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  • Free West Papua protestors

    Forging a regional alliance for the future of Melanesia

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    In our fragmented world, one important question that needs to be asked is whether economic imperatives can force nations to overcome their political differences and act in unison to tackle the pressing global challenges of today, such as human rights and climate change? Such goals may seem unrealistic or unachievable […]

  • Poor Women in Brazil Sing Their Own Desire

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    Injustice and inequality are no strangers for most of the women living in poor communities in cities across Brazil. They have to face long hours on public transport to get to work, they must struggle to find the work / family balance (an awful but still valid cliché) and manage […]

  • What do we mean by growth?

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      The old dilemma about growth vs. sustainability depends on what we mean when we use a word like “growth”. In the current model of development we must admit that, yes, there is an intrinsic contradiction between developing a country or an economy and making sure that the environment and […]

  • Solar power plant (Serpa, Portugal)

    Slovakia: Paying unsustainably more for sustainability?

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    In terms of its technology, I have no worries about Slovakia’s ability to sustain growth when compared to other countries.  If the West has been able to achieve its present level of development, then we can reach it too. If Westerners continue to have enough energy to maintain their standard of living, […]

  • Vacunas: ¿un trato con la muerte?

    Abstract: Since the decade of the 1980’s, independent research from many parts of the world has been alerting about the potential toxicity of vaccines, in the short, intermediate and long terms. Among others, the main argument is that these are manufactured with derivates from mercury and alluminum – known depressors of the […]