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(Une version française suit en dessous) In this blog, I will explain why I think world history is accelerating, where it is going, and why this gives us a window of opportunity to change from the present global culture of war to a new global culture of peace. And I will argue that progress will … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) We have been living in a new era of history since 1945, when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear bombs. In our time, the question of peace has become urgent. Einstein told us this clearly in 1946: “The unleashed power of the atom has transformed everything except our … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) This month’s CPNN bulletin descries the massive street demonstrations in the United States, Europe and Middle East against the wars and war preparations that have peaked in recent months, and it concludes with the phrase, “The stage is set for a global anti-war movement.” The stage is set, but … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) As we re-launch the Manifesto 2025 (see the CPNN bulletin this month, it seems useful to recall the launch of the Manifesto 2000, for which my team at UNESCO was responsible. Although we hoped for global publicity at the launch of the Manifesto 2000 in September 1999, we did … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) In my last blog I asked the question: “we cannot sit still, and we must act, but how?” Now we have an answer, the Peace Manifesto 2025. As we launch the Peace Manifesto today, May 1, 2025, it seems to me like a symphony of music composed and played … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Following last month’s blog about the role of Trump in the fall of the American Empire, we need to consider the strategy and tactics needed in this difficult time. Of course, we cannot sit still, and we must act, but how? Some clues are provided in this month’s CPNN … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Searching for an answer to the question “Which emperor contributed the most to the fall of the Roman Empire?” I found the following which is slightly abbreviated. Quora response from Patrick S, student of Roman History “Determining which emperor contributed the most to the fall of the Roman Empire … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Since the major news media give headline news every day to reports from the many wars that are taking place, it is easy to say that they are part of the culture of war. I like to say that CNN, with its “situation room” (war room) is actually CWNN, … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Already in 2024 we see voters around the world rejecting capitalist democracy, the form of government by which capitalists become billionaires while working people sink into poverty. Instead, guided by a mass media controlled by these capitalists, voters choose fascism over socialism instead. We could predict that this will … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) The latest list of shooting in American schools shows that already in 2024 there is a new record of 83. Here is the list from 2008 to 2024. What is the cause of this violence? Of course, it is aided by the profit-making sales of guns and the support … Read more