Highlighting it as a period of compassion and empathy, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan is a “time for reflection and learning, an opportunity…
OPINION: The bill—introduced more than 30 years ago and now appears to have enough support to pass the House—would create a commission to study reparations and spark the national reckoning…
On a train to Auschwitz, 17-year-old Heinz Geiringer tells his sister Eva that his paintings and poetry are hidden beneath the attic floorboards in Amsterdam. Heinz makes Eva promise if…
Pleasure is addictive and animal; enjoyment is elective and human. “How to Build a Life” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Click here…
China opposes calls to remove Russia from group of world's largest economies Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that the G20 group of nations must re-evaluate the participation of Russia…
Across the world, strategic seed banks keep safe seeds that could replenish agriculture after a cataclysm. But they aren't just for a worst-case scenario, writes Veronique Greenwood. Imagine an eerie slice…
If we do nothing, parts of the US will see a tripling in wildfire smoke pollution. In the Western United States, summer 2018 was a bad time for wildfires. In…
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The Pope has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the tragedy of residential schools – a move that residential school survivors have been awaiting for decades. “I ask for…
Ukraine's conduct is a warning to U.S. leaders that a technically inferior adversary can impose surprisingly sharp costs. Russia’s awful military performance in Ukraine has been the greatest surprise to…