Interview about the rise of the far-right Golden Dawn party in his country and how their policies ā€œhave infiltrated the mainstreamā€ in European politics, including anti-immigrant measures similar to those proposed by Trump

I feel deeply moved by the commitment my young friends have made to reject wars and dominance, preferring instead to live simply, share resources, and help protect the environment

The angry diplomacy of President Donald Trump is Washington’s way to scare off North Korea’s traditional ally, China, and disrupt Chinese economic, political and military ascendency in Asia

In a time when 20 million people face starvation, it’s particularly obscene for any country to pour resources into nuclear weaponry

What I find myself troubled by – indeed, even more than troubled by – is that we who went through the last fifty years have been so bad at communicating useful lessons to today’s young folks

It should be made clear that any unity agreement that pays heed to the interest of factions at the expense of the collective good of the Palestinian people is a sham

The guardianship system basically means that Saudi women are totally powerless over their own lives and destinies unless their male guardian allows them that power

There is no hope, zero, for transformative change without effective organizations that are deeply rooted among our peoples, it is essential that we identify this problem as fundamental if we are to win

The ā€œmeaningā€ of the Vietnam war is no different from the meaning of the genocidal campaign against the Native Americans, the colonial massacres in the Philippines, the atomic bombings of Japan, the levelling of every city in North Korea

Ralph’s museum, organized as a non-profit educational institution, is a fitting tribute to his life’s work—and a challenge to others to carry it on

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