin...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS August 31, 2023

Notes from Caitlin: What Americans Don't Want to Hear Caitlin Johnstone   Big Brave Western Proxy Warriors Keep Whining That Ukrainian Troops Are Cowards Caitlin Johnstone   BRICS calls for global economic decision making in the interest of the majority...

Activism

On Anniversary of Nuclear Attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

On August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, followed three days later by an attack on Nagasaki. Tens of thousands perished within seconds. For some who died, the only evidence they existed was a radiation shadow found on a concrete wall. The stated justification for this horrific crime was the need to hasten the end of World War II. But not only was Japan already attempting to surrender, it made the final decision to do so because the Soviet Union declared war—Hiroshima and Nagasaki did not need to be bombed…

Evolution Toward World Unity

Pierrre Teihard de Chardin, the French paleontologist, whose birth anniversary we mark on 1 May, after a lifetime of study of the evolution of the human species concluded that humanity was entering a new age with a higher, peaceful and more responsible sense of the unity of the world . . .

A Universal Basic Income is Essential and Will Work

According to an April 6 article on CNBC.com, Spain is slated to become the first country in Europe to introduce a universal basic income (UBI) on a long-term basis. Spain’s Minister for Economic Affairs has announced plans to roll out a UBI “as soon as possible,” with the goal of providing a nationwide basic wage that supports citizens “forever.” . . .

Honoring WWII Vets with WWIII on the Horizon

One would assume that in times of major upheavals all of us realize how fragile this beautiful planet Earth and its entire living species are. The number of the threats to our survival is constantly growing with the recent addition of COVID-19 to an already weighty list that included nuclear security, international terrorism, climate change, and even asteroid strike, to name just a few . . .

News Analysis

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS March 7, 2024

Israel's Biblical Psychopathy Laurent Guyenot The Problem With (Criminal) Complicity (for Americans) Philip Balboni Defunding UNRWA Makes US Complicit in Genocide Phyllis Bennis America’s Being a Dictatorship, Not a Democracy, Has Now Become Obvious Eric Zuesse China...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS February 8, 2024

The Roots of Israel's Purge and Purify Strategy Religion tied to state power can breed a murderous ideological impulse Lawrence Davidson Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange Exposed US crimes Assange's Very Life at Stake Mary Kostakidis The Unthinkable Looms:...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS January 24, 2024

Will the U.S. Again Look the Other Way When the World Court Rules?  Stephen Zunes Cuba Proposes Non-Aligned Movement Support Urgent Dispatch of Protection Mission to the Gaza Strip Granma, Resumen English WE ARE ALL PALESTINIAN Mistahi  new music video On Zionist...

Articles for This Issue: DWF NEWS January 11, 2024

Silencing the Lambs: How Propaganda Works John Pilger How Corporate Media Whitewash Israeli Crimes: A Personal Narrative Mnar Adley All CNN Gaza Coverage Seen by Bureau Monitored by IDF Before Publication Sharon Zhang Israel 'Owns' the US Congress & President, UN...

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Global Governance in Forestry: A Cross-National Analysis

On the one hand, researchers argue that global governance in forestry is fragmented and ineffective. On the other hand, some argue that global forestry governance is key to reducing forest loss related to climate change issues. Using ordinary least squares (OLS) regression for a sample of 155 nations, this research tests the association between one type of global governance, the number of ratifications of environmental treaties that include obligations to reduce forest loss for each nation, and forest loss from 2001 to 2014. As a whole, it appears that despite a lack of unification of multilateral environmental treaties that address forest loss and the absence of a global forestry convention, multilateral forestry treaties are effective at reducing forest loss. While there are several important programs and initiatives from global forestry governance treaties impact forest loss, the effect is relatively small compared to other factors.

COVID-19 and Circuits of Capital

COVID-19 and Circuits of Capital

COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the second severe acute respiratory syndrome virus since 2002, is now officially a pandemic. As of late March, whole cities are sheltered in place and, one by one, hospitals are lighting up in medical gridlock brought about by surges in . . .

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