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Climate JusticeLula’s Victory In Brazil’s Presidential Election: A Potential New Start For International Democracy And Climate Change
On the last weekend of October 2022, Brazil elected a new president: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who defeated Jair Bolsonaro in a closely-fought second-round vote. Lula secured 50.8 percent of the vote compared to Bolsonaro, who garnered 49.2 percent.
Peace & DisarmamentBye-Bye World: While Nuclear Weapons And Wars Exist, Annihilation Beckons
It’s been a long time since the atomic bombings of August 1945, when people around the planet first realized that world civilization stood on the brink of doom.
Peace & DisarmamentThere Is An Alternative To War
The war in Ukraine provides us with yet another opportunity to consider what might be done about the wars that continue to ravage the world.
World FederationGrandparents And Grandchildren Unite The World
I am a grandmother, and I have a dream that grandparents will work with their grandchildren to unite the world and build a better future.
Peace & DisarmamentBreaking The Cycle Of Insecurity
There is no doubt that the Russian invasion of Ukraine constitutes a criminal act of aggression.
Human RightsSyria Conflicts Highlight Violations of Humanitarian International Law
A recent wave of fighting in Syria, especially in the Eastern Ghouta zone near Damascus and in Afrin, a largely Kurdish area...
Global CooperationDo Sanctions Work?
Recently, the Trump Administration announced increased sanctions on travel to Cuba. However, Cuba is not the only country to have sanctions leveled...
Global CooperationJoseph E Schwartzberg — CGS Lifetime Achievement Award
Dear Professor Joe, You have received so many much-deserved honors, including being named “Distinguished International Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota,”...
Father Finn’s Manifesto: America First
Citizens for Global Solutions aims to move our world toward a just, democratic, and war-free global community. To make the necessary modifications...
Ruth Hecht Zinar 1920-2017
In late October we lost our dear Ruth when she expired after a short illness. Ruth’s parents emigrated from Russia and settled...
Global CooperationThe Current and Future Prospects of the African Union
The African Union usually does not receive the attention it deserves. Media coverage of the organization has been minimal, despite what has...
Free Week for Viewing Film “The World Is My Country”
The new film, The World Is My Country, will be available, free, on-line, in a special password-protected site for Citizens for Global...