Global CooperationCGS Going Forward
Once again, Citizens for Global Solutions is renewing its mission and reaffirming its values. In the last few years, the world has...
CGS Blog Archive
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Global Cooperation
Climate JusticeProtecting Our Global Habitat
The United States and the global community currently face a variety of challenges, and it is becoming increasingly clear that no one...
Global CooperationThink Globally, Act Locally
I never would have imagined that my 2010 summer in Egypt would change the trajectory of my life. However, my time there...
Latin Diaspora, US Southern Border, and… China??
It would be much easier to move the US southern border further south to where it is only about five hundred miles...
Peace & DisarmamentGlobocop? No Thanks.
It ought to go without saying that, as Lorraine Schneider’s legendary 1966 peace poster put it, “War is Not Healthy for Children...
Global JusticeFor this Beloved Global Activist, the System Worked
He was always there at every activist meeting. A quiet, rather quirky, guy who rarely spoke, but was eager to assist with...
Global CooperationOn Cooperation Near and Far, Big and Small: One Final Note From Pete Seeger
The day he died, my organization got a hand-written letter from Pete Seeger, the 94-year-old iconic folksinger who departed last month after...
Peace & DisarmamentPeace through Nuclear Vulnerability
It’s not an intuitive argument that a stronger defense can lead to greater insecurity. In fact, if you were to tell an...
Climate JusticeLatest Climate Denial Diversions Reveal Ulterior Motives
We welcome the following contribution to The Global Citizen by Aric Caplan, President of Caplan Communications. His fuller analysis on the intersection...
Global CooperationIn Memory – Cleo Michelsen (1909-2013)
Cleo P. Michelsen, long-time world federalist, died on September 15, 2013, at the age of 104. Cleo took a leading role in...
Climate JusticeCould a World Parliament on Climate Change help to achieve a breakthrough?
Two days before the close of the COP19 climate conference in Warsaw, hundreds of climate activists left the conference prematurely to protest...
Global JusticeThe Power of Identity
Kofi Annan said that "gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of...