Jacques Cheminade delivered the following remarks to the Oct. 23 meeting of the International Peace Coalition: What is happening in France today contains elements specific to our country. However, it is the expression of a global dynamic. In this sense, France is an epicenter of the European, and undoubtedly global, earthquake. A generation demanding to live lives worthy of human beings ...
By Meral AkkayaThe planned visit to Bulgaria by Bartholomew, the Fener Greek Patriarch, has sparked controversy. Invited by the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Bartholomew is expected to preside over a religious service at Rila Monastery, one of Bulgaria’s most important religious centers, on October 19. The visit has met with strong opposition from within the Bulgarian Orthodox ...
Pandora’s box is now open. Years of public anger against neoliberal policies have finally spilled over. Television screens are filled with images of crowds clashing with police in the streets. Above all in Paris. The government, and more broadly, the French political establishment as a whole, is in a state of panic. There are calls for the police to intensify ...